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President's letter Tony Cox ponders the many challenges facing designers and planners on the waterfront. |
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Critical matters: Joerg Hubmann challenges the landscape architecture profession to engage with the public. |
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The competitive edge: Dr Dianne Firth reflects on the Canberra International Arboretum and Gardens design ideas competition. |
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Vision splendid: Professor Mads Gaardboe reviews recent developments on Adelaide's North Terrace. |
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On the waterfront: Two recent developments in Wellington challenge the city's traditional planning methodology. |
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Feathered Mends or foe?: A report on the progress of four constructed freshwater wetlands with the Sydney Olympic Parklands. |
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Olympic ideals: A summary of the five finalist submissions for the development of Blaxland Common and Newington Armory Wharf Urban Regional Park. |
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Preservation orders: The intricate process of saltmarsh restoration. |
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Rivers of promise: Leonard Lynch and Crosbie Lorimer share their vision for more effective management of our waterways. |
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All Wet A new park in Portland, Oregon, doubles duty as an experimental system to cleanse and recirculate water without using chemicals. |
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River revival: Understanding the river system is the key to a successful restoration plan. |
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Out of Africa: A Cape Town project created a community and environmental asset though the remediation of a degraded, urban riparian corridor. |
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Parliamentary privileges Scotland gets a new landmark Parliament building, and Edinburgh its first public park in more than a century. |
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Restoration drama: A tour of Singapore's Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
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American accolades: The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Smithsonian Institution celebrates the best in design with its annual National Design Awards. |
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Legislative lurks: Laws governing the establishment of wetlands and urban riparian land in NSW determine the role of the landscape architect. |