AILA NSW GROUP TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
Urban design challenges in road infrastructure development and delivery
Thurs 27 Nov 2008, 10am – 2pm
Stockland Training Room, Level 2, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000
This AILA technical workshop, sponsored by the RTA and Stockland, focuses on some of the challenges faced by landscape architects in road planning, design and implementation.
Using real project examples, practitioners will raise some issues, lessons & principles for the future.
For further information see www.aila.org.au/nsw/workshops/08-Nov.htm
Date: 12 November 2008
Time: 8.30am to 2pm
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Platinum Lounge
For Further details & registration downlod their flyer
The Plantmark Group invites you and your staff to an Open Day where you can learn about new developments in the plant world and see the newly refurbished wholesale nursery site in Kellyville. There is also the opportunity to visit our NSW production nursery in Arcadia and see a practical demonstration on the use of pre-emergent herbicides in that setting.
When: Wednesday, 19th November 2008
Where: 3 Withers Road, Kellyville Map…
Why: Newly refurbished site. Great new cash & carry area. New products
For agenda and to RSVP download the flyer…
Climate Change Forum - Book Now space is limited http://www.aila.org.au/qld/EVENTS/climate/default.htm
Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professional program - Brisbane consultation November 10th 2008, QLD Art Gallery - Modern Art Gallery - Lecture Theatre
The Brisbane forum is the first of a series of state based climate change consultations. These will also include a number of forums being held by AILA to update members and other professions on the current status of the Climate Change Adaption Skills for Professionals Program, to engage the locals in a discussion and to provide guidance back to the project leaders on the future directions for the project and the AILA in its advocacy work.
The Project Manager is Catherine Neilson. Also in attendance on the day will be representatives from the CSIRO, Griffith University and the EIANZ.
The draft discussion paper - AILA National Landscape Principles has just been uploaded to the website - link on this page:
http://www.aila.org.au/climate/consultations/Brisbane08.htm.
This Draft Discussion Paper has been prepared as a part of the Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professionals Program (CCASPP), as a means to engage further discussion and input towards the development of a set of National Landscape Principles, due to be completed by June 2009.
Contributions and comment on this document are welcomed from Institute members and interested parties. All participants at the Brisbane National Consultation Forum will need to read the document prior to attendance at that forum.
Your feedback is, as always, appreciated.
Kind regards,
Lisa Johnston
QLD State Manager
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
PO BOX 7342, East Brisbane, QLD 4169
Ph: (07) 3890 2612, Fax 02 6249 7337
qld@aila.org.au
www.aila.org.au/qld/
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
See here for the latest news and podcasts
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…
