This Week on Landscape Design

• Looking for a plant that drives in extremely hot weather, other than cacti, there’s Blue Elf aloe.
• Newsweek interviews landscape architect Martha Schwartz. Her company focuses on activating and regenerating urban sites and city centres.
• How to make an attractive city? Find the answers here.
• As an architect, what you want is irrelevant. What the project requires is most important.
• What’s in store for China’s building industry? Read about it here.

On Industry News:

• Director of Wilson Architects Beth Wilson is the first ever recipient of Honorary Fellowship from the Australian Institute of Architects.
• April is World Landscape Architecture Month. Find out what’s in store for the month.
• Schreiber Hamilton Architecture dominates the 2015 Newcastle Architecture Awards. Read more about it here.
• The first 6 Star Green Star public building in Western Australia comes to life courtesy of Hodge Collard Preston Architects and AECOM.

On Industry Events:

• March 21: Youthful Design – Public Event, WA
• March 23: The Waka in the Window – Talk, NSW
• March 24: Australia-China Business Week – Public Event, VIC
• March 26: Essential Guide to Timber and Coatings – CPD Sessions, QLD
• March 26-28: Regional Connect Conference – Conference, NSW