Ed Robinson Portfolio

PORT FOLIO

As a recent graduate with distinction of BLAD 2021 Melbourne, this portfolio aims to document the work and processes I have undertaken while developing my skills as a Landscape Architect both in educational and professional environments.

Edward Robinson Landscape Architect

I am a recent graduate with distinction from RMIT Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. Having been fortunate enough to have grown up in the United Kingdom and around Europe, I have a solid understanding of various land systems while observing from the peripheries the cultures that exist in these ever-changing systems.

I feel with the gaining of knowledge comes a responsibility to address the contemporary issues that appear in the continually changing world through the lens of Landscape architecture—designing spaces that not only use the power of past knowledge but pair this with the modern scenarios that create an anthropogenic matrix that can withstand, mediate and grow through the climatic challenges that we, as users of the land systems, will face in the future.

I believe that landscape desgined spaces are an intrinsic part of the urban matrix and contribute to how we live as a species. Spaces used to assemble, live, grow and relax are designed intentionally or unintentionally through occupation and agency, adding to the human species' behavioural systems. Through deep understanding of the anthropogenic lifestyle and the relation of the modern network placed upon the human species, Landscape Archetiureand and the power of design must create an accountable relationship within the contemporary urban context. Integrating the design fundamentals of social economy and the ecological and environmental are all key to the creation and longevity of place.

I am committed to designing spaces that foster a connection to country, respond sensitively to the communities that use and surround them, and strive to acknowledge the cultural and physical connections upon which the spaces are placed.

EDWARD ROBINSON

CONTACT

Address : Ballarat, VIC 3350

Phone : 043-269-2773

Email : edward.robinsonbeyerle@gmail.com

AWARDS

• Outstanding Achievement Environment Stream 2021

Nominee JN McNichol Prize 2021

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Graduate Landscape Architect committed to providing exceptional design skills to every project. Well-trained in working with both residential and commercial clients. Motivated and energetic. Keen interest in designing for the future urban environment with a specialist interest in WSUD application and water remediation.

WORK HISTORY

Assistant Landscape Architect, 10/2021 to Current Janene Byrne Designs - Soldiers Hill, VIC

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• Outstanding Achievement Environment Stream 2019

SKILLS

• Active Listening

Time Management

• Self Driven

• Adaptability

• Task Assignment

• AutoCAD/Adobe Suite/Sketchup Proficient

• Landscaping Site Plans

• Site Due Diligence

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Prepared documentation for various regulatory approvals.

• Provided follow-up appointments with clients to confirm finished projects met expectations.

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Created and implemented variety of landscaping designs based on residential and commercial customer specifications, climate, location and budget.

Identified existing plant material and edited landscape intuitively.

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• Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.

Worked closely with clients in materials and plantings selection and made suggestions on the best options for the environment

• Liaised with manager to plan and coordinate projects, determine necessary personnel or discuss garden concerns.

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• Retained knowledge of garden plants and understanding of cultural requirements to maximize growth and cultivation.

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Demonstrated continual positive effort to maintain working relationships with staff, volunteers and management.

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Performed minor repair of power and irrigation equipment to maintain proper functionality.

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Horticulturist, 10/2021 to Current Horticare Ballarat - Soldiers Hill, VIC Horticulturist, 10/2018 to 12/2020 Boroondara, Cemetery - Kew, VIC

Inspected gardens to identify insect or disease problems and weed control needs.

Altered soil types to grow different types of plants in non-native environments.

• Liaising with the operations manager on a daily basis to maintain and improve the horticultural aspects of the cemetery

• Maintained horticultural calendar to track bloom periods and seasonal cultural needs.

• Teaching a small group of learning disabled adults horticultural skills as part

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of there Cert 3 qualification to aid in employment

Demonstrated continual positive effort to maintain working relationships with staff, volunteers and management.

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Documented plant information and identified plant material to process and maintain accession records.

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Investigated contamination in soil and groundwater and explored ways to remediate contaminated areas.

Landscape Department Sales, 05/2018 to 10/2018

All Green Nursery & Garden Supplies - Hoppers Crossing, VIC

Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

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• Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.

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• Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.

Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.

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• Monitored company inventory to keep stock levels and databases updated.

