Julie Stoneman

**Graduate Landscape Architect - Merit**
Julie Stoneman
Practice:	Tecton Projects, Hobart City Council
Julie’s initial training was in the field of visual art, running her own ceramics design and production practice for 18 years. In this capacity, Julie became involved with Hobart City Council in 1996, being responsible for several streetscape Public Art Projects. It was during this period that she developed a new vision for her professional development within landscape architecture and moved to Queensland to study. Julie graduated in 1999 and has since worked for Hobart City Council on a diverse range of projects, including the redevelopment and upgrade of some significant and established urban parks in Hobart, requiring master planning and contemporary design solutions, such as the Fitzroy Gardens and the Cultural Park in North Hobart. Julie has been involved in the design of a number of ‘leftover’ confined urban spaces which have been recently acquired by Council, including sites in Battery Point, Swans Street Park and the ‘Gateway’ Landscape Brooker Highway.

J U R Y ' S C O M M E N T S Julie Stoneman is described as ‘rare talent’ with a wealth of life experience which benefits her work and the community. She is to be congratulated for the way in which she combines her considerable and recognised skill as a visual artist with her landscape architectural training. In her own time, Julie has been instrumental in developing the Mt. Wellington Festival in Hobart which aims to support a number of community placemaking activities over the coming year. She is also an active member of the AILA Tasmanian Group.
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