AILDM National Design Awards for 2010 presented at Annual Dinner

(16 August 2010) The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) held its gala dinner on Saturday night, 14 August 2010. The winners of the awards for each category were presented to their highly deserving winners, as well as those ‘highly commended’ and the most prestigious of all, the ‘Allan Correy Award for Excellence’.

Tim Entwisle was our brilliant Master of Ceremonies and AILDM’s Patron, Allan Correy, enthralled us with part two of the story of his fascinating life, from the UK to the US as a student of Landscape Architecture (delivered by AILDM President Adrian Swain).

Even to be accepted as a nominee for the AILDM Design Awards requires a huge amount of hard work, inspiration, knowledge and dedication. It is an outstanding achievement then to be recognised for excellence in one’s field- and know that both peers and the industry acknowledge it.

Congratulations to all the entrants, to those highly commended, and to the winners! In the Spring issue of Landscape Outlook, AILDM’s official journal, we will showcase the winning designs – so don’t miss it!

The winners are:

Allan Correy Award for Excellence
Nathan Burkett, Nathan Burkett Landscape Design and Construction

Allan Correy Student Award
Winner:
Susan Latty

Residential under $40,000
Winner:
Outhouse Design, Steven Warner

Highly Commended:
Green Rooms Gardens & Landscapes, Alex Haskey

Residential $40,000-$100,000
Winner:
Pepo, Nicola Mai Cameron and Carolyn Armstrong

Highly Commended:
Good Manors Pools & Gardens, Hugh Burnet
Eden by Design, Andrew Davies & Karen Ruthven

Residential $100,000 +
Winner:
Nathan Burkett, Nathan Burkett Landscape Design and Construction

Highly Commended:
Fluid Design, Justin Dibble
Pepo, Nicola Mai Cameron and Carolyn Armstron

Commercial/Institutional/Public Space
Winner:
George Adams, The Gardenmakers

Plantscape Design
Winner:
Secret Gardens of Sydney, Matthew Cantwell & Sophie Greive

Environmental
Winner:
The Gardenmakers – Fiona Temple, David Bambridge & George Adams

Landscape Management
Winner:
ecodesign – Adrian Swain, Jacki Brown, Simon James

Recent Graduate Design
Highly Commended:
George Adams, The Gardenmakers

This is a once-a-year opportunity to converge as an industry group for an inspiring evening with renowned industry leaders and talented designers. It celebrates the highest calibre of design produced by members across the country – showcasing the very best of those gardens and landscapes. Dr Tim Entwisle, esteemed Executive Director of the Botanic Gardens Trust Sydney and Honorary Fellow of AILDM, will be the host of proceedings for the evening.

AILDM takes pleasure in announcing the 2010 National Design Awards finalists:

• Botanical Traditions – Ruth Czermak and Fiona Hurse
• Ecodesign – Adrian Swain, Jacki Brown, Simon James
• Eden by Design – Andrew Davies and Karen Ruthven
• Fluid Design – Justin Dibble
• Good Manors Pools & Gardens – Hugh Burnett
• Green Rooms Gardens & Landscapes – Alex Haskey
• Nathan Burkett Landscape Design and Construction – Nathan Burkett
• Outhouse Design – Steven Warner
• Pepo – Nicola Mai Cameron and Carolyn Armstrong
• Secret Gardens of Sydney – Matthew Cantwell and Sophie Greive
• Tessa Rose Playspace & Landscape Design – Tess Michaels and Jamie Miller
• The Gardenmakers – David Bambridge, Fiona Temple and George Adams

From the category winners, the judges then select the outstanding design to receive the Allan Correy Award for Design Excellence. Allan is a respected ‘elder statesman’ of landscape architecture in Australia and AILDM’s revered patron.

AILDM is regarded as the best place to find qualified landscape designers who work with you to design site specific, environmentally sensitive and beautiful gardens and landscapes.

Contact:
Brad Freeman, National Administrator administrator@aildm.com.au

Details:
AILDM Annual Dinner & Design Awards Presentations
Harbour View Hotel 17 Blue Street, North Sydney 2060
Saturday 14 August 2010 from 6.45pm for pre-dinner drinks and canapés
Cost: $100.00/pp
Members and non-members welcome
RSVP: by Friday, 30 July 2010
Seats or a table (10 people per table) can be booked at: www.aildm.com/dinner

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Finalists

• Botanical Traditions – Ruth Czermak and Fiona Hurse
• Ecodesign – Adrian Swain, Jacki Brown, Simon James
• Eden by Design – Andrew Davies and Karen Ruthven
• Fluid Design – Justin Dibble
• Good Manors Pools & Gardens – Hugh Burnett
• Green Rooms Gardens & Landscapes – Alex Haskey
• Nathan Burkett Landscape Design and Construction – Nathan Burkett
• Outhouse Design – Steven Warner
• Pepo – Nicola Mai Cameron and Carolyn Armstrong
• Secret Gardens of Sydney – Matthew Cantwell and Sophie Greive
• Tessa Rose Playspace & Landscape Design – Tess Michaels and Jamie Miller
• The Gardenmakers – David Bambridge, Fiona Temple and George Adams

The Annual Dinner and Design Awards Presentations will be held at the Harbourview Hotel, North Sydney on Saturday, 14 August 2010. $100 per person.

