The Urban Ecosystem design Lab for its teaching, research and placemaking outcomes received the following awards:
BANKSIA SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
2020 Research & Academia Award
Place Agency is an award-winning, innovative Placemaking knowledge sharing platform supporting industry, students, communities and governments to shape better cities connecting people to nature and country.
The program has touched many of the Sustainable Development Goals through its connection to knowledge sharing, education, cities, places, supporting innovation, connecting to water, land, ecosystems, etc.
We have connected with over 5000 people, 1000 placemakers, 900 students, developed over 20 community projects in Australia and shared our placemaking teaching resources developed with 7 universities.
The award goes to the Place Agency’s placemaking knowledge sharing platform that includes the tactical urbanism intervention TRACES OF LANDSCAPES and the placemaking studio WATER AND PLACES
PLACE LEADERS ASIA PACIFIC AWARDS
2019 Place Leadership Award
The Jury recognises the significant contribution of the Place Agency in building the capacity of new urbanists in the field of placemaking with a world-first tertiary national placemaking program.
The award goes to the Place Agency’s placemaking knowledge sharing platform that includes the tactical urbanism intervention TRACES OF LANDSCAPES
UofA FACULTY OF PROFESSIONS EXECUTIVE DEAN’S AWARDS
2017 Excellence in Teaching Award
The award goes to Dr Elisa Palazzo for her teaching outcomes developed as founder and scientific coordinator of the URBAN ECOSYSTEM DESIGN LAB