Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
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The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) is the Australian non-profit professional institute
formed to serve the mutual interests of its members and the wider profession of landscape architecture
throughout Australia
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The design process requires landscape architects to be involved in and originate a complex range of tasks including consultations, research, collaboration, modelling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.
AILA State/Territory Chapters are Committees of Council appointed to represent the profession, the Institute and its members within the State.
The State Chapters provide a forum and focus for the activities of members, carry out the work of the Institute at State and local level and promote the aims and objects of the Institute.
The AILA National Office located in Canberra is responsible for coordinating the delivery of membership services including: advocacy, education, continuing professional development, communications, environment and community liaison. Key programs are the AILA national and state web sites, Landmark (the National Council broadsheet) and state newsletters, national conferences, national and state awards and regular communication.
The Australian Landscape Principles
Across the eight states and territories within Australia, there is a mix of requirements for landscape architects to be ‘Registered’. Generally there is no clear legislative registration requirement in place. Any regulations or requirements are state based, not national.
The AILA’s system of professional recognition is a national system overseen by AILA’s National Office in Canberra.
Most agencies require AILA professional recognition or registration as part of the pre-requisite for contracts. Landscape architects within Australia find that many contracts and competitions require the AILA recognition or ‘registration’ as the basis of demonstrating a professional status.
Registered Landscape Architect practise in the disciplines of landscape design & construct, landscape planning, landscape management, urban design, and those landscape architects employed as academics within universities.
Professional recognition includes a commitment to continue professional development. AILA Registered Landscape Architects are required to report annually on their Continuing Professional Development.
1. Fostering public awareness and recognition of the work of landscape architects.
2. Encouraging good practice by members of the landscape architecture profession.
3. Creating local, regional, national and global recognition for Australian Landscape Architects.
The AILA is a member association of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)..
Professional body
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formed to serve the mutual interests of its members and the wider profession of landscape architecture
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
throughout Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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AILA Vision Statement
Resilient, engaging and healthy urban, regional and rural environments, designed in balance with natural and cultural systems.AILA Mission Statement
To advance the profession of Landscape Architecture in the service of the public interest and to provide leadership in the creation and stewardship of sustainable cities and settlements.DESIGN
In a Landscape Architecture context, design denotes the creative process of blending of the applied arts, science and other creative and aesthetic endeavours. Landscape architects, as designers, may originate and develop plans for sites or for the management of landscapes, or may design, develop and manage policy for urban and rural landscapes or land developments.The design process requires landscape architects to be involved in and originate a complex range of tasks including consultations, research, collaboration, modelling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.
The Governance of the AILA
The AILA is based on a federal system with a National Council and eight state/territory chapters.AILA State/Territory Chapters are Committees of Council appointed to represent the profession, the Institute and its members within the State.
The State Chapters provide a forum and focus for the activities of members, carry out the work of the Institute at State and local level and promote the aims and objects of the Institute.
The AILA National Office located in Canberra is responsible for coordinating the delivery of membership services including: advocacy, education, continuing professional development, communications, environment and community liaison. Key programs are the AILA national and state web sites, Landmark (the National Council broadsheet) and state newsletters, national conferences, national and state awards and regular communication.
The Landscape Principles
The Australian Landscape Principles articulate an ethical decision making framework for landscape planning, design and management within the built environment. Their purpose is to strategically direct landscape interventions, both in our existing and future built environments, towards more sustainable, holistic outcomes.The Australian Landscape Principles
Professional Recognition
Within Australia, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) provides professional recognition for landscape architects. Once recognised, landscape architects use the title ‘Registered Landscape Architect’.Across the eight states and territories within Australia, there is a mix of requirements for landscape architects to be ‘Registered’. Generally there is no clear legislative registration requirement in place. Any regulations or requirements are state based, not national.
The AILA’s system of professional recognition is a national system overseen by AILA’s National Office in Canberra.
Most agencies require AILA professional recognition or registration as part of the pre-requisite for contracts. Landscape architects within Australia find that many contracts and competitions require the AILA recognition or ‘registration’ as the basis of demonstrating a professional status.
Registered Landscape Architect practise in the disciplines of landscape design & construct, landscape planning, landscape management, urban design, and those landscape architects employed as academics within universities.
Professional recognition includes a commitment to continue professional development. AILA Registered Landscape Architects are required to report annually on their Continuing Professional Development.
Awards
The AILA’s Landscape Architecture Project Awards promote and advance the profession of landscape architecture by:1. Fostering public awareness and recognition of the work of landscape architects.
2. Encouraging good practice by members of the landscape architecture profession.
3. Creating local, regional, national and global recognition for Australian Landscape Architects.
Accreditation
The AILA accredits landscape architecture programs at seven Australian universities:- Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
- University of Adelaide
- University of Canberra
- University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- University of Melbourne
- University of Western Australia (UWA)
The AILA is a member association of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)..