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AILA NSW 2008 Events:  including AILA Talks and Workshops
AILA Talks are on the last Wednesday of the month

   

AILA NSW TALK

Wed 27th February  (click on image for details)

Professor Manfred Koehler World Green Network

     
   

AILA NSW TALK

Wed 23rd April  (click on image for details)

Melbourne 3 X 3

       
 

New directions in concrete.

 

WORKSHOP

Wednesday MAY 21st

With Ingrid Mather and Anton James at Glebe foreshore.

This workshop will use the Glebe project as a case study in the innovations in precast and in situ concrete applications in walls and pavements.

Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Glebe foreshore
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Wed 28 May

Wednesday 28

 

AILA NSW TALK

Why have competitions?

A philosophical look at what, how and why we need design competitions.

       
 

July

Wed 30

 

AILA NSW TALK

Planning Reform : What it will mean for Landscape Architects

Wed 30 July

A lively talk and discussion with Chris Johnson on the planning reforms approved by the NSW Parliament on 18 June designed “to deliver a more efficient and transparent planning system for NSW" and which are the largest single change in the planning system in its history.

       
 

August

Wednesday 27 

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WORKSHOP

10.00 am-1.30pm

Provenance Issues, Getting it right. From small things big things

Speakers :

Penny Atkinson from Florabank will discuss issues concerning seed-collection and about florabanks species navigator that can assist Landscape Architects to choose appropriate species for their projects.

Kate Malfroy provides an explanation of the services Jamberoo Native Nursery and Southern Bushland Repair offer, including provenance collection of seed material, production of plantstock through to revegetation project construction and maintenance.

James Delaney from JMD Design is the Landscape Architect of the housing subdivision Mt Annan Gardens Estate. He will provide an insight of a highly successful revegetation project using provenance stock.

Venue : Mt Annan Botanic Gardens Field Study Centre
Nominated sponsors : Jamberoo Native Nursery; Marsupial Landscapes

     
 

August

Wednesday 27 

 

AILA NSW TALK

6.00 for 6.30pm

Landscape Practice in the United Arab Emirates 

The UAE is rich, fast, international and hot. Dubai doubles in size every 10 years and contrary to popular belief, income from oil is only 6% of GDP. What vestige of cultural tradition remains since prior to the 1960's when oil was discovered? Is the construction and polarised lifestyles since then really sustainable? What contributions are Landscape Architects making to the harsh environment and social fabric? What innovative headway is being made?

Speakers : Dr Sally Breen, Associate Editor Griffith Review, Brisbane; Leonard Lynch, Clouston Associates; Esther Dickins, Context;
Stuart Bowden, EDAW - Introductions and Chair of questions

Venue : Tusculum, Manning Street Potts Point
Nominated sponsor : botton + gardiner
Bookings : AILA.NSW.GROUP@bigpond.com

       
 

September

Thursday 4 

 

 

WORKSHOP

9.00 - 1.00pm

A study of hardscape materials and construction detailing issues and opportunities in a contemporary park design.

Speakers : Ron Powell, Dept. Commerce; Michael Spackman, Spackman Mossop Michaels; Darren Mason, Andreasens Green;
Carl Small, Coordinated Landscapes

Venue: Redfern Oval
Nominated sponsors : Andreasens green; Coordinated Landscapes
Bookings : AILA.NSW.GROUP@bigpond.com

   
 

September
Tuesday 23

 

WORKSHOP

Roofscapes

9.00 - 1.00pm

COST : $25 pp

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September

Wednesday 24

 

AILA NSW TALK

6.00 for 6.30pm
Peri urban :
Suburbia here we come, Growth centres, the future role of LA’s

Panel discussion on what the future of metro Sydney will look like, what role LAs will play in shaping this future, and their role in urban design generally. 

Speakers : Bob Earl, Oculus; Mike Scott,  Treadstone

Venue: Tusculum, Manning Street, Potts Point
Nominated sponsors : Andreasens Green

   
 

October

 Thursday 23 

 

Workshop

9.00 - 1.00pm
Street Trees in Residential Communities: Does size matter?

Discussion on street trees in new residential communities; how big should the trees go, how do we protect them, what’s the best growing environment ...

Speakers : Ingrid Mather JMD Design; Sarah Renwick, Material Landscape Architecture; Craig Rich, Alpine Nurseries

Venue : Rouse Hill Town Centre
Nominated sponsors : Alpine Nurseries; Marsupial Landscapes

       
   

WORKSHOP

Road Infrastructure
Thur 27th November

COST : $50 pp

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October

Wednesday 29

 

AILA NSW TALK

October Wednesday 29  6.00 for 6.30pm

Productive Landscapes
Transitioning to a sustainable future. What role can Productive Landscapes play in designing for climate change?

Speakers :  Jenny George, Macquarie University;  Steve Bargwana, Maunsell; James  Rosenwax, EDAW, Chair and speaker; Cath Stutterheim, Stutterheim/Anderson Landscape Architecture (Melb); Prof Peter Droege, Epolis

Venue: Tusculum, Manning Street, Potts Point
Nominated sponsors : botton + gardiner

       

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