This first history of landscape architecture in Australia profiles the people who have shaped the nation's landscape and forged a profession: designers, architects, public servants and activists. Using archival images and plans, the book recounts in fascinating detail milestones such as the creation of Melbourne's public parks, the acclaimed private gardens designed by Edna Walling and Paul Sorensen, the landscaping of Canberra's broad open spaces, and the reclaiming of Sydney's harbour foreshore culminating in the redevelopment of Olympic Park.
Making Landscape Architecture in Australia is the story of unique personalities and the battles fought over the right to determine the shape and form of the landscapes that make Australian cities distinctive.
Introduction Landscape architecture in context
Creators of landscape and environment
Roots of the profession
Early proponents of an emerging discipline Origins and precedents
Landscape and power
International ideas
Edna Walling and her contemporaries Spirit of the pioneers
Garden
City
Land and country Uneven paths
Infrastructure
A landscape for Monash An institute for identity
Institutionalisation of landscape architecture
Forming identity Making ground
Reclaiming land
Assessing the value of landscape
Site planning and design Contested territories
The transformative power of urban space
Making claims to Australian urban design
Landscapes of the future
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Index
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