Join us for this monthly Project Spotlight Speaker Series featuring an AILA National Award winning project.  Hear from the landscape architect as they speak to the project, give insights into the process and outline the challenges and outcomes.

The next Project Spotlight will feature Cultural Heritage @ Guwarri and Jiljirrgun (view project here), winner of the 2023 AILA National Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage. Hear from landscape architect, Vanessa Margetts, from MudMap Studio, talk about the project. Listen and be involved with the conversation with the opportunity to ask questions during the webinar.

Monday 15 July, 12pm-12:45pm AEST.

Once registered, your Zoom webinar link for this event will be located in the registration confirmation email from AILA.

National Award Citation 
An exemplary model of cultural heritage integration, this project is profoundly significant to the Yawuru people and the wider community. The site encapsulates diverse historical layers, from Yawuru culture to World War II remnants, and meticulously preserves them through a thoughtful, inclusive design response. The project team’s framing of community as collaborator represents an industry-leading approach to engagement. By valuing the expertise of community contributors, including artists, historians and Elders as paid consultants, the studio demonstrates a genuine commitment to relationship-building. Additionally, the inclusion of youth-focused groups showcases a progressive and inclusive perspective. The jury commends the project team on their processes for facilitating cultural use of the landscape, and embedding economic opportunities into the design via the employment of local youth. The layered response thoughtfully considers the site’s cultural, economic and environmental futures, embedding the principles of a bio-cultural landscape and embracing the saltwater cultural obligations and practices entwined in place.

This event is a member only event. 

Registration

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