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News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Queensland's top landscape projects revealed at leading awards ceremony
Queensland's architects celebrated the best new landscapes across the state in an awards show on Thursday night, where 6 projects won awards of excellence for their work across the field. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Queensland Awards had more than fifty projects nominated for awards at Blackbird Brisbane, in an event that covered accomplishments in fields such as parks, infrastructure and climate positive design. One of the night's most successful companies was design firm Urbis, which won three awards of excellence and two landscape architecture awards. Their work on the Northshore Brisbane Street renewal program received an award of excellence for the infrastructure category, and the company shared an award with South Bank Corporation for the Future South Bank Master Plan. Glen Power, Director of Urbis, said the team was proud of their work over the past year, and appreciated the recognition within the field. 'It's obviously an honour to be nominated amongst all the other incredible submissions,' he said. 'It's more of a celebration than it is a competition.' Urbis also scored an award of excellence for the parks and open space category, with their work on the Archerfield Wetlands District Park. Mr Power said his team was especially proud of creating spaces within the park both for community members and the redevelopment of the Oxley Creek corridor. 'We're proud to create an environment for flora and fauna that'll … continually keep giving back to the community,' he said. Meanwhile, the master plan for Washpool Creek Catchment by Tract received an award of excellence for landscape planning, along with an award for climate positive design, a regional achievement award and a ShadeSmart award. Judges said the project's plans for transforming the catchment over the next three decades represented a strong vision for the area, and credited their work in mapping out the technical stormwater engineering. Other awarded projects included the Archerfield Wetlands Land Management project from the Brisbane Sustainability Agency. The project was given an award of excellence for land management, while the University of Queensland Ampitheatre from Hassell took home one for the health and education landscape category. The jury described Hassell's work on the project as thoughtful response to post-pandemic attitudes, 'reinviting students outdoors and reinvigorating campus life through a landscape that is culturally aware, ecologically attuned, and beautifully resolved.' Overall, 18 landscape architecture awards were also given out on the night, along with several regional achievement awards, ShadeSmart awards and one award for climate positive design. Finally, Caloundra Community and Creative Hub from Jacobs and Sunshine Coast Council won the people's choice award that evening. AILA Queensland Jury Chair, David Hatherly, said judges saw 'a strong commitment' across the board to designing with climate and community in mind, when creating public spaces across Queensland. 'Landscape architecture is playing a critical role in connecting policy, infrastructure and biodiversity with how people connect with and experience their everyday environments,' he said. 'The profession's leadership is helping guide our cities, towns and regions towards more inclusive, sustainable futures.' Many of the night's winners will now be heading to the National Landscape Architecture Awards, to be hosted in Hobart in October.
Sydney Morning Herald
12-06-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Setting Brisbane up for huge success': Plan for South Bank's future wins three landscape architecture awards
Plans to upgrade South Bank have won the endorsement of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, winning three 2025 AILA Queensland Awards. The masterplan, which is the South Bank Corporation's 'flexible long-term blueprint to guide the evolution' of South Bank, includes removing the Piazza, creating more seamless northern and southern arrival experiences, and extending green areas. AILA Queensland Jury chair David Hatherly said the plan would finally connect South Bank visitors to the Brisbane River. 'At the moment, there's only a couple of points that you actually can get close to the river, so I think the new masterplan does that really well,' he said. 'Long term, it's setting Brisbane up for huge success around South Bank.' Commissioned by the former Palaszczuk Labor government and released in May 2024, the master plan is designed to respond to the changing needs of visitors, increase green space and replace ageing infrastructure. It incorporates more than 25,000 items of public feedback. The plan document concedes that 'no commitment has been made to deliver the contents of the masterplan, with future implementation remaining subject to subsequent South Bank Corporation and Queensland government consideration'. Asked whether the government was supportive of the plan Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie did not offer any detail on its implementation.
The Age
12-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
‘Setting Brisbane up for huge success': Plan for South Bank's future wins three landscape architecture awards
Plans to upgrade South Bank have won the endorsement of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, winning three 2025 AILA Queensland Awards. The masterplan, which is the South Bank Corporation's 'flexible long-term blueprint to guide the evolution' of South Bank, includes removing the Piazza, creating more seamless northern and southern arrival experiences, and extending green areas. AILA Queensland Jury chair David Hatherly said the plan would finally connect South Bank visitors to the Brisbane River. 'At the moment, there's only a couple of points that you actually can get close to the river, so I think the new masterplan does that really well,' he said. 'Long term, it's setting Brisbane up for huge success around South Bank.' Commissioned by the former Palaszczuk Labor government and released in May 2024, the master plan is designed to respond to the changing needs of visitors, increase green space and replace ageing infrastructure. It incorporates more than 25,000 items of public feedback. The plan document concedes that 'no commitment has been made to deliver the contents of the masterplan, with future implementation remaining subject to subsequent South Bank Corporation and Queensland government consideration'. Asked whether the government was supportive of the plan Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie did not offer any detail on its implementation.
7NEWS
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Brisbane's iconic sign just got a glow-up — and locals are loving it
Eight bold letters along the Brisbane River have long been a favourite photo opportunity for both locals and tourists alike, and now the iconic Brisbane Sign has been given a fresh new look capturing the essence of Southeast Queensland. South Bank Corporation says the update was aimed at showcasing the spirit of the region while reinvigorating a much-loved public space — a visual love letter to the city's unique character: R —Trails through Tamborine Mountain I — Golden hour at Kangaroo Point Cliffs S — Strolls in the City Botanic Gardens B — Ice cream adventures at South Bank A — Whale watching in Moreton Bay N — Food and culture in Fish Lane and QPAC E — Coastal trails on North Stradbroke Island The original Brisbane Sign, installed for the 2014 G20 Leaders' Summit, featured a simpler design but quickly became a beloved landmark at South Bank. The fresh design is already making waves on social media, with locals and tourists alike praising the vibrant new look. One user wrote: 'What an improvement! So much better than the last one and so much more Brisbane.' Another person commented: 'Much better! The previous one was boring!' And it wasn't just the locals, with a tourist also exclaiming: 'Wow, that's amazing!' One visitor even compared the new design to the energy of singer Hozier's well-known 'yell' in the song Northern Attitude, saying: 'It just hits you in the heart like a song you never knew you needed.'
