Listen "Trusting the chaos | Simone Bliss"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of Design Speaks Weekly, Emily Wong, editor of Landscape Architecture Australia, is joined by landscape architect and creative director of SBLA Studio Simone Bliss to discuss rethinking the design process in the face of the climate crisis.
Drawing on Richmond High School by SBLA Studio, Simone reflects on the value of open-ended design – a process that embraces uncertainty and leaves room for change.
Further reading:
Concrete thinking: Richmond High School
https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/concrete-thinking-richmond-high-school/
Landscape Architecture Australia, May 2025
https://landscapeaustralia.com/issues/landscape-architecture-australia-may-jun-2025-186/
Landscape Architecture Australia, May 2025
https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/reducing-reusing-and-recycling-in-practice/
Material trajectory: Meg Calkins
https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/material-trajectory-meg-calkins/
Drawing on Richmond High School by SBLA Studio, Simone reflects on the value of open-ended design – a process that embraces uncertainty and leaves room for change.
Further reading:
Concrete thinking: Richmond High School
https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/concrete-thinking-richmond-high-school/
Landscape Architecture Australia, May 2025
https://landscapeaustralia.com/issues/landscape-architecture-australia-may-jun-2025-186/
Landscape Architecture Australia, May 2025
https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/reducing-reusing-and-recycling-in-practice/
Material trajectory: Meg Calkins
https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/material-trajectory-meg-calkins/
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