Barangaroo Station Park and Campbelltown Billabong Parklands won at the 2025 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), NSW Awards.
Barangaroo Station Park won a Landscape Architecture Award in the Infrastructure category, while Campbeltown Billabong Parklands received the Landscape Architecture Award in the Parks and Open Space category. Both projects are finalists in the National Awards, which will be held later this year.
Here’s what the jury said about Barangaroo Station Park:
“Barangaroo Station Park demonstrates excellence in landscape infrastructure, integrating transport, public domain and cultural heritage. Connecting Nawi Cove, Hickson Road and Barangaroo Headland Park, the design enhances pedestrian and cycle movements through a unified, inclusive and high-performing urban environment. Developed with First Nations Knowledge Holders and archaeologists, the project incorporates native planting and interpretive elements to reflect Gadigal Country and early colonial history. The result is a sustainable, culturally rich public space that transforms infrastructure into legacy.”
Client: METRON. Collaborators: Foster+Partners, Architectus, SESL, Artefact Heritage, Jiwah, Mott McDonald, Arcadis, Tilt, 2 Barrows
The jury’s comments on Campbeltown Billabong Parklands:
“The Billabong Parkland project showcases landscape architecture’s role in creating culturally rich, inclusive, and sustainable public spaces. Developed collaboratively with the community, the Billabong provides a vibrant hub for swimming, gathering, and celebration in Western Sydney. The design promotes connectivity, ecological resilience, and well-being by blending cultural narratives with native planting, water features, and green spaces. This innovative parkland balances heritage and sustainability, offering a functional and adaptable environment that reflects the community’s values and aspirations. The Billabong Parkland project is a demonstration of the role of landscape architecture in the creation of parks that are not only functional but also culturally rich, sustainable and adaptable to the needs of the community.”
Client: Campbelltown City Council. Construction: Landscape Solutions, Crystal Pools . Civil Engineer: AT&L Hydraulic: Goldfish and Bay
Well done to everyone involved in bringing the vision of these two projects to fruition.
We are also delighted to see our architectural collaborators receive recognition at the recent Australian Institute of Architects NSW Awards.
/ Sydney Metro, City Stations, which includes Barangaroo Station, won the Architecture Medallion and the Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design for Foster + Partners, Architectus, Atelier Luke
/ Wentworth Quarter won the Aaron Bolot Award for Residential Architecture for Bates Smart