The Seven Spirit Wilderness, Northern Territory, with landscape design by EcoSystems, left, which won the Award in Landscape Excellence at the fifth biennial national awards of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects presented in Canberra last night (saty 11 sept). The judges said the award was given in recognition of sensitive creativity resulting in a magical, cultural and natural experience. At right is the Belconnen Skate Park, with landscape design by ACT Landscape, which won a merit award in the Government section. The judges said: “”This intensive hard landscape was developed in conjunction with strong community involvement. The result is a fun place for both formal competition use or informal play”.
The judges said the entries showed that landscape architects were emerging a senior consultants in projects and were being involved in all stages. “”We have indeed moved beyond the cosmetic consultant image,” they said.