Australian Institute of Landscape Designers & Managers
Ryde TAFE is holding an end of year student exhibition on Tuesday, 9
December 2008 on campus. Student design work will be showcased to highlight
the breadth of content covered by the Landscape Diploma and the quality of
documentation being produced.
Students and staff will be on hand from 5 - 8 pm in the Banksia building to discuss their work.
All are invited to join us - for further details refer to the flyer
Two eBooks by Tom Turner are available for free digital download in October, 2008 - to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Gardenvisit.com website. See www.gardenvisit.com/ebooks
The eBooks are:
The Principles of Garden Design by Tom Turner
(ISBN 978-0-9542306-2-3, 45 pages, 130 illustrations, 2008, normal price $15.00)
The eBook explains the 3 classic design principles: gardens should be useful, gardens should be well-made and gardens should be beautiful. The principles come from Vitruvius. They have influenced the design of gardens since ancient times and are as important today as they have always been.
24 Historic Styles of Garden Design by Tom Turner
(ISBN 978-0-9542306-3-0, 84 pages, 230 illustrations, 2008, normal price $19.00)
Giving simple and clear explanations of the use and form of the 24 best-known historic styles of garden design in the west. The period covered extends from the temples and courtyards of Ancient Egypt to the Modern and Postmodern styles of the 21st century, including recent gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show.
Member Georgina Martyn co-hosts The Good Earth a great resource show on sustainable gardening. As well as seasonal gardening tips each month The Good Earth offers in depth information on topics like eco-friendly practices, indigenous plants and water wise designs, as well as organic and bio-dynamic gardening and permaculture design.
Melbourne listeners can tune in to The Good Earth every Saturday from 10-11am on 94.1 FM 3WBC
Everyone else can listen on-line at www.3wbc.org.au
Sculptor and AILDM awards trophy designer Roger Apte is holding an exhibition, Curve Lurve.
He will be showing his latest works using plywood, an example of which is, Love’s Embrace, seen above. While the plywood exhibition works aren’t suitable for outdoors, they are meant to also be maquettes for larger works, and more pertinently, larger works in sheetmetal that can be used in external locations. Many of the sculptures are inspired by plant forms and apart from that I’m hoping that the members who come along will simply enjoy them as artworks too.
Location is Roger Apte’s studio, The Warehouse, Bennett Place, Surry Hills NSW.
Hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily.
Dates are,
· Saturday 25 October – Friday 31 October: Designers Preview week
· Friday 31 October – 6.00pm Opening
· Saturday 1 November – Sunday 9 November: Open to general public
For other times, appointments can be made by phoning Roger on 0419 360 036.
For more images: the Online Preview Exhibition is up now @ www.eosmanagement.com
AILA Victoria invites AILDM Members to a breakfast discussion “Collaboration in Urban Design” at the magnificent Birrarung Marr next Thursday 16 October - all monies raised will be donated to Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Continue reading ‘Collaboration in Urban Design - Planning Week’
Alpine Nurseries has acquired Impact Grasses, a Queensland based specialist grass nursery.
For the full story see here…
14 OCTOBER - Melbourne
Sponsor Seminar - Eco Outdoor
How to Specify High Quality and Exciting Paving and Walling products
Hayden Dyt, Victorian Business Manager from Eco Outdoors will take us through the ins and outs of specifying to achieve a high quality project using a range of paving and walling products.
The event will take place at their new showroom which displays how materials such as sandstone, bluestone and slate can be woven together and used to create individualised designs.
This is a fantastic opportunity to view their new range of products and obtain samples as well as getting to know one of our sponsors.
Eco Outdoor brochure… (PDF 1.54MB)
Date: Tuesday 14 October 2008 Start Time: 5.30
Location: Eco Outdoors Showroom, 9 Metropolitan Ave, Nunawading VIC 3131
BBQ snacks provided
Australia’s Open Garden Scheme subtropical and tropical design fest is on this coming weekend 4-5 October.
Flying the flag for AILDM members will be Ted Maguire (Camoflauge Landscape Design) who will be a guest speaker during the saturday program and will have a garden open to delegates on sunday morning.
Sidonie Carpenter will also be speaking and showing a garden and Branat Designs be showing a garden. Several other members will be attending the seminar so come along and do some networking.
Register through the AOGS webpage or directly by telephoning Kim Wood Rabbige on 07 3395 8919.
