2004 Awards in Landscape Architecture

 
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These awards aim to foster recognition of the profession of landscape architecture, encourage
excellence and provide public acknowledgement of the valuable contributions made by the profession to the improvement
of our natural and built environments.

The 2004 AILA Victoria Awards were announced in Melbourne on 19 November 2004.

TRACT MONOGRAPH - Tract Consultants Pty Ltd

The Tract monograph is an important landmark in documenting the development of the profession of landscape architecture in Victoria and Australia. The establishment, growth and work of Tract Consultants has been an important influence over the past thirty years. This publication documents numerous built and unbuilt projects and comprehensively illustrates the maturity, influence and potential of a young profession.

This award recognises the importance of such a document in promoting the broader profession and as an educational tool. By presenting the total scope and body of work of a single practice, over a significant period time, the monograph becomes an important reference for the practice of landscape architecture.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES MEMORIAL, CANBERRA - Aspect Melbourne Pty Ltd

...captures the spirit of the emergency services by evoking catastrophic events via a bold emergence from the surrounding landscape...a successful collaboration with artist Charles Anderson, lighting designers, and the construction team.

 

MERIT AWARD
THE ROAD-AS-SHRINE - Sue-Anne Ware, RMIT University

This project explored the qualities of memory and the spontaneous, ephemeral memorial in relation to highway fatalities.. the project articulated messages of safe driving practice and environmentally responsible landscape design, and ... challenged notions of traditional memorials, permanence, and landscape appreciation, in its search for 'the new memorial'..

 

  URBAN INTERVENTION #01 - MOUNT STREET - Site Office + Particle


 

PRINCES HIGHWAY/GEELONG ROAD - CORIO SECTION - Tract Consultants Pty Ltd & VicRoads Design - Landscape Section

 

MERIT AWARD
CITY OF MELBOURNE PEDESTRIAN AND TRAFFIC STUDY - Coomes Consulting Group Pty Ltd

This study advises on practical measures to improve pedestrian amenity, safety and linkages in key parts of the Melbourne CBD ... impressively researched and analysed.

 

MERIT AWARD
MOONEE PONDS URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK - Hassell Pty Ltd & Moonee Valley City Council

With an objective to set a clear direction for the development of the Moonee Ponds Activity Centre the project focused on forging links between different areas and on the integration of 'non-physical elements' into the physical design of places and spaces.

...a bold initiative with significant urban renewal and social revitalisation potential. Its long-term vision and its flexibility as a planning and negotiation tool were particularly noted.

MERIT AWARD
KAMESBURGH GARDEN PLAN - Jill Orr-Young

...acknowledged as a model for heritage conservation planning and the depth and breadth of knowledge produced during the planning process provides a new understanding of the culture of the nineteenth century pleasure garden in Melbourne.

...a meticulously researched document which provides detailed historic insight and future directions for a heritage resource.

MERIT AWARD
MOONAH LINKS - Tract Consultants Pty Ltd

The undulating “cups” country set within a coastal Moonah woodland and a “dune” topography offered the potential for a world-class championship golf course which would eventually stage the 2003 Australian Open.

... undertaken with environmental and aesthetic sensitivity.

MERIT AWARD
KEAST PARK MASTER PLAN - Site Office

A 2.5 hectare park located within a strip of remnant bushland on the Seaford foreshore where the designers sought to develop a bold vision for the park which gave people the opportunity to imagine the potential of the space.

... a well-articulated plan which was communicated in a graphically engaging manner.

MERNDA VILLAGES LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN - GbLA Landscape Architects

CASTLEMAINE RAILWAY PRECINCT MASTER PLAN - Rush/Wright Associates


 

MERIT AWARD
PORT PHILLIP ECO CENTRE & ST KILDA BOTANICAL GARDENS NORTH WEST FRAMEWORK - Martin Reeves in association with Landarche, Peter Ho in association with Phooey, Aspect and the City of Port Phillip

Representing the collaborative efforts of a combined group of concerned and proactive community organisations, landscape architects, architects and council the landscape of the EcoHouse plays a major role in facilitating the demonstration of ESD and WSUD principles and techniques, whilst integrating the EcoHouse into the historical context of the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.

VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS CAMPUS CENTRAL COURT DESIGN - Lucinda Gleadow, University of Melbourne

 

COLONISING THE WEDGE - Natasha Morgan & Francis Dickinson, RMIT University