The 2015 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards were announced by the Victorian chapter of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects on Friday 16 October. The awards took place as part of the 2015 Festival of Landscape Architecture: This Public Life.
Across six categories, 13 projects were recognized by the jury. More than half of all projects submitted were in the design category, ranging from urban plazas and national parks to playgrounds and temporary installations. GASP! Stage 2 by McGregor Coxall was judged the creme of the crop, taking out the highest accolade in the design category, for creating a “spectacular setting for art, sculpture and experience.”
A number projects in Melbourne’s Docklands were particular standouts for the jury who noted that they “clearly demonstrated the public realm benefits to be gained by engaging over the long term in the area.”
The winners are:
Design
Victoria Excellence Award Landscape Architecture
GASP! Stage 2 – McGregor Coxall
Awards
108 Flinders Street – Tract Consultants
Art Technology Science - Chapel Interface – Orchard Design
Return to Royal Park – City of Melbourne
Richmond Terrace Park – Hansen Partnership
Residential Design
Victoria Edna Walling Award for Residential Designed Landscapes
Zinc House – Tract Consultants
Urban Design
Awards
Linking Docklands – City of Melbourne
Medibank Place – Hassell
Victoria Harbour - City Quarter – Aspect Studios and Oculus
Planning
Victoria Excellence Award Landscape Architecture
Shipwreck Coast Master Plan – McGregor Coxall
Award
Enhancing Swan Hill Lights: Swan Hill Sustainable Lighting Strategy – Pollen Studio
Land Management
Award
Shrine 5 Year Tree Plan – Rush Wright Associates
Research and Communication
Award
Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Service Wall – Sinatra Murphy
Future Leader
Nirvana Hrustanovic
President’s Award
Adam Nitschke