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Revered architect Blair Wilson. Photo: Wilson Architects
A Brisbane architect who designed Brisbanes La Boite Theatre and the iconic Greek Orthodox Church at West End has been remembered as moving Brisbane architecture style away from post-war brutalism to softer, curved, more organic lines.
Blair Wilson, from prominent Brisbane architectural firm Wilson Architects, passed away last week aged 83.
Wilsons Architects has a 130-year link to Brisbane and in 1884 designed the Plough Inn hotel in South Brisbane, now part of South Bank, beginning their ties to Brisbane.
The Greek Orthodox Church at West End. Photo: Wilson Architects
Blair's son, Hamilton Wilson, now the principal architect for Wilsons Architects, said his fathers views on architecture were shaped by early trips through Europe after graduating.
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He travelled throughout Europe again after winning the 1973 national Clay Brick Prize for architecture for the La Boite Theatre in Hale Street at Milton.
Like many architects, he went overseas and did a stint in London and travelled quite extensively throughout Europe, Hamilton Wilson.
The former Kindler Theatre at Queensland University of Technology. Photo: Wilson Architects
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By Veronique DUPONT
LOS ANGELES, August 3, 2014 (AFP) -- Lush green lawns, a symbol of the American way of life, are under attack in California, where "cash for grass" programs have sprouted like weeds amid a severe drought.
With the western US state struggling to conserve water, locals are re-landscaping their outdoor spaces as attitudes shift about what constitutes an attractive yard.
And municipal monetary incentives -- reflecting the dire circumstances depleting reservoirs and underground aquifers -- are making it that much easier for many to make the switch.
Los Angeles, for example, is offering $3 for every square foot of grass that is replaced with more water-efficient options such as drought-tolerant plants, rocks and pebbles.
Under the "Cash in Your Lawn" incentive, property owners can get up to $6,000 for making the conversion.
"People forget we live in the desert -- why do we try to make it the Midwest?" asked Larry Hall, a jazz musician and LA resident as he ripped up his front lawn to replace it with a more environmentally friendly one.
His wife Barbara said the city's program made it possible to actually follow through and foot the bill for the project.
"We've thought about it, we've had estimates on re-landscaping but they were a little bit too high," she said. "So the rebate made it more of a reality."
Similar programs have sprung up elsewhere in California as the three-year drought shows no signs of abating and threatens the water supply of the state's 38 million inhabitants.
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We create gardens first and foremost for our own enjoyment. But any garden, no matter how small, can also be a haven for some wildlife.
Its my belief that a wildlife-rich garden provides a far greater source of interest, relaxation and pleasure than one from which nature has been virtually banished by pesticides and herbicides.
When my family moved from the low desert of Palm Desert, Calif., to the high desert of Rio Rancho, we knew we would be making some adjustments as we were going from 30 feet below sea level to 5,282 feet above sea level.
However, we did not anticipate the adjustments that would be necessary to build a successful garden in this climate. However, our most rewarding adjustment was learning to co-exist with the wildlife that we would encounter in our Cabezon neighborhood.
Our initial impression of our property was a barren, sterile, scraped-clean lot with a great view of the Rio Grande Valley below.
Upon closer inspection, we could see field mice scurrying into holes along the bottom of the block wall, beetles burying into the sand, ants scurrying into their perfectly formed hills, rabbits hopping down the street, quail walking along the top of the block wall and coyote tracks and scat in the dirt.
It would be my challenge to create an environment that would allow me to garden, then to thrive, and one which would attract other native creatures such as butterflies, birds, bees, ladybugs, praying mantises, hawks, lizards, shrews, toads, squirrels and chipmunks.
Pat Barger has adjusted her gardening techniques to allow for and encourage wildlife to live among her plants. (Courtesy photo)
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Aurora Energy is offering an improved landscaping plan and less reflective paint for an electricity substation it wants to build near the Hawea Whitewater Park in Camphill Rd, Hawea Flat.
Hawea River kayakers and mountain bikers were among those who made submissions against the Dunedin City Council-owned energy company's proposal at a notice of requirement hearing on July 24.
For the two kayaking organisations, landscape architect Anne Steven submitted the substation was an ''industrial-type'' facility that would be visible from the river corridor and silhouetted against the sky.
''This would compromise the natural and open characteristics of the river margins.''
She considered the substation would detract from the ambience of the river corridor and would impact on the recreational enjoyment of the whitewater park.
''It is not possible to mitigate the substation in this location and to ensure that it is in harmony with the landscape.''
Low-level planting might ''soften the edges'' but would do nothing to limit the impact of ''the bulk, height and density of the structures and associated lighting''.
She called for Aurora to find an alternative site.
On Friday, Aurora responded to points raised at the hearing with a right-of-reply by counsel Bridget Irving.
Ms Irving pointed out the site for the substation was not within the ''outstanding natural feature'' of the river or the river landscape.
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