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Johnson Pilton Walker & PWP selected for Barangaroo

Premier Kristina Keneally and Planning Minister, Tony Kelly, yesterday formally signed an authorisation for the $6 billion contract with Lend Lease for commercial development of Barangaroo.
At the same time as signing the contract Planning Minister Mr Kelly said that following an evaluation, Johnson Pilton Walker (Sydney based), in association with Peter Walker and Partners Landscape [...]

Auckland’s Queens Wharf redevelopment stalled

Auckland’s City council has rejected the latest plans for $100 million redevelopment of Queens Wharf which was scheduled to be the ‘party central’ for the Rugby World Cup to be held in 2011.
Back in November, WLA reported that the International Design Competition for Queen’s Wharf finished in controversy when no winner was awarded.
Now it [...]

Australian architects think about cities in 2050 and beyond

The Australian Institute of Architects has announced a shortlist of proposals for the Australia Pavillion at the Venice Biennale. The shortlist of 24 was selected from 129 submissions addressing urban spaces in 2050 and beyond.
Some of the proposals include:

New cities of 50,000-100,000 in desert areas
Cities which feature a ‘tartan-like texture of pure urban areas (or [...]

Landscape architects help Australians keep an outdoor lifestyle

Southbank, Brisbane
Landscape architects will be among the leaders in the battle to keep Queenslanders cool – and outside – as the world deals with climate change, according to QUT’s Professor Gini Lee.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first graduates in landscape architecture from Queensland University of Technology and Professor Lee is looking forward [...]

Top scientists join calls to save threatened red gum forests

Sydney Morning Herald reports
MORE than 50 leading scientists from around Australia have written to the Premier, Nathan Rees, asking him to protect the iconic Riverina red gum forests by creating huge national parks in south-western NSW and increasing the flow of water to them from the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers
The letter, signed by 57 scientists, [...]

Landscape architecture, once the “parsley on the pig”, must be all things to all people

Ray Edgar of theage.com.au has written a feature article about landscape architecture. Edgar interviews some landscape architects in Victoria, Australia for the feature and they have some key insights into the role of landscape architecture in society. Here are some of the key statements and encourage you to read the full article.
“Landscape architecture used [...]

UWA Students design Moongazing platform

Landscape Architecture students from the University of Western Australia created concept plans Meelup Regional Park commissioned by the Shire of Busselton. The idea of a Moongazers platform arose from these plans as the beach is one of few beaches where the moon can be seen rising over the Indian Ocean Horizon. The platform would include [...]

New designs for Sydney railway stations

Rozelle Station – Design Team 1 – SOURCE: Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro have released sample designs for Pyrmont and Rozelle metro stations are now online following a second successful design principles workshop.
The three different visions for how the stations might look were developed during the workshop process, which was held to develop draft design principles to [...]

Auckland's First Shared Space Street

Voxy.co.nz reports
The final concept design for the upgrade of Elliott Street in Auckland’s CBD has been approved by two Auckland City Council committees, for what will become Auckland’s first shared space street.
Shared space is at the forefront of international urban design and aims to combine rather than separate the functions of a street. Through specific [...]

Australia Will Invest $2.4 Billion To Modernize Perth Airport

Perth Airport is a vital part of the Western Australian and national economy.
In response to Perth’s growing need for modern, well-planned aviation infrastructure, the Master Plan sets out a ten-year, $2.4 billion investment program which includes the phased relocation of all regular passenger services to the International Precinct.
Perth Airport’s contribution to the WA economy is [...]

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