John Mongard, Christian Duell, nico, and GreenLife
Like the slow food movement, slow design essentially offers a ground up rather than top-down approach to city planning and design.
Hear how John Mongard has planned and delivered exciting green infrastructure, food in the city and other benefits for communities through engagement processes that reflect a 'slow planning and design' ethos.
Christian Duell will share some of the projects and public workshops aimed at increasing the 'green' scape and sustainability of Brisbane.
Christian and Nico will also centre discussion around the implementation and delivery of green/living infrastructure, with a focus on temporary edible installations.
Christian and Nico will also centre discussion around the implementation and delivery of green/living infrastructure, with a focus on temporary edible installations.
The forum will conclude with organisers of the 2012 Green Life event to be held in Brisbane. providing an overview of the event and how urban designers can get involved and make a difference.
Speakers
John Mongard
John Mongard is a highly awarded landscape architect and urban innovator. As a practitioner who approaches design and landscape from a culturally enriched and environmentally responsible perspective, he has consistently worked with communities to realise dynamic and liveable places and spaces.
John Mongard Landscape Architects (JMLA) carry out the majority of its projects in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams of artists, artisans and other professionals, forging new ways of placemaking and leading Queensland's push towards culturally appropriate development.
The reconnection of food, water and natural resources through recycling, urban agriculture and water sensitive urban design are emerging priorities for John and his practice.
JMLA's approach has been consistently recognised and awarded throughout Queensland and Nationally by AILA and PIA. Most recently, John's role in the Ecovillage at Currumbin and Kingaroy Cultural Precinct have been well received and JMLA won the 2011 AILA Qld: Award of Excellence in Planning - Bingara and The Living Classroom, for Gwydir Shire Council.
Through White Light, Christian explores the possibilities of ephemeral architecture and digital technology in allowing users to interact with and re-interpret their local spaces and environments.
Christian is currently based at The Edge, Digital Culture Centre, within the State Library of Queensland where he has held a position as Catalyst in Environmental Sustainability as well the Project Coordinator of Flood of Ideas.
John Mongard Landscape Architects (JMLA) carry out the majority of its projects in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams of artists, artisans and other professionals, forging new ways of placemaking and leading Queensland's push towards culturally appropriate development.
The reconnection of food, water and natural resources through recycling, urban agriculture and water sensitive urban design are emerging priorities for John and his practice.
JMLA's approach has been consistently recognised and awarded throughout Queensland and Nationally by AILA and PIA. Most recently, John's role in the Ecovillage at Currumbin and Kingaroy Cultural Precinct have been well received and JMLA won the 2011 AILA Qld: Award of Excellence in Planning - Bingara and The Living Classroom, for Gwydir Shire Council.
Christian Duell
Christian Duell is a registered architect, musician and the director of White Light. Through White Light, Christian explores the possibilities of ephemeral architecture and digital technology in allowing users to interact with and re-interpret their local spaces and environments.
Christian is currently based at The Edge, Digital Culture Centre, within the State Library of Queensland where he has held a position as Catalyst in Environmental Sustainability as well the Project Coordinator of Flood of Ideas.
nico
nico is the Director of dwdc designs, an Architect, Permaculture Designer and Sculptor.Current works progress toward the aim of a wildly luxuriant growing architecture integrating the client and their environment via site specific responses and intervention to enhance the joy of habitation of Public Art and Architecture.
Date and TimeThursday, 2 February 2012 5:00pm Registration, Drinks & Nibbles 5:30pm Seminar start 7:00pm Seminar finish (note: lifts lock at 6:00pm) | VenueNorton Rose Australia Level 17, 175 Eagle Street, Brisbane Thank you to our venue sponsor:  |
Cost $50.00 UDAL Members $60.00 Alliance partners (PIA, AIUS, AIA, Griffith, QUT, UQ, Bond) $70.00 Non Members $22.00 Students – UT, UQ, Bond, Griffith & Retired UDAL members RegistrationsRegistrations close: Tuesday, 31 January 2012 Registration is via the online form only. To register, click the Event Registration tab on this website. | |
More Information / Contact UsFor more information about the forum or UDAL, contact UDAL Executive Officer, Linda Cupitt directly on 040 272 9763 or email admin@udal.org.au | |
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