The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) awards for 2017 highlight the type and variety of challenges landscape designers face.
The Awards feature projects ranging from rural and coastal homes, to family backyards and courtyards, to rooftops and balconies. Reading the briefs behind the designs helps to understand the complexities of issues dealt with. The beautiful images of the end results often give no indication of the problems the designers had to overcome.
Anyone with a garden will know what challenges it can throw up, and how the best made plans can go off the rails once you start digging or moving plants around. This brings into focus how useful and clever landscape designers can be, using their skills to devise solutions that work and look terrific too.
Allan Correy Award for Design Excellence. Steve Warner of Outhouse Design, winner of Gold Awards across five categories.
CLICK HERE to see images of all the finished gardens with their design briefs.
Scroll down for a list of all the medal recipients in the 2017 AILDM National Landscape Design Awards.
CLICK HERE to find a professional landscape designer or manager in Australia.
The listed professionals are all AILDM members, which means they are independent and not “bought” listings.
The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) is Australia’s leading association of qualified landscape design and management professionals. AILDM represents its members who combine technical, horticultural and design expertise to create and implement beautiful outdoor spaces for private homes, public parks, schools and playgrounds, aged care facilities and many other commercial landscapes. You’ll find AILDM members in most states and major cities, as well as many regional centres.
2017 AILDM NATIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN AWARDS
Landscape Design – Rooftop
BEST IN CATEGORY
Adam Robinson Design – Adam Robinson
GOLD AWARDS
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
Adam Robinson Design – Adam Robinson
SILVER AWARDS
Secret Gardens of Sydney – Matthew Cantwell
Utopia Landscape Design – Aaron Worth
Landscape Design – Balcony or Interiorscape
GOLD AWARD & BEST IN CATEGORY
Adam Robinson Design – Adam Robinson
Residential Landscape Design Less than 50m2
BEST IN CATEGORY
Acre Landscape Architecture – Brett Robinson
GOLD AWARDS
Secret Gardens of Sydney – Matthew Cantwell
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
Quercus Gardens – Richard Rimell & Ben Muira
Acre Landscape Architecture Studio – Brett Robinson
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor, College St Project
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor, Mont Albert Rd Project
Fifth Season Landscapes – Phil Antcliff
SILVER AWARDS
Adam Robinson Design – Adam Robinson
Landsberg Garden Design – Barbara Landsberg
MUD Landscape Design – Mark Tisdell
Residential Landscape Design 50m2 – 150m2
BEST IN CATEGORY
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
GOLD AWARDS
Secret Gardens of Sydney – Matthew Cantwell
Impressions Landscape – Design – Adam McDonald
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
Valley Garden Landscapes – Alex Haskey & Jason Yi-Kai Chuang
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor
Grindstone Landscapes – Claudia Crawley
SILVER AWARDS
Adam Robinson Design – Adam Robinson
Pepo Botanic Design – Nicola Cameron, Randwick Project
Residential Landscape Design more than 150m2
GOLD AWARD & BEST IN CATEGORY
SpringGreen Landscapes – Jean-Clement Printemps
SILVER AWARDS
Impressions Landscape – Design – Adam McDonald
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor, Hopetoun Ave Project
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor, James Cres Project
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor, Tallis Drive Project
Fifth Season Landscapes – Phil Antcliff
Outdoor Establishments – Matthew Hook
Landscape Design Rural or Coastal
BEST IN CATEGORY
Acre Landscape Architecture – Brett Robinson
GOLD AWARDS
Garden Expressions – Claudia Nevell
Acre Landscape Architecture Studio – Brett Robinson
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor
Landscape Design Commercial Open Space
GOLD AWARD & BEST IN CATEGORY
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
Landscape Design Commercial Educational/ Institutional
GOLD AWARD & BEST IN CATEGORY
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
Landscape Design, Playspace
BEST IN CATEGORY
BLUE Landscape Architects – Brendan Barmby
GOLD AWARDS
BLUE Landscape Architects – Brendan Barmby, Darley Hub Project
BLUE Landscape Architects – Brendan Barmby, Bluff Rd Project
SILVER AWARDS
The Gardenmakers – Daniel Kavanagh
Outhouse Design – Steve Warner
Plantscape Design
BEST IN CATEGORY
Impressions Landscape – Design – Adam McDonald
GOLD AWARDS
Impressions Landscape – Design – Adam McDonald, Drummoyne Project
Acre Landscape Architecture Studio – Brett Robinson
C.O.S Design – Steve Taylor
SILVER AWARDS
Secret Gardens of Sydney – Matthew Cantwell
Impressions Landscape –Design – Adam McDonald, Woolooware Project
Pepo Botanic Design – Nicola Cameron, Randwick Project