Rockhampton Riverside | Urbis
The ceremony for the 2018 National Landscape Awards opened the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) annual International Festival of Landscape Architecture.
Across 14 categories, 38 awards were given to projects and companies that created spaces that prioritised public space that encourage activity and wellbeing for Australia’s communities.
AILA National Jury Chair, Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard, stated that “This year’s awards continue to demonstrate the breadth of work of landscape architectural practice and research, and the influence the profession has in leading the creation of high performing, meaningful and beautiful spaces that support the health and well-being of our communities. We commend the inspiring leadership shown by landscape architects been able to take big thinking and enact this locally to create change.”
The jury consisted of Kjaersgaard, Sharon Mackay, Paul Herzich, John Watson, Sarah Chalkley, David Warwick and Mark Gillingham, who commended all awarded projects “For their engaging, forward-thinking, challenging and successful demonstration of thinking, leadership and results. Collectively, they demonstrate the profession having a clear agenda to influence the suppressing issues that government still struggles to deal with.” 
Mukanthi Nature Playspace | Peter Semple Landscape Architects (PSLA) & Climbing Tree Creations
The awards are as follows.
CIVIC LANDSCAPE
Award of Excellence
Newman Town Centre (WA) | UDLA
Landscape Architecture Awards
Palmwoods New Town Square (QLD) | Sunshine Coast Council
Railway Square (WA) | Place Laboratory
Earth Sciences Garden (VIC) | Rush Wright Associates
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
Award of Excellence
Bungarribee at Doonside (NSW) | JMD Design
Landscape Architecture Awards
Rockhampton Riverside (QLD) | Urbis
Oaklands Park and Wetland (SA) | TCL (Taylor Cullity Lethlean)
Alpine Better Places Porepunkah (VIC) | MDGLA
PLAY SPACES
Award of Excellence
Optus Stadium Park (WA) | Hassell
Landscape Architecture Awards
Mukanthi Nature Playspace (SA) | Peter Semple Landscape Architects
Ballam Bumps Regional Playspace (VIC) | Playce
The Ian Potter Children’s Wildplay Garden (NSW) | Aspect Studios 
Railway Square | Place Laboratory
INFRASTRUCTURE
Award of Excellence
Darebin Yarra Trail Link (VIC) | Vic Roads
Landscape Architecture Awards
Skeleton Creek Bridges (VIC) | Site Office
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Award of Excellence
Plantbank (NSW) | 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
Landscape Architecture Awards
Point Nepean National Park MP (VIC) | TCL (Taylor Cullity Lethlean)
Railway Square (WA) | Place Laboratory
LAND MANAGEMENT
Award of Excellence
The Living Knowledge Stream Guidance for Curtin University (WA) | Syrinx Environmental
TOURISM
Landscape Architecture Awards
HOTA Outdoor Stage (QLD) | CUSP
Maravista (QLD) | CUSP
URBAN DESIGN
Award of Excellence
Optus Stadium Park (WA) | Hassell
Landscape Architecture Awards
Fish Lane (QLD) | RPS
Victoria Square Kerang (VIC) | Hansen Partnership
LANDSCAPE PLANNING
Award of Excellence
Chain of Ponds (VIC) | Site Office
Landscape Architecture Awards
Southern Parklands Vision 2036 (NSW) | Turf Design & Environmental Partnership TDEP 
HOTA | CUSP, TOPOTEK1 and ARM Architecture
RESEARCH, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS
Award of Excellence
Green Infrastructure Planning a National Green Network (WA) | Simon Kilbane
Landscape Architecture Awards
Greener Places (NSW) | GANSW
Monash University Civil Engineering Hydraulics Living Lab (VIC) | Aspect Studios
Interpretive Wonderings (NSW) | Interpretive Wonderings Team
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION
Award of Excellence
Place of Healing (WA) | UDLA
Landscape Architecture Awards
Palmwoods New Town Square (QLD) | Sunshine Coast Council
SMALL PROJECTS
Landscape Architecture Awards
Immigration Museum Activation Project (VIC) | Rush Wright Associates
Valley Lake Lookout (VIC) | McGregor Coxall
GARDENS
Landscape Architecture Awards
Eve Apartments (NSW) | 360 Degrees Landscape Architects
VIC Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VIC) | Rush Wright Associates
INTERNATIONAL
Award of Excellence
Temaiku Land and Urban Planning, Kiribati | Jacobs
Landscape Architecture Awards
Lingang Bird Airport | McGregor Coxall
DaNang Railway Connectivity Improvement and Urban Redevelopment Study | Hansen Partnership
