The latest news and updates from the UDLA team.
Deep time connections with Dr Cass Lynch
How can language, story and care for endemic species reconnect us to place? Join us for our ‘Deep time connections’ lecture with Dr Cass Lynch in our Walyalup studio on March 26 to find out.
Endemic insects and arachnids drawing competition
We’re hosting a drawing competition to accompany the ‘Deep time connections’ lecture with Dr Cass Lynch. Submit your drawing by March 24 for your chance to win a book!
We’re on the lookout for a Senior Landscape Architect and Landscape Architect
UDLA is on the lookout for a Senior Landscape Architect and Landscape Architect to join our Fremantle team
Designing for Life: From Verge Gardens to National Landscapes
Designing for Life - a talk hosted by UDLA’s Walyalup studio - explored how time, soil and biodiversity shape verge gardens, remediation and future forests.
UDLA Principal Shea Hatch recognised with an AILA Fellowship
UDLA Principal Shea Hatch has been recognised with a Fellowship at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
Double Win for The Oval at Subi East at the 2025 AILA National Awards
The Oval at Subi East Wins National AILA Honours for Cultural Heritage and Civic Landscape
Birds and bushland - a guided walk around Kaarakin
The other day, the UDLA team enjoyed a guided walk at the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre in the Perth Hills. This primarily volunteer-run organisation does vital work to protect and rehabilitate native species.
Designing for life: From Verge Gardens to National Landscapes
How can design nurture biodiversity in every corner of our neighbourhoods? Join us for our ‘Designing for life’ event at our Walyalup studio on 5 November to find out!
Puffing Billy Railway - Community input sought
UDLA is part of the team working on the Puffing Billy Railway Key Area Plan for the Belgrave Station precinct. The plan is looking at ways to enhance arrival experiences, improve site infrastructure and create a more inclusive, accessible and welcoming destination for all. It’s now open for community input.
METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line project sweeps WA’s top architecture awards
Great news from the 2025 WA Architecture Awards! The METRONET Morley–Ellenbrook Line project – delivered by the formidable team of Woods Bagot (lead), TRCB, UDLA and TCL – took home four awards, including the top honour: the George Temple Poole Award.
The Oval at Subi East wins three AILA WA Awards
The Oval at Subi East wins three AILA WA Awards
Reconsidering Material Practice: The Oval at Subi East
Reconsidering Material Practice: The Oval at Subi East in Landscape Architecture Australia
Geraldton Green Connect Project’s next stage officially underway
The Geraldton Green Connect Project’s next stage is officially underway, and we’re excited to be again working with the City of Greater Geraldton, the community, partners and our wider consultant team to transform Maitland Park into a multi-use parkland with an integrated sustainable transport hub.
Interview with UDLA Director Scott Lang
UDLA Director Scott Lang was recently interviewed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, sharing reflections on the trends shaping Western Australia’s urban landscape.
Katherine Hailstone – Registered Landscape Architect
Big congratulations to our colleague, Katherine Hailstone, for recently completing the registration process with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
The Oval at Subi East Shortlisted for 2025 Australian Urban Design Awards
The Oval at Subi East shortlisted in the 2025 Australian Urban Design Awards
Scarborough Beach named on Tourism Australia’s 2025 Best Australian Beaches list
Scarborough Beach named on Tourism Australia’s 2025 Best Australian Beaches list
Funding green light for Geraldton Green Connect Project
Funding green light for Geraldton Green Connect Project (Maitland Park)
A big opening weekend for the Morley Ellenbrook Line
METRONET’S Morley-Ellenbrook Line officially opened
Fremantle Architects Xmas Party hosted by UDLA
UDLA hosted the Fremantle Architects Xmas Party – the first landscape architectural studio to do so.