tag: deposition

Remember the Floods

The land has a memory; dormant creek beds are revived as the ground reaches saturation point and stormwater runoff begins its journey to the river. An apartment or office block is not an obstacle for nature. The consequences of building … Continue reading →

Tagged creeks, deposition, education, flood plains, flooding, Infrastructure, integration, memory, natural waterways, Overland flow, parks, planning, remember, resilience, restoration, sediment |

HANDFUL OF TREASURES

The Handful of Treasures concept aims to defend Brisbane’s man-made treasures contained within the Cultural precinct while enhancing the natural treasures of Kurilpa Point and surrounds by allowing flood waters to enter the land thereby gradually increasing the resilience of … Continue reading →

Tagged cultural centre, cultural treasures, deposition, diversity, erosion, flexibility, garden precinct, Infrastructure, Kurilpa point, Landscape architecture, naturecity, orchard, park, QUT, resilience, self organising, self regulation, Student idea, SYSTEM, threshold |

Southbank Pista

Prompted by the Brisbane Floods 2011, master plan has been designed and developed in response to the event. The scenario that the masterplan is based on is a flooding/hightides as a normalised event. This design piece is a section of … Continue reading →

Tagged Brisbane River, concrete, deposition, evolution, flooding, labyrinth, Landscape architecture, master plan, natural system, naturecity, normalisation, QUT, resilience, rivers edge, slopes, slowing, southbank, Student idea |

Time Flows over New Shores

Log and stone-filled gabion barriers are built into the river along the existing shoreline. Slowly, over time the deposition of soil will create a new publicly accessible riverbank. Eventually a path could be built connecting Merthyr Rd with Stanley Street. … Continue reading →

Tagged barriers, deposition, ferry terminal, gabion, Infrastructure, Landscape architecture, mangroves, natural habitat, naturecity, new farm, pathway, protection, QUT, Student idea, Sydney st |

tag: deposition

Remember the Floods

HANDFUL OF TREASURES

Southbank Pista

Time Flows over New Shores

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