The 2016 National Landscape Architecture Awards were recently announced by the Australian Institute Landscape Architecture (AILA).

From over 150 entries, 40 projects were recognised across 11 new-look categories at the first major event at AILA’s 2016 Festival of Landscape Architecture: Not In My Backyard. The new categories were created to better reflect the projects and work Australian landscape architects are engaging with including land conservation and domestic gardens.

The jury for the awards include Daniel Bennett (chair), Shannon Bray, Justine Clark, Malcolm Snow and Sue Anne Ware.

2016 National Landscape Architecture Awards

CIVIL LANDSCAPE

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital by Conrad Gargett 94c1aed77f2b8340e2e0399a1058d333-1.jpgImage: Christopher Frederick Jones

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital by Hassell
  • Glenorchy Art and Sculpture Park Stage 2 by McGregor Coxall
  • One Central Park by Aspect | Oculus
  • Rundle Mall by Hassell
  • The Goods Line by Aspect Studios 
  • UTS Alumni Green by Aspect Studios

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

MacKenzie Falls Gorge Trail by Hansen Partnership ef27fb4907c7fb9ab4a29d71ab79bcec.jpgImage: Andrew Lloyd

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Adelaide Botanic Garden First Creek Wetland by TCL
  • Barangaroo Reserve by Johnson Pilton Walker in association with PWP
  • Braithwaite Park Nature Play by Emerge Associates
  • McCulloch Avenue Boardwalk by Site Office
  • Return to Royal Park, City of Melbourne by City Design Studio

INFRASTRUCTURE

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Bowen Place Crossing by Spackman Mossop Michaels

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Image: Brett Boardman

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • John Whitton Bridge Open Space by Oculus
  • Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project Stage 2 byTurf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership (TDEP)
  • Victorian Desalination Plant and Ecological Reserve byAspect Studios

CULTURAL HERITAGE

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds by Aspect Studios9246d004915c82ea0dbe8fc5366987a3.jpg
Image: Don Brice

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARD

  • Completion of the Courtyards at the Shrine of Remembrance by Rush\Wright Associates

LAND CONSERVATION

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Gum Scrub Creek, Officer by Outlines Landscape Architecturec98b529db2c81e6081dcd45aa7a07036.jpgImage: Nick Stephenson

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Shipwreck Coast Master Plan by McGregor Coxall 
  • West Belconnen Landscape and Open Space Strategy by McGregor Coxall

TOURISM

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Penguins Plus viewing area by Tract Consultants with Wood Marsh Architecture69e157776d8258c9cd399706b6fd3d00.jpgImage: Tract Consultants

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Jetty to Jetty Trail by UDLA
  • The Gap and Natural Bridge by Department of Parks and Wildlife (WA)

URBAN DESIGN

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Parramatta City River Strategy by McGregor Coxall 8b629c38084b28e5f2e61d96d131d8c9.jpgImage: McGregor Coxall

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Elizabeth Quay by ARM and TCL
  • Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga Urban Regeneration Project by TCL

RESEARCH, POLICY AND COMMUNICATION

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Sydney Green Grid by NSW Government Architects Office
  • The Adelaide Design Manual by Design and Strategy, Adelaide City Council
  • Urban Green Cover in NSW Technical Guidelines by NSW Government Architects Office

COMMUNITIES

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Afghan Bazaar Cultural Precinct by Hassell/Sinatra Murphy56cba72ad33475b0a5a6cef204453673.jpg

Image: Andrew Lloyd

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Get Sunflowered by OUTR Research Lab, RMIT University
  • The Green Space Strategy by John Mongard, Gavin Hardy, Alvin Kirby, Michelle Kirby-Brown

GARDENS

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Forest Edge Garden by Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture2b79983b8478fff518940b0725cb8d68.jpg
Image: Dianna Snapespan

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

  • Garangula Gallery by Tract Consultants
  • North Shore Estate by CALDesign

INTERNATIONAL

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Nanjing Tangshan Geopark Museum by Hassell40bf78eb04b709dc628cbf13ca11ffef.jpg
Image: Johnson Linspan

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARD

  • Surabaya Urban Corridor Development Program by Hansen Partnership