The AILA Festival, more officially known as the International Festival of Landscape Architecture, is our favourite event of the year.
Every year the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) works to deliver memorable experiences for its members through four days of discovery, knowledge exchange and opportunities to connect with design, nature and public realm experts.
This year’s theme, The Square and the Park, carefully curated by Cassandra Chilton (Rush Wright Associates), Jillian Waliss (University of Melbourne) and Kirsten Bauer (ASPECT Studios), will explore how we conceive, design, fund, construct and manage urban open space in our contemporary context.
Street Furniture Australia proudly sponsors our sixth annual festival, which will run from 10-13 October in Melbourne. Here are some must-see events and experiences.
Exploring perspectives of the designer, critic and government, three keynote addresses will introduce contemporary ideas and critical reflections on the Square and the Park from around the world. Speakers include Günther Vogt (Switzerland), Julia Czerniak (US), and Kyung-Jin Zoh (South Korea).
This competition challenges professional and emerging landscape architects, urban designers, architects and planners to speculate on new park possibilities for a future Melbourne. Shortlisted entries will be on public exhibition in the Dulux Gallery at the University of Melbourne from 8am-6pm, weekdays.
Date: Open on the Thursday and Friday of the Festival, 7-31 October 2019 Time: 8am-6pm weekdays Location: Dulux Gallery, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne Cost: Free
3. The Square and the Park Park
A new pop-up outdoor conference breakout area in Federation Square furnished by Street Furniture Australia. Relax and catch up with friends between sessions.
Date: Friday 11 – Saturday 12 October 2019 Time: All day Location: Federation Square Cost: Free
4. 2019 National Landscape Architecture Awards
An annual celebration of the leading projects shaping green, open and public spaces across Australia.
Date: Thursday October 10 2019 Time: 6pm Location: Plaza Ballroom, 191 Collins Street, Melbourne Cost: Tickets available from AILA
5. Street Furniture Australia After Party
Sample our complimentary signature Street Furniture Australia cocktail and bar tab to celebrate the festival. The three winners of the Ready, Jet Set, Go! premium carry-on competition will be announced. RSVP essential.
Date: Saturday 12 October 2019 Time: 5.10pm Location: Beer DeLuxe Federation Square, the Deck and Meadow Cost: Free, RSVP essential
6. Ready, Jet Set, Go! Competition
Street Furniture Australia is giving away three Herschel Trade Carry-On suitcases, valued at $329 each, in Vermillion Orange, White and Olive. Enter by popping your business card in the bowl in front of your preferred colour at our competition stand, at the conference. The winner will be announced at the Street Furniture Australia After Party on Saturday night (must RSVP).
Date: Friday 11 – Saturday 12 October 2019 Time: Enter all day Location: Competition stand at the Conference Announced: At the Street Furniture Australia After Party, Saturday 12 October, 5.10pm
The Street Furniture Australia factory, in Regents Park, Western Sydney, is both a manufacturing hub and R&D studio for our Australian-designed and made street furniture products. We run fun and informative group events for customers throughout the year, to share how products are designed, tested and built, and the latest products and projects. Director of Tract Julie Lee said: “It was a great opportunity for our team to look behind the scenes and understand the innovation, research and climate positive outcomes Street Furniture Australia is focusing on. Thank you for having us!” Place Design Group Associate, Liam Isaksen, said: “The factory tour is a fun experience to learn about the design and manufacturing process of public furniture we use in landscape architecture design. Seeing the work behind the scenes and …
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Street Furniture Australia has designed and built prototype charging stands as part of a Transport for NSW program to deliver free phone chargers at 15 Sydney train stations. Developed by Street Furniture Australia’s inhouse industrial designers in collaboration with Transport for NSW, the prototypes offer wireless, USB-A and USB-C charging, and can power 7 devices at once. They were built at the Street Furniture Australia factory in Western Sydney. Two Power Spots are now installed at Liverpool and Campbelltown stations. The $1 million Power Spots Project rollout to 15 transport hubs including Bankstown, Hurstville, Lidcombe, Penrith, Wynyard, Central, Town Hall and Bondi Junction will be completed by late 2024. NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen said the Power Spots provide peace of mind: “In the modern world, our phones are our …
Street Furniture Australia has confirmed its ongoing six year partnership with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), signing on for a further two years. The company has been a national sponsor and supporting corporate partner since 2014. “AILA is proud to continue this relationship with our longer-term partner, Street Furniture Australia,” says Tim Arnold, AILA CEO. “Street Furniture Australia has been committed to research, innovation and supporting the landscape architecture profession. “We’ve previously joined forces on things like #BackyardExperiment and Future Street; more recently they lead a research project, Woden Experiment at the Woden Town Square in Canberra. I’m excited to see what the partnership will bring into the future.” Street Furniture Australia will be a sponsor of the 2019 International Festival of Landscape Architecture: The Square and the …
Driverless shuttles, park benches that charge your phone and bins that send alerts when they’re full – the Future Street showed smart cities are within our grasp today. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IOTAA) and Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) built the street of the future at Circular Quay on Alfred Street, in front of Customs House in October 2017. Place Design Group, as the design partner, curated Green, Complete and Smart Street zones to imagine the best placemaking outcomes for street designs of the future. “We found that people were using the seats, tables and platforms for work and social gatherings. Build it and they will come, is a good lesson for providing more infrastructure like this in our streets,” …
Seven partners from the team that brought #BackyardExperiment to Garema Place met with landscape architects in Canberra to unpack the collaboration and shout the results from AILA’s rooftop. June Boxsell, Marketing Manager with Street Furniture Australia, joined MC Jane Easthope from In The City Canberra, Darren Mansfield from Context, the ACT Government’s City Activation Manager Caitlin Bladin, Anthony Linard from ACT Lighting Society, Alena Leonardi from WE-EF LIGHTING, Dave Raison from Lawn Solutions Australia and AILA CEO Shahana McKenzie. “#BackyardExperiment was a small project that produced big results. We have proof now that this combination of seats, art, colour, lighting and lawn, almost doubled visitation to Garema Place,” said June Boxsell. “What was most eye-opening was the new mix of people. To me it was a visual feast. There was …
