AILA NSW GROUP TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
Urban design challenges in road infrastructure development and delivery
Thurs 27th Nov 2008, 10am – 2pm
Stockland Training Room, Level 2, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000
This AILA technical workshop, sponsored by the RTA and Stockland, focuses on some of the challenges faced by landscape architects in road planning, design and implementation.
Using real project examples, practitioners will raise some issues, lessons & principles for the future.
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10.00 Introduction
Garth Paterson, AILA NSW President
Overview of current road infrastructure challenges for urban designers
Gareth Collins, Manager, Urban Design, RTA
10.15 Planning and designing road networks for growth areas
Michael Wright, Spackman & Mossop & Michaels
10.45 The challenges of fitting major roads into the built environment
Stuart Bowden, EDAW
11.15 Using visual assessment as a tool in route selection
Mary Anne McGirr, HBO + EMTB
11.45 Designing for dry climates
Matthew Easton, Tract
12.00 Creating successful, cost effective landscape that is safe to maintain
Darren Mason, Andreasons Green & David McKinley, Marsupial Landscape Management
12.20 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 The challenges of creating a water sensitive road
Judy Van Gelderen, Kiah Infranet
13.20 Life in the fast lane - designing for private motorway operators
Conybeare Morrison & Context
13.40 Some planning and design principles to avoid and minimise vandalism
Adrian Pilton, Johnson Pilton Walker
14.00 Close
Note: Presentations subject to amendment prior to workshop.
Sponsors: RTA, Andreasens Green, Marsupial Landscape Management, Stockland
To Attend Pay Online by COB Wed 26th at: www.aila.org.au/pay
or contact: admin@aila.org.au
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