OCULUS

OCULUS is delighted to have collaborated with the Blak Hand Collective on the concluded Ngurra Competition at Commonwealth Place. We look forward to the opportunity to progress a revamped project on a new site at Acton Peninsula in Canberra. #LandscapeArchitecture #DesignCompetition

Congratulations to OCULUS Senior Landscape Architect Virginia Overell for being recognised by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Victoria with a 2024 Future Leader Graduate Award! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gsgHD_ih

Our team’s concept for The Reimagining Where We Live: Design Ideas Competition, run by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, was highly commended by the jury. We collaborated with Jacqueline Bartholomeusz, David Sutherland, and Lorraine Calder to design a seniors living environment where private and socialisation spaces are woven together with a verdant landscape. The jury commended the significant areas of landscape and vegetation as being of real value to residents and staff, providing a sensory natural environment of pleasure and beauty within the urban context. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNXx9pBs #LandscapeArchitecture #DesignCompetition

6 June is World Green Roof Day – a celebration of green roofs all over the world and the many benefits they bring to people and nature. Image: Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club on Bidjigal and Gadigal Country in Sydney, designed in collaboration with WARREN AND MAHONEY and Greenaway Architects.   #WorldGreenRoofDay #GreenRoof #WGRD2024 Australasian Green Infrastructure Network

To mark World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme has released a practical guide designed to get everyone involved in restoring land, halting desertification, and building drought resilience. By joining forces, we can forge a more sustainable world for generations to come. Guide: https://lnkd.in/eY_hTtDM Images: Ramsar listed Edithvale Seaford Wetlands Discovery Centre on Bunurong Country designed for Melbourne Water, in collaboration with MvS Architects. Photographed by Peter Bennetts. #WorldEnvironmentDay #GenerationRestoration #EdithvaleWetlands #RamsarSite

TRX City Park has received an award at the 2024 Malaysian Landscape Architecture Awards, presented by the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia. Congratulations to our collaborators – Pentago Group, Lendlease, GDP Architects, Grimshaw, Kinetics Play, Playpoint Asia, Landart Design, and Büro North. Read more: https://lnkd.in/giYCYgzB #RooftopPark #GreenRoof #LandscapeArchitecture

The ACT Government’s Gender Sensitive Urban Design Framework and Toolkit won a Landscape Architecture Award for Research, Policy and Communications at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) ACT Awards announced last week on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country in Canberra. Developed by PLACE Lab, OCULUS, Inhabit Place and Communication Link, the project aims to set a new standard for public spaces that are equitable, inclusive, accessible, and safe for all individuals, with particular attention to the needs of women, girls, gender-diverse individuals, and other vulnerable groups. Discover more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gSGgJdaU #GenderSensitiveUrbanDesign #LandscapeArchitecture  #LandscapeArchitects

27 May to 3 June is National Reconciliation Week in Australia. Reconciliation Australia says “Now more than ever, we need to tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation,” and encourages supporters “to actively reinforce the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across this continent.” Today, and every day, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the places we work and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We honour the deep connection First Peoples have to our lands, waters, and sky, and we value their ongoing contribution to caring for Country. We've compiled a list on our website of events in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, where you can learn more about the world's oldest living culture: https://lnkd.in/giuiR24Q #NRW2024 #NowMoreThanEver

It’s great to learn that the City of Melbourne unanimously passed Planning Scheme Amendment C376: Sustainable Building Design to ensure future development achieves best practice in Environmentally Sustainable Design including increased energy efficiency and greening of buildings.   The amendment introduces a 40% green cover target, with a layered approach that incorporates understorey and canopy planting comprising native vegetation species, supporting the creation of complex and biodiverse ecosystems.   OCULUS worked with Arup, HillPDA Consulting, and Junglefy, together with City of Melbourne’s green infrastructure and planning specialists, to provide the strategic justification for introducing these sustainability regulations into Melbourne’s planning scheme.   Green Our City Strategic Action Plan: https://lnkd.in/gTn_5gjZ   #SustainableDesign #UrbanDesign #LandscapeArchitecture #Melbourne

West Head Lookout on Garigal Country, designed by Bruce Mackenzie and OCULUS for NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, has won the Landscape Award at the 2024 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards. Congratulations to everyone involved and all the other finalists! Collaborators: Bruce Mackenzie, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Carfax Commercial Constructions Pty Ltd, Master Landscaping Australia, and Dunnings Consulting Engineers. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gzDmaJJt #NationalPark #HeritageAwardsNSW #Heritage #LandscapeArchitecture