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LatStudios is proud to announce that Georgia England has been promoted to Senior Landscape Planner. Georgia joined LatStudios in 2021, gained her AILA registration in 2023 and is a highly valued team player in our Landscape Planning team. She has contributed to a wide variety of strategic landscape planning and landscape and visual impact assessment (LVIA) projects, particularly in the renewables sector, including wind farms, solar farms, BESS, PHES and OHTL connection projects. Georgia has also grown her professional network over the last 3.5 years, demonstrating dedication to the profession, including through serving on the AILA Queensland Advocacy Committee. We wish her every success and look forward to her continued career growth with LatStudios. #LatStudios #SeniorLandscapePlanner #LandscapeArchitecture #Promotions

Congratulations to Senior Landscape Architect Nathan Merlano on achieving his Registration with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).   Nathan started with us as a Student Landscape Architect in 2016 and has continued to develop his keen eye for design and visual communication, along with a strong aptitude for project management and the delivery of some amazing project outcomes. ⁠ We commend Nathan on the time and effort he has poured into this challenging registration process. We are very proud of this major milestone in his career. Well done Nathan! ⁠ #RegisteredLandscapeArchitect #RLA #AILA 📸: Drew Echberg Photographer

Congratulations to Nick Purdy on achieving Registration with the Board of Architects of Queensland!   Nick started with LatStudios as an experienced Graduate of Architecture in 2021, he has since continued to expand his repertoire by completing a Certificate in Climate Change Adaptation in 2023 whilst still working full time. Nick has continued to grow and develop his skills since joining the studio to become a professional, collaborative and highly valued member of our team.   This is major milestone in his career and we are very proud of his achievements, well done Nick!⁠ ⁠ Pictured: Nick Purdy (right) with his partner Olivia, after being presented his Architect’s certificate of registration at yesterday’s ceremony.

The restoration of the St Peter's Lutheran College Chapel at the Indooroopilly campus has recently been completed. LatStudios collaborated with the College and project team on this significant milestone in preserving the heart of the College’s community.   The Chapel and the surrounding landscape are interpreted as ‘a building within a field’—where the landscape design is restrained to support the Chapel’s sense of presence as a central object in a broader bushland setting.   Our approach was essentially a restorative approach that resulted in a reserved native landscape outcome. Research of historic images and records informed the removal of decades of adhoc plantings to let the building visually and physically breathe again with a palette of low native and accent plantings.   We would like to thank the St Peter’s Lutheran College Chapel Rejuvenation team: Alan Peet, Director, St Peter’s Lutheran College, Property and Facilities (Project Lead); m3architecture; Ruth Woods - Heritage Architect and Palladium Infrastructure (PM) amongst the broader project team.   Read more about this milestone project here: https://lnkd.in/gyDXwr9e St Peters Lutheran College; m3architecture; Palladium: Make It Possible

We are delighted to share that Frankston City Council & LatStudios won the Award of Excellence in the Community Wellbeing & Diversity category at the 2024 Planning Institute of Australia Victoria State Awards for their Public Toilet Action Plan prepared by LatStudios and Council. This award recognises initiatives that achieve outstanding social sustainability outcomes and focuses on planning for communities - in other words, planning for people. It celebrates great social planning that assists and supports community cohesion, safety, and supports the culture of diversity. LatStudios' Gender Impact Assessment Tool (read more here: https://lnkd.in/gwg5KFfj ) continues this work focusing on planning for places that address diversity and safety for all. Thank you to the fantastic team at Frankston City particularly Meg Doherty and Sally Prideaux for advocating for this project.

LatStudios Director Damian Thompson was honoured to be part of last night's NExT Forum at University of the Sunshine Coast alongside keynote speaker Prof. Husam AlWaer B.Arch, MRTPI, Ph.D, BREEAM AP, AoU, UDG (University of Dundee, UK) and fellow speaker Narelle McCarthy (Sunshine Coast Environment Council). A rich discussion on the potential for applying biophilic principles and the 20-minute neighbourhood concept to the emerging Maroochydore City Centre ensued. Thanks to all that came along and of course Dr. Gregor H Mews for organising such a rich, timely discussion.    #NExTForum #BiophilicDesign #sunshinecoast

Congratulations to Naturform on taking out two category awards for The Quarry, Keperra from the 2024 Landscape Queensland Construction Excellence Awards! • Commercial $4 Million Dollar Plus Winner - Naturform - Keperra Quarry Redevelopment Stage 1, Keperra • Best Landscape Feature - Commercial Winner - Naturform - Keperra Quarry Redevelopment Entry Stairs, Keperra We have worked with Naturform for many years on The Quarry, Keperra plus numerous other projects including UQ Community Garden, St Lucia & UQ Gatton Campus Heart and congratulate them on this well-deserved recognition of their consistent and continued commitment to quality outcomes in their work. The Quarry at Keperra project has and continues to be a mammoth undertaking and we are so proud of our studio team, collaborators, subconsultants and client Frasers Property on all of their hard work on this incredible addition to their northern Brisbane landmark community. naturform Landscape Queensland Industries Association Frasers Property Australia #TheQuarry #Keperra #LQAwards2024 #LandscapeQueensland

Congratulations to the City of Port Phillip on endorsement of their Housing Strategy 2024-2039! The idea of creating and enhancing valued neighbourhood character is not mutually exclusive to the imperative of delivering increased housing. LatStudios assisted Council by undertaking extensive, quantifiable research on the physical attributes of neighbourhoods that contribute to their look and feel, their ‘neighbourhood character’. We then helped Council work with community and internal stakeholders to understand the preferred future characters that respond to climate change, social equity and diversity and environmentally responsible development. We look forward to how these neighbourhoods evolve over time with the new future character statements helping guide sustainable outcomes.          

A lovely afternoon last week supporting and raise funds for an important cause Youngcare, supporting young Australians living with complex permanent physical disabilities Caitlyn Saltmarsh representing LatStudios at the 2024 Y Women Lunch with O'Neill Architecture.