Bago Maze, Bago Maze and Wine, photography Andrew Kowalewski

AILA President Claire Martin says now, more than ever before, Australian understand the need to connect to each other and their environment.

She explains this stems from factors like COVID19, a growing mental and physical health crisis, and the climate and biodiversity emergency.

“People want where they live to improve their quality of life, their physical and mental health, and the health of Australia’s waterways, habitats and wildlife.” Claire says, “Landscape architects work everyday to design the sort of spaces and places that deliver these social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits.”

Claire says the AILA National Awards showcase the positive impact of landscape architects on our people and country.

“The spaces and places landscape architects design help people to care, play, learn and work, to exercise or to rest, to find respite or to gather, to celebrate or commemorate. The help to tell the truth about our history and speculate about a more equitable future.”

Koolangka Koolangka Waabiny, City of Park with Playce, photography Jarrad Seng

“The range of projects recognized in this year’s awards illustrate how children and adults of diverse cultures and backgrounds connect to landscapes every day across a range of scales – from neighbourhoods to campuses, buildings to infrastructure, suburbs to cities.”

Celebrated projects included the Gosford Leagues Club Park and Cockatoo Island/Wareamah Concept Vision, through to Wangayarta memorial park.

The winners were selected from a pool of state winners across 17 categories and were announced at an event in Brisbane on 14 October.

WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY

Tree House, RPS, photography Cathy Schusler

Parks and Open Spaces

Landscape Architecture Award | Archerfield Park, Bushmead, PLAN E

Landscape Architecture Award | The Spit Redevelopment, Place Design Group

Landscape Architecture Award | Moort-ak Waadiny/Wellington Square, City of Perth

Landscape Architecture Award | Albury Skate and Active Recreation Precinct, Playce

Yuandang Bridge, Brearley Landscape, Architecture + Urbanism, photography Zhu Runzi

Cultural Heritage

Award of Excellence | Wangayarta, Co-designed by Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation (KYAC), the Kaurna Community and Oxigen

Landscape Architecture Award | The Curtin University Indigenous Learning Circle (Yarning Circle), UDLA

Gardens

Landscape Architecture Award | Fitzroy Bridge House, Robyn Barlow Design

Landscape Architecture Award | Tree House, RPS

Arcadia Dragon Park, Outlines Landscape Architecture, photography Drew Echberg

International

Award of Excellence | Kunshan Demonstration Park, REALMstudios

Landscape Architecture Award | Empress Place and Esplanade Park, Context Landscape Architectue with Cox Architecture

Landscape Architecture Award | Yuandang Bridge, Brearley Landscape, Architecture + Urbanism

Landscape Architecture Award | Beijing Central Green Forest Park, Hassell

Archerfield Park, Bushmead, PLAN E, photography Joel Barbitta

Infrastructure

Landscape Architecture Award | Wharf Street Basin – Next Generation Community Park, The City of Canning with Josh Byrne and Associates

Landscape Architecture Award | Green Track for Parramatta Light Rail, Transport for NSW

Community Contribution

Award of Excellence | Town of Victoria Park Urban Forest Program, Town of Victoria Park

Cockatoo Island/Wareamah Concept Vision, Turf Design Studio, photography Mark Gerada

Playspaces

Award of Excellence | Gosford Leagues Club Park, Turf Design Studio

Landscape Architecture Award | Koolangka Koolangka Waabiny, City of Park with Playce

Landscape Architecture Award | Arcadia Dragon Park, Outlines Landscape Architecture

Beijing Central Green Forest Park, Hassell, photography NancyStudio

Small Projects

Landscape Architecture Award | Bago Maze, Bago Maze and Wine

Research, Policy and Communications

Award of Excellence | Southern Resilience, University of Technology Sydney and University of Newcastle

Landscape Architecture Award | Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening, Julian Raxworthy

Landscape Planning

Award of Excellence | The Western Parkland City” Landscape Led Design, TYRRELLSTUDIO

Landscape Architecture Award | NSW Urban Tree Canopy – Targets and Controls, Gallagher Studio with Studio Zanardo

Landscape Architecture Award | Penrith Green Grid, Tract

Mollison Park, RPS, photography Scott Burrows

Civic Landscape

Landscape Architecture Award | Wesley Place, OCULUS

Landscape Architecture Award | Mitcham Library and Hawthorn Reserve Upgrade, ASPECT Studios

Landscape Architecture Award | National Museum of Australia Forecourt Garden, T.C.L

Landscape Architecture Award | Mollison Park, RPS

Land Management

Award of Excellence | Lake Tyers (Bung Yarnda) Camping and Access Strategy, Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation in Joint Management with Parks Victoria

Health and Education Landscape

Award of Excellence | Alumni Park, University of New South Wales, Spackman Mossop Michaels, McGregor Westlake Architecture

Landscape Architecture Award | Woowookarung Dementia Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail, Thomson Hay Landscape Architects

Landscape Architecture Award |The Curtin University Indigenous Learning Circle (Yarning Circle), UDLA

Fitzroy Bridge House, Robyn Barlow Design, photography Derek Swalwell

Tourism

Award of Excellence | Grampians Peaks Trail (Gariwerd), McGregor Coxall with Noxon Giffen

Landscape Architecture Award | Lake Tyrell Tourism Infrastructure Design, Thomson Hay Landscape Architects

Urban Design

Award of Excellence | Cockatoo Island/Wareamah Concept Vision, Turf Design Studio

Landscape Architecture Award | Cooling Darwin, CLOUSTON Associates

Green Our City Action Plan: Strategic justification for regulatory requirements for sustainability, Arup, Oculus, HillDPA and Junglefy for City of Melbourne, photography Alison Hoelzer

Regional Achievement Award

Grampians Peaks Trail (Gariwerd), McGregor Coxall with Noxon Giffen

Albury Skate and Active Recreation Precinct, Playce

Climate Positive Design Award

Green Our City Action Plan: Strategic justification for regulatory requirements for sustainability, Arup, Oculus, HillDPA and Junglefy for City of Melbourne

City of Melbourne’s Green Factor tool, City of Melbourne

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