
Canadian Landscape Architect Claude Cormier, Designer of Innovative and Playful Public Spaces, Dies at 63
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Canadian Landscape Architect Claude Cormier, Designer of Innovative and Playful Public Spaces, Dies at 63
Land Escapism event February 2024 in Sydney and Canberra. Featuring Tom and Sue Stuart-Smith, Steven Wells and Georgina Reid.
Summary of Australian Landscape Conference 2023
Australian Landscape Conference 2023 Summation by Prof Andrew Campbell.
Reproduced courtesy Landscape Design Institute News https://www.ldi.org.au/news-events-nav/news/alc-review-2023 Australian Landscape Conference 2023 Review by Josh Arkey, JALA Studio The 2023 Australian Landscape Conference by Outlandish
Weekend Australian – Gardens Articles
The Weekend Australian Magazine – Gardens section articles by Helen Young.
Sydney Morning Herald – Claude Cormier Article
The Sydney Morning Herald – Gardens for Senses of Humour by Robin Powell.
Newsletters
Oct 2023 – Remembering Claude Cormier
Mar 2023 – Crossing Borders and Boundaries
Feb 2023 – Santa Claude is coming to town
Jan 2023 – Zooming Towards March
Dec 2022 – Fostering Connections in Landscape Design
Nov 2022 – Unearthing New Meaning in Landscapes
Aug 2022 – Designed Landscapes Should Address the Challenges of Our Time
Jan 2022 – The Land Escapism Experience Will Be Out of the Ordinary
World Leading Presenters
Zakpage, Australia
Tom’s work initially focussed on historic British landscapes before opening his own practice and he now designs gardens, parks and landscapes throughout the world.
Emma is a Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellow for 2023 and the Founder of The Heart Gardening Project (THGP) in Melbourne.
Trisha Dixon photographs, writes, read and leads tours of gardens worldwide.
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Sue is best known as the author of The Well Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times bestseller, now printed in 18 languages.
Italy and UK
Principle – Turenscape, China
Steven Wells researched the development, use and management of therapeutic gardens in healthcare settings as a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow.
Associate Professor Julian Raxworthy
University of Canberra, Australia
Landscape Architect – Chile
Canada
Great Dixter, UK
Georgina Reid is a writer, gardener and founding editor of Wonderground print journal and online magazine.
Cistus Design Nursery, USA
Adj. Professor Margot Neale is an award-winning Indigenous art curator, historian and researcher.
City Architect – City of Melbourne, Australia
Tokachi Millennium Forest – Hokkaido, Japan