Previous Career in Hospitality , 01/2002 to 01/2017 Various

EDUCATION

Masters of Landscape Architecture RMIT University - Melbourne, VIC

• Awarded Distinction upon Gradutation

Continuing education in Landscape Architecture

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Distinction, 12/2021 RMIT University - Melbourne, VIC

• Award Nominee JN McNichol Prize 2021

• Awarded Outstanding Achievement Environment Stream 2021 • Awarded Outstanding Achievement Environment Stream 2019

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• Awarded High Distinction in all subjects

Diploma of Horticulture : Horticulture, 10/2018 Melbourne Polytechnic - Fairfield, VIC

• Awarded High distinction in all subjects

Completed professional development in Horticultural practices

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AS Level, 2002 Birkenhead 6th Form College - Birkenhead, UK

GCSE : Various, 2000

Pensby High School For Boys - United Kingdom, England

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Awarded 10 G.C.S.Es at grade B or above

High School Diploma, 1998 St Julians School - Portugal, Portugal

M of Landscape Architecture Major M of Landscape Architecture Active in Program

Semester/Session

Semester 2 2023 ARCH1366 LA Design Research Seminar 4 12 Semester 2 2023 ARCH1485 LA Project B 36 Semester 1 2023 ARCH1362 LA Design Research Seminar 3 12 Semester 1 2023 ARCH1365 LA MA Design Research Proj A 36

Semester 2 2022 ARCH1360 LA Design Research Seminar 2 HD 12 Semester 2 2022 ARCH1361 LA Design Research Studio 8 DI 24 Semester 2 2022 ARCH1374 LA Professional Practice HD 12 Semester 1 2022 ARCH1358 LA Design Research Studio 7 DI 24 Semester 1 2022 ARCH1359 LA Design Research Seminar 1 DI 12 Semester 1 2022 ARCH1482 Natural Resource Management DI 12

Edward Robinson (University ID: 3792047) Academic history – course list

B Landscape Architectural Des Undergraduate

Academic Plan and Award Plan Name/Title Plan Type Award Award Level Status Date Conferred

B Landscape Architectural Des Major B Landscape Architectural Des

Completed Program 15/12/2021

Semester/Session Course Course Title Grade Unit Value

Semester 2 2021 ARCH1355 LA Design Studio 6 HD 24 Semester 2 2021 ARCH1356 LA Theoretical Frameworks 3 DI 12 Semester 2 2021 ARCH1357 LA Communications 3 HD 12 Semester 1 2021 ARCH1353 LA Design Studio 5 HD 24 Semester 1 2021 ARCH1354 LA Environments 4 HD 12 Semester 2 2020 ARCH1351 LA Design Studio 4 HD 24 Semester 2 2020 ARCH1352 LA Theoretical Frameworks 2 HD 12

Semester 1 2020 ARCH1348 LA Design Studio 3 HD 24 Semester 1 2020 ARCH1349 LA Communications 2 DI 12 Semester 1 2020 ARCH1350 LA Environments 3 HD 12

Semester 2 2019 ARCH1178 Elective 1 - Landscape Arch HD 12 Semester 2 2019 ARCH1345 LA Design Studio 2 DI 24 Semester 2 2019 ARCH1346 LA Communications 1 HD 12

Semester 2 2019 ARCH1347 LA Environments 2 HD 12

Semester 1 2019 ARCH1342 LA Design Studio 1 HD 24 Semester 1 2019 ARCH1343 LA Environments 1 HD 12 Semester 1 2019 ARCH1344 LA Theoretical Frameworks 1 HD 12

Transfer Credit (Units credited: 12)

Semester/ Session Course Course Title Grade Unit Value

Client Project :

THE HYDRO VASCULAR SYSTEM

Throughout antiquity, indigenous and non-indigenous settlements were frequently founded along the banks of rivers. Towns and cities flourished along river systems. Ravines of some of the oldest alluvial rivers retain the sites of permanent ancestral settlements; Sies in Asia began about 10,000 years ago. Similar settlements in the Tigris-Euphrates and Nile valleys date to around 6000 BP (years before the present). The Australian Aboriginal history of the Yarra dates back tens of thousands of years.

