Bringing Art In The Garden
When we think of art, we imagine galleries, museums, grand houses, and paintings on walls. Rarely do we think of art as having its place in the garden. I am not talking of the bronze statues we see in public parks, nor am I talking of garden ornaments, I am thinking of the place of...
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When 2 become 1: The Landscape Australia Expo and the Spring Green Expo Unite!
For the first time, The Landscape Australia Expo Queensland will be held alongside the Nursery and Garden Industry Association of Queensland’s annual Spring Green Expo on the 30th and 31st of July 2013 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Both events cater to the professional nursery and landscaping industries so there will a much greater range...
The Stirling Prize winner 2012
After a highly anticipated wait, the Stirling Prize, one of the UK’s biggest architecture prizes, was announced in Manchester last Saturday. From the judges’ perspective, the project that has made the “greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture in the past year” was the Sainsbury Laboratory – an 82 million pound science facility by Stanton...
Jury arrives on finalists for Flinders Street Station Design Competition
Earlier in the year the Victorian government announced the $1 million Flinders Street Station International Design Competition. The Flinders Street Station precinct is a heritage icon as well as Melbourne’s busiest railway station. All entries were submitted anonymously to the competition jury in a bid to maintain the highest level of fairness and equity. Out...
Student Accommodation High Achiever
The Monash Student Housing Complex has just received the first Australian multi-residential Green Star Rating for sustainable construction. The construction has performed top in its class, also receiving a Royal Institute of British Architects International Award and The Victorian Architecture Award for Multiple Housing earlier in the year. Designed by BVN Architecture, the Monash University...
Floriade – More than a walk in the park
For 25 years Floriade has evoked tulips, perfume, sunshine and spring. However, Floriade is no longer just a family friendly flower festival; it also features an exciting program for the pros. This year from Saturday the 15th September to Sunday 14th of October, Canberra celebrates the season of Spring through Floriade. The free event is...
Biodiversity Represented on the Olympic Field
In this year’s London Olympic Games, one of the most beautiful illustrations of international solidarity is found on the field of the Olympic Park Gardens Historically & horticulturally, London has a rich history of parks, namely large and extravagant Victorian-era gardens filled with statues, fountains and topiary. While they can be stunning, they are also...
Parramatta Quay wins Australia Award for Urban Design
The Prime Ministers Australia Awards for urban design were announced on June 26 at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, with urban design and landscape architecture practice, McGregor Coxall, announced as a winner. The company received the Australia Award for Urban Design 2012 – Policies, Programs and Concepts – Small Scale’ category for its highly...
Top tips for a successful landscape design
Its one thing to dream up the perfect landscape design, but as many of you would know, it’s a whole different ball game when it comes to turning that dream into reality. Here are some tips for turning an ordinary landscape into an extraordinary design. Tip One: Planning, planning and planning! It can’t be stressed...
