Australia’s Top Landscapes Celebrated at the AILA National Awards 2022

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) 2022 National Awards have been announced. The awards celebrated 40 exemplary projects of all scales including green infrastructure, public open spaces, play, health, education and tourism spaces, and gardens.

AILA President Claire Martin says now, more than ever before, Australians understand the need to connect to each other and their environment.

She explains this stems from factors like COVID-19, a growing mental and physical health crisis, and the climate and biodiversity emergency.

“People want where they live to improve their quality of life, their physical and mental health, and the health of Australia’s waterways, habitats and wildlife,” Claire says. “Landscape architects work everyday to design the sort of spaces and places that deliver these social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits.”

Claire says the AILA National Awards showcase the positive impact of Landscape Architects on our people and country.

“The spaces and places landscape architects design help people to care, play, learn, and work, to exercise or to rest, to find respite or to gather, to celebrate or commemorate. They help to tell the truth about our history and speculate about a more equitable future.”

“The range of projects recognised in this year’s awards illustrate how children and adults of diverse cultures and backgrounds connect to landscapes every day across a range of scales – from neighbourhoods to campuses, buildings to infrastructure, suburbs to cities.”

Celebrated projects included the Gosford Leagues Club Park and Cockatoo Island/Wareamah Concept Vision, through to Wangayarta memorial park.

The winners were selected from a pool of state winners across 17 categories and were announced at an event in Brisbane on 14 October.

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