Book your seat or a table by visiting www.aildm.com/dinner

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Speakers;
Tim Entwisle: (Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney) – The World’s Best Botanic Garden.
What is a botanic garden, and what makes a great one? Executive Director of Sydney’s Botanic Gardens Trust, Tim Entwisle, will tour the world illustrating some of the great, and not so great, botanic gardens. Tim will show examples where botanic gardens do not inspire visitors about plants, and why other gardens do it better. Along the way learn a little about the history of botanic gardens and why they are important to us today.

Craig Rich (Alpine Nurseries) – Grafted Eucalypts and their  Successful Use in the Landscape.
Craig will provide a hands on look at grafted Eucalypts showing the range of varieties available. He will also discuss some of the cultural issues landscapers need to be aware of when planting and maintaining them.

The Rural Fire Service – ‘Landscaping in a Bushfire Prone Area’
A member of the Rural Fire Service will share with us the principles of landscaping properties for Bush Fire Protection, Vegetation Management and how to maintain property.

A relaxing, educational & inspiring afternoon. Afternoon tea will be provided.

Where:  The Chatswood Club,  11 Help St,  Chatswood 2067 MAP…
When:   Tuesday 9 March   3.00 – 7.00 pm

$40 – AILDM Members
$20 – AILDM Student Members
$50 – Non-members

Parking should be available at the parking station on Endeavour St. The train and bus stations are nearby.

Prizes
1st     $1000
2nd    $500
3rd     $300

In addition to our usual magnificent prizes there will be an additional award attached to this competition. This award is named the Allan Correy Student Design Award and commemorates the enormous contribution made to our profession by AILDM’s patron, Allan Correy.

Further details on the AILDM website

AILDM will be at The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Carlton Gardens, Melbourne

WEDNESDAY 24 TO SUNDAY 28 MARCH 2010

It is a fantastic opportunity to be involved

Just like 2009 this is a fantastic opportunity for our members and the association.  One of the main ways that you can be involved is to come along and staff the stand.

There are many benefits to being involved – staffing the stand is an opportunity to get your name and face out to the public, to network with other members, other desigmers and industry people. It is also a way that you can help promote AILDM as an association to other people. Visiting the show is a chance to broaden your knowledge.

Contact Ruth Czermak ruth.czermak@aildm.com.au or Beverley Read beverley.read@aildm.com.au or preferably post a note on the Forum
“AILDM members>News & Events>2010 MIFGS”

1st   Philip Norris-  Ryde TAFE, NSW
2nd   Kieren Hills -  Ryde TAFE, NSW
3rd   Michael Linsley -  Kurri Kurri TAFE, NSW

Allan Correy Student Design Award -
Susan Latty -  Ryde TAFE, NSW

Once again it is fantastic see such a high level of work being submitted from around the States. The level of presentation was on the whole excellent, with a strong shift this year towards computer generated graphics. The winning entries all addressed the Brief accurately and presented carefully designed gardens that are imaginative whilst also suiting the client and site conditions.

The winner of the Allan Correy Student Design Award (not necessarily 1st place) gave a thoughtful comment on the contemporary Australian landscape design style and translated it beautifully into a cohesive design, epitomising the spirit of the Allan Correy Award.

We thank and congratulate all students for their efforts as well as their teachers for supporting the competition.

Details for the 2010 National Student Design Competition available soon!

After the huge success of the 2009 Awards, it is time once again to celebrate the skills and experience of AILDM members by finding the very best garden and landscape designs and showcasing them to the media and public.

The 2010 Awards see the inclusion of a new category to cover Landscape Management. The other categories are for Design of constructed gardens and landscapes including residential, commercial, institutional, environmental and pro bono, as well as one specifically for plant design. This gives a total of nine categories for you to enter in.

There will be an award for each category plus a special overall award (Allan Correy Award for Design Excellence) for the most outstanding entry.

Enter now and be Australia’s best landscape designer or manager!
Closing date Friday, 30 April 2010 at 5pm.

Entry Form

Guidelines & Rules

For further enquiries please contact the AILDM National Administrator administrator@aildm.com.au