Above image: National Arboretum Canberra project by Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer

Australian Design Review takes a look at the five Australian practices that won some of the most awaited awards at this year’s World Architecture Festival in Singapore.

One of the most prestigious global awards in the architectural industry – the Landscape Project of the Year Award – went to Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer for their National Arboretum Canberra project.

National Arboretum Canberra project by Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer

The National Arboretum Canberra redefines the meaning of a public garden in the 21st Century. It comprises 100 forests of endangered tree species from around the world on a 250-hectare former fire ravaged site. Growing out of the very real issues of sustainability, biodiversity and public environmental concern, the National Arboretum is a strategy, a program and an ongoing event, not a design chiefly based on aesthetics....Continue Reading

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