Claire Martin is a Registered Landscape Architect. Originally from the UK and based in Melbourne, Australia Claire is a Fellow and National President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and a member of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Climate Change Working Group and Chair of the IFLA Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group.
Twenty-five meters above ground, the taut netting walkway brings a whole new perspective – by marrying engineering design to nature, the visitors get a unique view of the architectural concept.
At Nikken Sekkei, we take an integrated approach to our projects as a professional service firm. Across all in-house disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design + planning, engineering, research, and consulting - our teams work collaboratively to deliver better solutions for clients. Since our establishment in 1900, we have completed more than 25,000 projects, in over 250 ...
The threat of sea-level rise has permeated the globe and cities are trying to redress the balance. Adapting to sea-level rise requires constant evaluation of protective systems and will remain a work in progress for centuries to come.
I hope you are all well during what continues to be a challenging time. I am Claire Martin, the Chairwoman for the Climate Change Working Group, a sub-committee of the International Federation of Landscape Architects Asia Pacific Region, and the newly elected President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.
Inaugurated by IFLA in 2005, the Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award celebrates a living landscape architect whose “achievements and contributions have had a unique and lasting impact on the welfare of society and the environment and on the promotion of the profession of landscape architecture.” It is the highest honour IFLA can bestow on a landscape architect. The award is named after notable British ...
B+H is a global, award-winning consulting + design solutions firm with a 65+ year legacy of building bold and inspiring solutions for people through the delivery of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, interior design, and Advance Strategy services.
If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that complacency is something we can no longer afford. As landscape architects, we recognize the complex interconnectedness of planetary systems, and the dynamic relationships between people, places and other living entities. How do we heal our relationships with nature, with the places we live, work and play, and with each other?
IFLA APR EAA is currently strengthening landscape education knowledge in various countries. Starting from Taiwan, we collected award-winning projects in the field of landscape architecture in Asia (currently taking CTLAS, TILA, IFLA Asia-Pac LA award-winning works as examples). In the near future, we will extend this data collection to various countries of award-winning works.
The 2020 IFLA APR council meeting was held on 21 August, not in Penang where we were all meant to be, but as a virtual meeting instead due to the covid19 pandemic. In spite of my misgivings about running a meeting across six time zones with nearly 60 attendees, it went extremely well and I want to record my thanks to our secretariat team for enabling such a smooth and professional event on a ...
