12 MAY 2017 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AUSTRALIA
NOTICEBOARD
SMALL CREEK, IPSWICH
TO BE RENATURALIZED
Small Creek, in the City of Ipswich, Queensland will be
reinstated as a natural waterway in a project funded through
the City of Ipswich’s Stormwater Quality Offsets Program.
It is currently a 1.6 kilometre-long concrete drain. A team
consisting of Landscapology and Bligh Tanner is leading the
project, which will improve the quality of water flowing into
Deebing Creek and the Bremer River downstream, allow
for better path and bikeway connections, provide habitat for
birds and other wildlife, and allow opportunities to interact
with nature in a parkland setting. A concept design has
been released and detailed design will continue during the
first half of 2017. Photo: Courtesy of City of Ipswich
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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
TO DESIGN AN ISLAND
The University of Pennsylvania’s LA+ (Landscape
Architecture Plus) journal has launched a $10,
international ideas competition to design a hypothetical
island. The competition asks entrants to conceive a new
island or archipelago of islands that can be located
anywhere in the world. The island(s) can be in any form
and have any program, but must not exceed a total surface
area of one square kilometre. The competition is open to
landscape architects, architects, planners, artists and
designers. Entries can be made by individuals or teams
of up to three people. Australian landscape architect and
creative director of LA+ journal Richard Weller will chair
an international jury for the competition. Entries close
2 June 2017. Photo: Palo Cech/Creative Commons
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COLLINS WHARF
DEVELOPMENT APPROVEDA $1.2 billion urban development masterplanned
by Jackson Clements Burrows with Aspect | Oculus
has been approved by the Victorian Government for
Melbourne’s Docklands. Developed by Lendlease,
the Collins Wharf scheme occupies a narrow finger
wharf that divides Victoria Harbour and the Yarra
River. The six-hectare site will have 25,000 square
metres of public realm space, which will include an
“eco park” at the western tip of the wharf and more
than one kilometre of public waterfront
promenades. Image: Courtesy of Lendlease
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