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. Principal Sponsor The 2010 AILA Victoria Awards were announced in Melbourne on 5 November 2010. View all the Awards Presentation photographs   AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION SUNBURNT: AUSTRALIAN PRACTICES OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE RMIT University: DRI & QUT: School of Design A body of work which unmistakably reflects the state of the Australian profession of landscape architecture at this point in history. The Sunburnt exhibition and its national critical overview of our profession is a much needed addition to our history. The excellence of this endeavour is primarily in its achievements, promoting both the popular and less obvious examples of landscape architecture across the nation.   DESIGN AWARDS Award for Design in Landscape Architecture ST KILDA FORESHORE CONNECTIONS TRACT Consultants Client: City of Port Phillip Contractor: 2construct Pty Ltd An elegant and functional approach to what was a confusing and complex traffic-dominated location. It avoids the pitfalls of heavy-handed design response, opting rather for simplicity and 'cleansing' of space. Award for Design in Landscape Architecture FAWKNER PARK TODDLER PLAY City of Melbourne Client: Urban Parks Design - City of Melbourne Contractor: Grounds and Gardens An elegant, refined and poetic piece of design that demonstrates a true sensitivity to its subject matter and site. The designer has managed a subtelty and restraint which allows an unfolding of story through exploration and play. Award for Design in Landscape Architecture EASTLINK Tract Consultants Client: Connect East Contractor: Thiess John Holland A sweeping, complex matrix of design, ecologies and community amenity, achieved on the back of a major piece of vehicle infrastructure. Award for Design in Landscape Architecture FRANKILIN WHARF IMPROVEMENTS OCULUS Client: Sullivan's Cove Waterfront Authority A direct and interventionist approach set within the working and active wharf area. A series of poetic and pragmatic interventions, responding to qualities of place - its history, its sometimes solitary nature: its very public character, its speed. Award for Design in Landscape Architecture Urban Design BROADMEADOWS MAIN STREET, ESSENDON Outlines Landscape Architecture Client: Hume City Council, Department of Planning and Community Development, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, GBA, Melbourne Water Contractor: J A Dodd A true urban design outcome, providing a framework for future opportunity. This projects composition of kerb and no kerb arrangements, its visible water sensitive urban design, accessible pavements, and open ended gestures toward adjacent sites makes provision for significant integration and public realm opportunities in the future. Award for Design in Landscape Architecture Playgrounds ARDEER COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND Mary Jeavons Landscape Architects Client: Ardeer Community Group, City of Brimbank Contractor: Arena Gardens An exemplar of community and professionals working together to achieve a celebrated outcome. The Ardeer Playground reaffirms the connection between past, play and social engagement, and demonstrates the important anchor position that playgrounds can occupy in forming community. PLANNING AWARDS Award for Planning in Landscape Architecture BOX HILL GARDENS MASTER PLAN Site Office Client: City of Whitehorse A high quality exploration of the (sub)urban park and promotes to the community the formal potentials of the park. An elegant and highly evocative document which will no doubt ensure continued commitment by the client. Award for Planning in Landscape Architecture BOTANIC GARDENS MASTER PLAN City of Greater Bendigo Client: City of Greater Bendigo From the grass roots up, the plan formalises a series of landscape systems, principles and objectives and develops a framework in which the plan is believable and achievable. The documents are both well organised and illustrated and provide a platform that ensures that the project has full community and political support, an oustanding outcome. Award for Planning in Landscape Architecture MEADOWLINK DOCUMENT HASSELL Client: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Department of Planning and Community Development, Department of Transport Another example of a project emerging from a design-led strategic position. The master plan document is evocative in its thinking and representation and challenges our ideas of traditional passive open space in order to create a long linear space of multiple design opportunities that is focused on community and environmental benefit. LAND MANAGEMENT AWARD Award for Land Management LOLLIPOP CREEK Fitzgerald Frisby Landscape Architecture Client: Devine Communities Contractosr: Gagin and Streetscapes Lollipop Creek demonstrates that a very 'Melbourne' landscape can be incorporated into the hearts and minds of the suburb, and that indigenous landscapes can be managed and maintained in this city typology. PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MELBOURNE'S PUBLIC REALM Ron Jones Ron Jones is a consummate landscape architect, a man with an elegant and thoughtful touch on the urban realm of Melbourne. He is a believer and advocate for the inexplicable relationships between politics, urban design and landscape architectural design. He is passionate about the city and is a man of unusual integrity and honesty. His urban design and landscape architectural propositions and designs are known by their thoughtful, highly contextual, considered and urbane approaches. THE AILA AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENTS, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPE PRINCIPLES Melbourne Water Melbourne Water's Living River Program has an important role in delivering waterway health improvement outcomes through the application of WSUD in collaboration with local government. The two strategic frameworks that guide Melbourne Water's approach to achieving healthy waterways are the Waterways Water Quality Strategy (PDF - 2.9 MB) and the Better Bays and WaterwaysPlan.   FOR SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENTS, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPE PRINCIPLES City of Melbourne for Royal Park Royal Park is Melbourne's largest inner city park. As a landscape Royal Park expresses the true nature of Australia and the special qualities of its natural sense of place and undelies a design ethos which our profession now promotes and respects. AILA commends Melbourne City Council for the vision and stewardship of Royal Park that has been pivotal in the emergence of a local landscape consciousness and embracing appreciation of the indigenous environment. More about Royal Park More about the City of Melbourne Major Sponsors Support Sponsors