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The 2022 Festival of Landscape Architecture: COUNTRY will bring together Elders, Traditional Custodians and First Nations designers, artists and practitioners in conversation with landscape architects. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) event will run from 13-16 October at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Magandjin (Brisbane). This year’s festival is curated by Blaklash Creative, LatStudios and Claudia Taborda as Creative Directors – they write: “It is critical for all involved in shaping urban environments to join with First Nations people to gain a deeper understanding of Country as we prepare our cities for the complex challenges of climate change.” The program therefore seeks to build “on the important work and ongoing conversations that have been happening within and adjacent to the discipline, about connecting to, caring for and …

The Street Furniture Australia team was delighted to congratulate AILA Landscape Architecture Award winners in-person at ceremonies in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, in June and July. “It was wonderful to celebrate with landscape architects after years of lockdown – there was a warm and excited energy at each awards night,” says Tiffany Hoy, Content and Presentations Manager. “We would also like to congratulate the award winners in the ACT and in Victoria, and hope we are able to visit you soon.” As part of Street Furniture Australia’s eighth consecutive year as a National AILA Sponsor – since 2014 – the company was proud to present award categories in each state. Our team is next looking forward to supporting and attending the 2022 Festival of Landscape Architecture: Country, in Magandjin …

ASLA San Diego, AILA NSW and Street Furniture Australia proudly present this online event connecting landscape architects from the US and Australia. US participants (Pacific Time): Thursday February 25th, 2021 at 5pm Australian participants (AEDT): Friday February 26th, 2021 at 12pm Registrations essential via Zoom. Topic: Homifying Sydney Olympic Park Public space owners, managers and designers in the US and Australia are dealing with the impacts of Covid-19. This webinar presents an Australian case study: Homifying Sydney Olympic Park, for discussion. This Olympic precinct turned business-and-events hub has pivoted towards its growing residential population during Covid. Human-centred design methodologies have been applied to understand how to ‘Homify’ the park’s everyday spaces. The aim is to recreate the comfortable ambience of home, to support the community and local businesses. The presentation …

#ChooseToChallenge: landscape architects interviewed for International Women’s Day The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects has published a series of interviews with inspirational female Landscape Architects from around the world to celebrate their leadership in both industry and gender equity. Hear from the likes of Martha Schwartz, Kirsten Bauer, Mary Bowman, and Catherin Bull, to name a few. Find out about their career journey, how they have been supported along the way, and tips on combating gender issues. Go to AILA’s IWD series. The downside of the 15-minute city The 15-minute city concept, in which residents live within a short walk or bike ride of all their daily needs, has been embraced by many mayors around the world during the global pandemic as a central planning tenet. However applying this model to North American cities may …

As part of celebrations with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects this month, Street Furniture Australia is hosting a Lucky Door Prize for AILA members at each virtual State awards ceremony. Enter via the form below! The Prize The Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth Speaker is small but powerful, rugged and waterproof. It delivers crisp, balanced sound and unmatched bass for its size. Strap it to your bike, backpack or esky with its tear-resistant silicone strap. A great companion for cycling and sojourns into nature. How Do I Enter? Join our StreetChat community to receive public domain and street furniture news in your inbox each month. (See our latest issue.) Already a subscriber? No worries, enter via the form and you are still in the running. Ts&Cs: Competition is open to …

The AILA Festival, more officially known as the International Festival of Landscape Architecture, is our favourite event of the year. Every year the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) works to deliver memorable experiences for its members through four days of discovery, knowledge exchange and opportunities to connect with design, nature and public realm experts. This year’s theme, The Square and the Park, carefully curated by Cassandra Chilton (Rush Wright Associates), Jillian Waliss (University of Melbourne) and Kirsten Bauer (ASPECT Studios), will explore how we conceive, design, fund, construct and manage urban open space in our contemporary context. Street Furniture Australia proudly sponsors our sixth annual festival, which will run from 10-13 October in Melbourne. Here are some must-see events and experiences. Book your tickets at the AILA website. 1. …