The awards keep coming for the St Peters Street upgrade, with the project recently recognised in the 2024 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Awards held in Melbourne on 24 October 2024.
After collecting four awards at the South Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Awards earlier this year, the St Peters Street Project has also been awarded the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Award of Excellence for Infrastructure and the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Climate Positive Design Award.
The Award Jury’s comment about the project was as follows:
“Streetscapes act as the connective tissue of our neighbourhoods and provide an opportunity to define an area through a sense of uniqueness and place yet are an often-underappreciated component of landscape design.”
“The redevelopment of St Peters Street is a prime example of how even ancillary and forgotten spaces can be beneficial for Country and place and enhance the user experience through thoughtful design. The design has a strong focus on social and environmental sustainability, and the result is a symbiotic space for nature, pedestrians and cars.”
“The intelligent use of both built and natural systems here has allowed plant life and natural water systems to thrive, providing habitat for endemic wildlife while giving the area a unique and natural feel. Overall, this project is a highly commendable representation of how landscape design can benefit – and entirely rejuvenate – an area,” the Jury continued.
The Awards Jury also described the upgrade as an “unapologetically wild space that nurtures both people and wildlife.”
As part of the project, 97 large trees were retained and another 200 new trees were planted, converting hardscapes to softscapes and improving the water cycle.
The Council congratulates the team at Landskap, Dryside Engineering and Plot Works, who were great partners in this project.
The Council’s Manager, City Projects, Jared Barnes, was on hand to accept the award on Council’s behalf.
“The design for St Peters Street was inspired by residents’ desires for native landscaping and the former Second Creek, which is now hidden under the street. It’s an honour for the Council and its partners to be nationally recognised for this project, but it’s even more pleasing that the community loves and appreciates the built outcome and enjoys using the street more for walking and cycling.”
At the South Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Awards earlier this year, the St Peters Street Project took out awards in the following categories:
