Journal of the Australian Institute of Landscape Designers & Managers (AILDM)
STORY MARK HILL RYDE TAFE SYDNEY
SECOND IN THE AILDM STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 2006
As a student you always carry that little bit of hope that something special will happen, not only to propel you into the real world, but something that gives you the chance to look back on all your hard work and know why you pushed yourself. I, thanks to AILDM and BORAL was given that special thing.
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Singapore Gold (PDF 602KB)
Continuing our series on our major prizewinners in the 2006 competition, our second place winner was Mark Hill, a student at Ryde TAFE in Sydney.
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AILDM Student Design Competition (PDF 731KB)
DIG: DESIGN IDEAS GARDENS
STAINLESS STEEL CURVED WATER FEATURE
Design Brief
For this building on the water’s edge at Napoleon Street, San Souci, the Architect, Anthony Antoniou briefed Andrew Davies dig: design ideas gardens, on the necessity for a central feature, a compliment of all natural elements and forms surrounding the building. There was a need to bring to the foyer area a magnifi cent piece of sculpture to be visible not only as an entrance statement, but also throughout the entire house through side windows. The water feature design required the overcoming of various visual challenges, such as two protruding downpipes, and the framing of major view cones by an ugly roof line in the distance.
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AILDM Designs – DIG (362 KB)
STORY AND PHOTOS CATHERINE STEWART FAILDM, MHMA
Living in a part of Sydney with many heritage houses and gardens, I enjoy a morning walk past the old sandstone walls, elaborate metal gates and delicious fragrances that emanate from the many old shrub borders.
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Death of the Mixed Shrubbery (PDF 1.78 MB)
STORY AND PHOTOS JIM FOGARTY HON. FELLOW AILDM
Last December I had the pleasure of being involved as a designer at the fi rst Singapore Garden Festival. The idea behind the show was to hand pick ‘Best of Show’ designers from around the world.
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Singapore Garden Festival 2006 (PDF 997 KB)
