Your Top Stories of 2019

We count down our subscribers’ most-viewed articles, profiles and case studies of the past 12 months. Is your favourite missing? Let us know.

9. The Ultimate Low Maintenance Aria Seat
Materials specified by DJAS Architecture for 12 Moore Street in Canberra are optimised for easy maintenance: only an occasional wash-down required. Aria Seat and Simple Bin shine with ‘Wood Without Worry’ battens in Spotted Gum combined with Textura Monument frames.

8. The Rise of Outdoor Education
Three case studies outline how different schools have used furniture to improve, transform and add amenity to their outdoor areas.

7. Chinchilla’s Watermelon Play Park
Rounsefell Design has specified colourful Mall Sun Lounges for the Chinchilla Botanic Parklands: a $5.9 million project spanning 4.2 hectares, for Western Downs Regional Council in Queensland’s melon capital.

6. 133m Seat in the Garden For the Future
Custom promenade seating, 133 metres long, is installed in the Garden For the Future, an extension of the Bendigo Botanic Gardens designed by TCL with Paul Thompson for the City of Greater Bendigo.

5. In Profile – Luminary Oi Choong: “Be Brave. Be Amazing. Be Worthy.”
The winner of the 2018 Marion Mahony Griffin Prize, awarded to a distinctive body of work by a female architect, Oi’s career spans the rise of women in the workplace, and of landscape architecture as a profession.

4. Brass Detailing for Canberra Light Rail
Bespoke seats and bin enclosures designed by Architectus feature brass and polished concrete. Installed in all 13 stations along the light rail that connects the fast growing area of Gungahlin, through Dickson to the City.

3. Eaglehawk Play Space
Storytelling through landscape architecture and a Banjo Paterson poem inspired this $1.3M playground designed by Gary Lantzsch from the City of Greater Bendigo. Features custom tables, Cafe Stools and a child-sized Arqua Drinking Fountain.

2. A First Look at Georges River Council’s Prototype ChillOUT Hubs
Three smart ChillOUT Hubs have been installed as part of a pilot study for the Australian Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. A collaborative project by Georges River Council, UNSW and Street Furniture Australia.

1. Which Batten Gets Hottest?
The results of a study by our inhouse engineers may surprise you. Which material is the best choice for seats in open public spaces with hot summers? Timber? Aluminium?

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