AILA Victorian Chapter awards 2018 winners announced
The best landscape architecture projects in Victoria have been recognised at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) 2018 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards.
The jury reviewed projects from across Melbourne and regional Victoria across 13 categories, with a total of 29 projects gaining recognition. The award winners were announced at an event hosted by AILA’s Victorian Chapter on earlier this evening.
Metropolitan local Government Councils dominated as clients of the winning projects, showing the importance of rejuvenating public spaces and setting a high standard of design. These include projects initiated by Brimbank City Council, City of Wyndham, City of Yarra, Frankston City Council, Glen Eira City Council, Hume City Council and Moonee Valley City Council.
Other notable projects taking home accolades include the Darebin Yarra Trail Link due to its excellent response to a complex location and the Point Nepean National Park Master Plan for its leading strategic thinking, community consultation and cultural focus.
According to the AILA, this year saw a record number of entries, reinforcing the important role of landscape architecture in the state.
Projects given Awards of Excellence and Landscape Architecture Awards will proceed to the National Awards with winners announced on Thursday 11 October as part of this year’s International Festival of Landscape Architecture.
A free exhibition showcasing all award-winning projects will be on display at RMIT Design Hub from 20 August 2018.
What they say...
The rejuvenation of public and private spaces and a move towards integrated green infrastructure demonstrates the role that landscape architecture has in sustaining human health and well-being and the
liveability of Melbourne.The awards are a great way to recognise the outstanding projects in our state and their contribution to the public and respective communities.
- Adrian Gray, AILA Victorian Chapter President
This year, the entries demonstrated not only the maturity of the profession but also investment in high-quality strategic and landscape design-led projects. We are fortunate to recognise an array of projects that enhance public spaces, engage with the community and exemplify enduring design.
- Bronwen Hamilton Jury Chair / Office of Victorian Government Architect.
The Winners
Civic Landscape category (Sponsored by Glascott Landscape & Civil)
Landscape Architecture Award
- MADA West Courtyard | Glas Landscape Architects
- Pride of Melton | Outlines Landscape Architecture Pty. Ltd.
- Dawson Street Precinct Sunshine | Fitzgerald Frisby Landscape Architecture
Community Contribution category
Landscape Architecture Award
- Livvi's Place Craigieburn | ASPECT Studios
Cultural Heritage category
Award of Excellence
- Point Nepean National Park Master Plan | TCL (Taylor Cullity Lethlean) and Parks Victoria
Gardens category (Sponsored by Lawn Solutions Australia)
Award of Excellence
- Earth Sciences Garden, Monash University | Rush Wright Associates
Landscape Architecture Award
- MPavilion 2017 | Tract Consultants
- Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre | Rush Wright Associates
Infrastructure category (Sponsored by ACO Australia)
Award of Excellence
- Project: Darebin Yarra Trail Link | VicRoads Urban Design Team and VicRoads Structural Design Team
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Skeleton Creek Bridges | Site Office
Land Management category
Landscape Architecture Award
- The System Garden Masterplan | Glas Landscape Architects
Landscape Planning category (Sponsored by Austral)
Award of Excellence
- Chain of Ponds - An Action Plan for Moonee Ponds Creek | Site Office
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Puffing Billy Master Plan | Tract Consultants
Play Spaces category (Sponsored by Street Furniture)
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Ballam Bumps Regional Playspace | Playce Pty Ltd
- Booran Reserve Playspace | ACLA Consultants
- Mirambeena Park, Warralily, Armstrong Creek | GbLA
Parks and Open Space category
Award of Excellence
- Project: Alpine Better Places: Porepunkah | MDG Landscape Architects
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Williams Reserve, Richmond | Hansen Partnership
Research Policy and Communications category (Sponsored by WE-EF Lighting)
Award of Excellence
- Urban Choreography: Central Melbourne 1985–, by Kim Dovey, Rob Adams and Ronald Jones (Melbourne University Press, 2018) | Jones & Whitehead Pty Ltd, with City of Melbourne and University of Melbourne
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Monash University - Civil Engineering Hydraulics 'Living Lab' | ASPECT Studios
- Embracing the Asian Century, Landscape Architecture Australia | Jillian Walliss, Heike Rahmann, Ricky Ray Ricardo
Small Projects category (Sponsored by City of Melbourne)
Award of Excellence
- Immigration Museum Activation Project | Rush Wright Associates
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Tarrawarra Abbey | ASPECT Studios
- Valley Lake Lookout | MCGREGOR COXALL
Tourism category
Award of Excellence
- Project: Carnivores Trail (Predators Precinct) | Urban Initiatives
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing Master Plan | MCGREGOR COXALL
Urban Design category
Award of Excellence
- Victoria Square, Kerang | Hansen Partnership
Landscape Architecture Award
- Project: Geelong Laneways Precinct | Outlines Landscape Architecture Pty. Ltd.
Future Leader category
Commendation
- Timothy D’Agostino, ASPECT Studios
President’s Award
- Anne-Marie Pisani
Lead image: VCCC by Rush Wright Associates, taken by Michael Wright
