The BE UNSW Master students in Landscape Architecture have just started the Constructed Ecology Design Studio with a bicycle field survey across the Salt Pan Creek corridor, City of Canterbury Bankstown.
The studio approaches the designed landscape from an ecological perspective. The design process in the studio relies on ecological knowledge to inform, inspire, and shape the designed landscape. Studio projects focus on the catchment scale and take landscape design as a critical and creative means of improving ecological and social performance. Skills in landform manipulation, wetland construction, and planting for climate and habitat health are integrated into the design agenda.
Last week's survey has been very successful, and the students have discovered many important aspects of the ecological corridor along the Salt Pan Creek. Learning from first hand involvement on site and from local and Council experts has been an invaluable experience for students.
Thanks to Emily Forrest, Principal Design Manager at CBcity, and Bruno Pelucca, Digital Urban Designer at CBcity, for the support and participation in the Bankstown field visit.
