Oaklands Crossing Grade Separation Project by Aspect Studios and Cox Architecture

Aboriginal Nation

Kaurna

Client

Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

Location

Oaklands Park, South Australia

Jury comment

At its best, active and public transport integrates railways, footpaths and cycleways. The Oaklands Crossing Grade Separation Project creates a holistic project that provides an effortless resolution to a complex tangle of infrastructure. The jury commends the design team in the significant role the landscape architect played in this public realm improvement. This leadership saw great environmental outcomes achieved through water urban sensitive design, the planting of more than 200 new trees and the retention of the remnant Eucalyptus camaldulensis (river red gum). The results display the potential for landscape architects to provide significant value to public infrastructure delivery.

Entrants Aspect Studios and Cox Architecture Project team Arup; Mott MacDonald; McConnell Dowell; Gould Thorpe Planning; Project to Project Photography Sweet Lime Photography