AILA and the Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professionals Program

PARKLANDS & URBAN PUBLIC REALM

IPSWICH RIVER HEART PARKLAND

Redevelopment of degraded urban riverfront precinct into vibrant, multi-use public domain.

Landscape Principles in Practice:

Value Our Landscape: Design responds to local landscape structure, history and cultural significance, using existing landscape values as drivers of design decisions, particularly the historic significance of the Bremer River.
Protect – Enhance – Regenerate: Existing natural vegetation retained and enhanced with a high proportion of native species used for revegetation areas, including replication of riparian vegetation zones.
Design with Respect: Respect for cultural and environmental heritage values prioritised in design decisions, including selection, location and re-use of materials to reveal and highlight layers of landscape meaning. The project demonstrates effective resolution of a number of difficult physical constraints (such as slope stability, flooding, heritage and archaeological sensitivities) via a collaborative design process aimed at maximising opportunities for sustainable social, economic and environmental outcomes.
Design for the Future: Design proposes new ways of reconnecting and revitalising previously neglected landscapes of the urban public realm to enhance ecological and social resilience within the built environment.
Embrace Responsive Design: The project respects the past and provides for flexible future development. Ongoing monitoring of flood-response initiatives and wetland performance will inform future management and design strategies.