Landscape Architecture Award

Collaboration Towards Cities That Thrive Communicating The Role of Healing Gardens — Conrad Gargett

Collaboration Towards Cities That Thrive – Communicating The Role of Healing Gardens by Conrad Gargett

JURY COMMENT

Although the benefits of contact with nature for mental and physical wellbeing are well-known, landscapes are still not sufficiently incorporated into many projects. For this reason the jury recognized the need for specific research that assists project teams in advocating for the inclusion of landscape.

The commitment of academics, researchers and designers in a wideranging collaboration over a number of years has resulted in publications and practical case studies that highlight the role of healing gardens in positively influencing broader health and wellbeing.

Project team Katharina Nieberler-Walker (Conrad Gargett), Cheryl Desha (Griffith University), Omniya El Baghdadi (industry representative – Egypt, Griffith University), Angela Reeve (Queensland University of Technology), Jenny Ziviani (University of Queensland) Image MMC Design Innovation EHD London