Ephemeral landscapes

Some of the most successful elements within landscapes are often found by chance - ephemeral phenomenon such as light and shade. This ephemeral layer was recorded by artist Sophie Whettnall in her landscape installation / intervention 'Recording the Light' in Barcelona in 2002. Ephemeral shadows created by on site pavilions informed the marking of the ground plane to form a record of transient time. The resulting patterns created an intricate dialogue with the built forms on site and informed us of the passage of time and the impermanent elements that impact on landscapes everyday.

I believe there are opportunities for Landscape Architects to draw attention to these transient forces more often in our landscape designs - to develop more sensory and experiential landscape immersion. Can this be achieved without destroying the joy of the chance discovery or fleeting moment in time?

Image from 'Recording the Light' by Sophie Whettnall

You've got to be in it...to win it

At the last AILA Fresh Event our playground competition was launched and the closing date for entry submissions was extended until 12th July. Please see the new flyer above for more information on entry conditions - including a few extra guidelines to clarify the design brief for you all.

There is a very attractive prize on offer for the winner of the competition - a $150 voucher for Architext bookstore!

We would love to see your ideas, sketches and artistic visions submitted, so start getting creative!

Playground competition extended!

The submission deadline for our Fresh Like To...Go Play! competition has now been extended until 12th July!

We would love to receive your entries - imaginings, sketches, ideas...further details to follow shortly.

In the meantime take a look at this Picasa photo album by playgroundideas for some inspiration for your entries and some images of example playgrounds featuring recycled materials.

Competition launch Photos!

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Playground entries due today!

Entries for the AILA Fresh 'Fresh Like To...Go Play' competition are due today, so put the finishing touches to your submissions and email them through to fresh.aila@gmail.com

An exhibition of the competition entries will be held this Thursday 10th June. See the flyer above for more information on submitting competition entries and the event details.