Posts in Ecosystems
The Lily Pads
The Lily Pads

The Lily Pads are Inspiring Place’s competition-winning entry to replace the ageing deck over the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens’ famous lily pond as part of the Gardens’ bicentennial celebrations.

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Small Projects, Sustainability, Heritage, EcosystemsAILAROYAL TASMANIAN BOTANICAL GARDENS2019, State Award of Excellence, Tas Awards, TAS, Tasmania, The Lily Pads, Inspiring Place, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Gardens, Timber, Meeting place, Deck, Hobart
Oaklands Park and Wetland
Oaklands Park and Wetland

At the heart of the project is a functional wetland which harvests 500 Megalitres of water from the Sturt River for use in irrigation of 30 other open spaces and for groundwater recharge.

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Ecosystems, Ecology, Sustainability, Environment, Garden Landscapes, Open Spaces, Parks and Open Space, WaterAILAOaklands Park and Wetlands2018, Oaklands Park and Wetland, TCL, City of Marion, Wetlands, SA, National Landscape Architecture Award, State Award of Excellence
Temaiku Land and Urban Planning
Temaiku Land and Urban Planning

Tamaiku Land and Urban Planning is a brave, necessary and compelling project that addresses one of the greatest injustices played out today – the loss of home, community, culture due to climate change.

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Liveability, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Ecology, Environment, Excellence, Infrastructure, International, Sustainability, WaterAILATemaiku2018, National Award of Excellence, International, Jacobs, Temaiku, Kiribati, Climate Change, Pacific Island, Community
Gum Scrub Creek
Gum Scrub Creek

Creating a 10-hectare wetland in an urban growth area degraded by agriculture takes vision and quality of execution. Gum Scrub Creek is such a project. Located in Officer, Melbourne, the project has taken five years of planning to deliver and sets a benchmark for quality urban development.

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Climate Change, Ecosystems, Green Infrastructure, Water Sensitive Urban, Land ManagementAILANational Award of Excellence, State Award of Excellence, 2016, 2014, Award, Melbourne, VIC, Wurundjeri