The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) is the
Australian non profit
professional institute formed to serve the mutual interests of Australian
landscape architects.
History
The AILA was established in 1966 with an interim committee chaired by Richard Clough. The original subscribers were Malcolm Bunzli, Harry Howard, Bruce MacKenzie, Ray Margules, Professor Lindsay Pryor, David Steane,
Jean Verschuer, Gavin Walkley and George Williams (
Ellis Stones
Ellis Andrew Stones (1 October 1895 – 9 April 1975) was an Australian landscape architect of private and public gardens—many displaying naturalistic rockwork—and a conservationist whose work and ideas influenced approaches to public lands ...
and
Alistair Knox
Alistair Samuel Knox (8 April 1912 – 30 July 1986) was an Australian designer, builder and landscape architect who used recycled materials and mudbrick in his constructions and is considered to be a pioneer of modern mudbrick building, having de ...
[Woodhouse, Fay (2007)]
Knox, Alistair Samuel (1912–1986)
, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 21 April 2017. were also foundation members). In 1967, the interim committee handed over to an elected Council with Peter Spooner as its first National President. A full list of National Presidents is included on the AILA website.
Activities
The Institute produces a national journal ''Foreground'', which holds regular conferences and an annual AILA State and National Awards. In 2022 the awards showcased landscape design with the emphasis on regreening and reconciliation.
Professional recognition
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) provides professional registration for landscape architects, in the Australian country. Once registered, AILA landscape architects use the title ‘Registered Landscape Architect’. The AILA’s system of professional recognition is a national system overseen by the AILA National Membership Committee.
Across the eight states and territories within Australia, there is a mix of requirements for landscape architects to be ‘Registered’. Generally there is no clear legislative registration requirement in place. Any regulations or requirements are state based but not national. Some agencies require AILA professional recognition or registration as part of the pre-requisite for contracts. Some contracts and competitions require the AILA recognition or ‘registration’ as the basis of demonstrating a professional status. AILA endorses design competitions that are implemented in accordance with the AILA Competition Policy.
Registered and non AILA registered landscape Architects practise in the disciplines of
landscape design
Landscape design is an independent profession and a design and art tradition, practiced by landscape designers, combining nature and culture. In contemporary practice, landscape design bridges the space between landscape architecture and gard ...
and construct,
landscape planning
Landscape planning is a branch of landscape architecture. According to Erv Zube (1931–2002) landscape planning is defined as an activity concerned with developing landscaping amongst competing land uses while protecting natural processes and ...
, landscape management,
urban design
Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, cities, and regional spaces, urban d ...
, and those landscape architects employed as academics within universities.
Professional recognition includes a commitment to continue professional development. AILA Registered Landscape Architects are required to report annually on their
Continuing Professional Development
Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive ...
.
Accreditation
The AILA accredits landscape architecture programs at Australian universities:
* Deakin University
* Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
* Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
* University of Adelaide
* University of Canberra
* University of New South Wales (UNSW)
* University of Melbourne
* University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
* University of Western Australia (UWA)
The AILA is a member association of the
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).
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References
External links
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
Landscape architecture organizations
Landscape Architects