Catherin Bull is emeritus professor of landscape architecture at the University of Melbourne and an adjunct professor at QUT. She has served as a member of design panels in South Australia, Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney, and was involved in the Sydney 2000 Olympics for 15 years, pre- and post-event.
Catherin Bull's Latest contributions
Can the Brisbane Olympics 2032 create value and a lasting legacy?
Exactly what does the 2032 Summer Olympics mean for Queensland and the vast conurbation considered “Brisbane”? Catherin Bull examines.
Restorative effects: Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)
The design of the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) by Hassell capitalizes on the benefits of greenery on health while laying down the framework for a successful future pedestrian precinct in inner-Brisbane.
Tactical urbanism: Fish Lane
A neglected post-industrial area of central Brisbane is transformed into a vibrant arts precinct through a collaborative private delivery model with a nuanced approach at both the strategic and the fine-grain scale.
Peak built environment groups condemn Brisbane casino
Three professional bodies representing architecture, landscape architecture and urban design speak out against casino.
Lady Cilento Hospital landscapes
For Brisbane’s new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Conrad Gargett created an impressive suite of rooftop gardens full of drama and novelty.
Stories of place: Perry Lethlean
Perry Lethlean of Taylor Cullity Lethlean talks to Catherin Bull about narrative, place and the New Civic in contemporary public gardens.
The garden at Medhurst
A contemporary take on modernist landscape design by Tract Consultants in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.
Landscape architects as urban designers
Cathrin Bull reflects on the urban design for Landscape Architecture Australia 137.
Roma Street Parkland
A decade after completion, this sixteen-hectare parkland is still making a significant contribution life in Brisbane.
From land to landscape, space to place
An excerpt from Professor Catherin Bull’s keynote address at the IFLA APR Congress on Hospitality: Interact with Land.