EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS CLOSING SOON
19 Jun 2013
The 10th Australian Landscape Conference takes place from 20-24 September 2013 at the Melbourne Convention Centre, South Wharf, Melbourne.
The ALC is a major biennial landscape design conference culminating from two years intense research and planning to secure leading designers from around the world. The 2013 conference is proudly sponsored by Warner's Nurseries and will feature brilliant speakers, from overseas and Australia.
Early bird bookings close June 30 - visit the ALC website now to reserve your place at a great price!
International Speakers
Ken Smith (New York) - is a puzzle, what on earth does he think he is up to? Is he a landscape architect or an installation artist? A public servant or provocateur? An elite gardener or a populist? (he is) ..all of these things
Juan Grimm (Chile) - came to our 2005 conference and was met with rapturous applause. As he says, it is a constant search for perfection, which I have only found in Nature.
Aniket Bhagwat (India) - is the son of Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, founder of Landscape India, who was largely responsible for establishing the profession of Landscape Architecture in India in the 1950’s. Aniket believes that design values cannot be cloned or appropriated, but have to be created.
Raymond Jungles (Florida and the Caribbean) - says the great designer needs a passion for what you do and being good at what you do but it is also being true to what you feel should be done… and, you need to know about the plants, birds and local peoples…
Louisa Jones (Provence) - hails from Canada but fell in love with France as a student in the late 1960's. Since then, Louisa has published over thirty books on Mediterranean gardens with a special focus on Provence. This led to a huge interest in these gardens and their associated lifestyle.
Toshio Watanabe (Japan) - is a distinguished art historian studying how art of different places and cultures intermingle and affect each other. He is Director of the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) at the University of the Arts London.
Australian Speakers
Paul Bangay - is a Melbourne designer who graduated from Burnley College in 1985 and developed a reputation for formal gardens with strong architectural designs with clear influences form Italian, French and Spanish sources. (with award winning garden photographer Simon Griffiths)
Anne Latreille – unveiling her new release Garden Voices, examining the work, lives and messages of selected Australian landscape designers, past and present.
With the quality of speakers an absolute priority, the conference enjoys a reputation for unparalleled excellence within the landscape design and horticultural spheres. It represents a unique opportunity to learn from the experts, witness current global design trends and facilitates networking among industry colleagues and allied professionals from throughout Australia and New Zealand.
ALC Features
- Two full day speaker presentations - Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September
- Pre-conference Garden Tour – Friday 20th September
- Conference Dinner – Saturday 21st September
- Post Conference Workshops – Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th September
For online registration and further information regarding speakers, garden tour, conference program and workshops visit the website www.landscapeconference.com or email warwick@bloomings.com.au (Ph: 03 9804 8915 or Mob: 0438 182 801)
