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To ‘homify’ is to create an ambience that is comfortable and immediately relaxing … a feeling that evokes, ‘I’m home’. Street Furniture Australia proudly presented ‘Homifying Sydney Olympic Park’ – a webinar accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects for 1 Formal CPD point – as part of the Land-e-Scape online festival. The presentation streamed on the Land-e-Scape conference platform and for free on YouTube. It is currently available to watch on demand via YouTube. Viewing link: https://bit.ly/3iUEKbwRegistration (optional): Register your attendance for CPD certification. What is the webinar about? The session will explore how human-centred design was applied for community consultation at Sydney Olympic Park. Human-centred design is a process more typically seen in product or software development than in placemaking. Street Furniture Australia uses human-centred design to create …

Street Furniture Australia was pleased to be involved in AILA’s new Landscape Technical CPD sessions. Landscape Technical provides a forum for presentation and exhibition of industry information in an educational and inspiring format. The sessions offer landscape architects the opportunity to learn about the latest trends and research from Australia’s leading suppliers in one jam-packed session. During February and March, Landscape Technical sessions were hosted at each state by individual State AILA Chapters. On Thursday, 19 March, the NSW event held two presentations: ‘Designing and Selecting Outdoor Exercise Solutions for People of All Ages’ by Harri Makela, Managing Director of Lappset Australia, and ‘Designing to Manufacture’ by Michelle Herbut, SFA Project Manager (Custom Product Sales). Michelle Herbut discussed the key steps in creating one’s own street furniture products ready for manufacture. …