Paul Herzich
Paul Herzich of Mantirri (Mun-ter-ree) Design was the first Aboriginal student to complete a Bachelor of Design Studies at the University of Adelaide in the year 2000 and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at the same university in 2002. For over two decades, Paul has worked tirelessly to learn more about his connections to his Aboriginal cultural heritage, so he can share, educate and enable others to learn through landscape architecture, design and public art. Paul was also AILA’s first Aboriginal Registered Landscape Architect in 2006 and he is the most senior Aboriginal Landscape Architect in Australia.
This Fellowship is awarded to Paul in recognition of his 25 year AILA membership and his long and distinguished service with the AILA at both, a State level (SA Executive Committee member) and at a National level (Co-chair of the AILA Connection to Country Committee and Cultural Advisor) for his outstanding commitment towards providing opportunities for First Nations cultural stories and heritage to be told through landscape architecture and public art within public realm settings.