Designing high school outdoor spaces that support student wellbeing
Research is underway at UCanberra, led by Dr Gweneth Leigh, RLA, to identify how schoolyard spaces impact adolescents’ specific needs and how their design can foster student wellbeing. The Landscape Foundation of Australia supports as pro bono expert advisors on the project’s Working Group.
Embedding Nature into Victoria’s Infrastructure Future
The LFA has made recommendations to Infrastructure Victoria’s Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy, calling for green infrastructure to be recognised as essential and proposing minimum on-site green infrastructure requirements for private developments.
Introducing LFA’s First Ambassador: Crosbie Lorimer
We are delighted to introduce Crosbie Lorimer as LFA’s first Ambassador. As an enthusiastic advocate for the Foundation, Crosbie will work closely with the LFA Board to help raise its profile and impact.
Applications for the 2025 LFA Fellowship Program now open!
The Foundation invites applications from early- to mid-career professionals seeking to advance their expertise, explore/extend leading best practice, test innovative ideas, engage with experts, and position themselves for ongoing leadership.
Citygreen Becomes New LFA Principal Partner
Their donation targets the Foundation’s ‘Investing in Knowledge’ strategic priority supporting our grants and in-kind support for projects and research that will inform practice and policy development.
Applications Now Open for the 2025 Landscape Performance Case Studies Program!
LFA is delighted to announce that applications are now open for its research program focused on assessing the landscape performance of Australian projects.
Habitat Solutions supports LFA as a Principal Donor
The purpose and goals of Habitat Solutions align closely with those of the Foundation.
Announcing Our Two 2024 LFA Fellows!
The LFA Fellowship Program has expanded with the selection of two Fellows, one in Perth and one in Sydney.
Kieran Power joins the LFA Board
Environmental scientist and social scientist, Kieran Power joins the LFA board as a Non-Executive Director.
2024 LFA Fellowship Applications Now Open!
Announcing the 2024 round of applications for LFA’s Fellowship program.
Announcing the 2024 Landscape Performance Case Studies Program Teams!
The Landscape Foundation of Australia has selected two teams and projects for its inaugural round of the Landscape Performance Case Studies Program (LPCS).
Street Furniture Australia – LFA’s first Founding Partner
Addressing the consequences of societies’ attitude to nature and the need for economic systems to be changed so they fully account for all of nature’s diverse values.
Releasing our ‘Valuing Nature’ Discussion Paper
Addressing the consequences of societies’ attitude to nature and the need for economic systems to be changed so they fully account for all of nature’s diverse values.
What are the true benefits of landscape design projects?
An important question…and one that LFA is helping to answer through its Landscape Performance Case Studies Program.
‘Keeping Uralla Cool’ Project Completed
Landscape Foundation of Australia (LFA) have successfully completed their first community-based project, ‘Keeping Uralla Cool’.
B&B Highway Schools Program
LFA supports the not-for-profit organisation PlantingSeeds to help expand their innovative ‘B&B Highway Program’. Through this program students learn about the critical importance of pollinators and the actions needed to protect them.
LFA makes submission on Proposed Nature Repair Market
In newly published article in World of Landscape Architecture, Noel Corkery discusses the need for the landscape profession to broaden its reach and explore alternative models of practice.
The role of ‘Not-for-profits’ in landscape practice
In newly published article in World of Landscape Architecture, Noel Corkery discusses the need for the landscape profession to broaden its reach and explore alternative models of practice.
LFA Announces 2023 Inaugural Fellowship Winner
The Landscape Foundation of Australia is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 inaugural LFA Fellowship.
Inaugural LFA Fellowship Launched!
The Landscape Foundation of Australia is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the inaugural LFA Fellowship.