‘Before the arrival of Europeans, the people of the Kulin Nation would meet regularly near the river for ceremonies, inter-Kulin business and politics. Complex protocols surrounded access to territory and resources, none of which early Europeans understood. ’ (First Peoples and the Yarra – Old Treasury Building, 2022 )

With Towns and cities flourishing along river systems, their essential industries, such as farming, mills, dyers, abattoirs, and breweries, changed the very ecological factors that once made the position for settlement on the river desirable. Not only were waterways strongly polluted by industries, but they were also increasingly seen as impediments to planning, put underground, modified, covered, piped and canalized, impeding natural processes and ecologies. Simultaneously increasing demand hindered critical processes of natural regeneration.

• What this project aims to achieve is through research, design development and a better understanding of past conditions of the landscape to answer:

• How can we find better ways of understanding the interdependency of cities and river systems to recalibrate their relationship?

• And how can we find better ways to protect and safeguard this precious resource?

• How may we redesign surrounding spaces to create better synergies between city and river spaces?

This project looks to build on developing the student precinct and its available outdoor space for use in a future COVID world while uniting the view planes through physical connections and reassigning agency through the development of roof spaces. At the same time, the ongoing climate status guides the design philosophies for the concept. It uses Sense placing and biomimicry to devise a self-sustaining environment that provides increased access to open green space while the newly assigned agency of the existing conditional urban matrix is used to stimulate these systems

simulate / ideology / (Re)generate (object) / (topic) / (temporal scale) form/itertion/connection

Can the amalgamation of the ground, middle and sky plane using the energy created by climatic conditions create new social spaces with self-sustaining biomimicry systems, aiding in the localised mitigation of climate effects felt in the urban matrix?

The issue of climate change and need for improved access to sustainable and inclusive green public spaces in cities is acknowledged on a global scale. The issue is addressed in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11.7 (“By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.”), as well as the the New Urban Agenda adopted at Habitat III:“We commit ourselves to promoting safe, inclusive, accessible, green and quality public spaces (...) that are multifunctional areas for social interaction and inclusion, human health and well-being”.

PLANTED

SHADOW FALL

Year : 2019

The project responds provocatively to the ongoing development of the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy (LVRSS) by the Victorian State Government's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) aims to guide the rehabilitation of ageing coal extraction landscapes and infrastructure over the next 50 years.

The existing strategy proposes converting Latrobe Valley's three brown coal mines into 3 'pit lakes', which would require four times as much water as the Sydney Harbour. It would trigger a recalibration of the regional water system over decades, with implications for landscapes far beyond the area considered in the development of the strategy.

In response to this implied demand on the hydrological system, the project redraws the geographical boundaries of the LVRSS. It proposes the 'rehabilitation' of infrastructural landscapes between Melbourne and Latrobe Valley. As a project of cooperative speculation, a strategic adaptation to existing water infrastructure within a 180km transect. This intervention aims to shift narratives around what the contemporary 'Australian landscape' is and what the common purpose is behind our infrastructural ambitions. The proposals will capitalise on the concentrated transition effort and discourse accompanying mine rehabilitation in Latrobe Valley, Victoria.

Reference : Presentation of Project

Client Project : Forgotten Vegetation.

"a landscape is not a natural feature of the environment but a "synthetic" space, a man-made system of spaces superimposed on the face of the land, functioning and evolving . . . a composition of manmodified spaces to serve as infrastructure or background for our collective existence; ... that which underscores not only our identity and presence but also our history . . . a landscape is thus a space deliberately created to speed up or slow down the process of nature . . . it represents man taking upon himself the role of time."

- J.B. Jackson (Is Landscape Infrastructure?, Pierre Belanger, 2015)

INTERVENTION

PROJECTION

RENDER OF FINAL CONCEPT

THE TIDE

THATS KAMP : THE TIDE

The project examines the agency of landscape architecture practice in balancing urban renewal with the memorialisation of marginalised groupssuch as the LGBTIQ+ groups - i nSt Kilda. In conjunction with the newly built Victorian Pride Center (VPC). The project interprets the concept of the rainbow community and PRIDE through landscape and memorialisation practices. Throughout the project, diverse ideas, such as queer theory, queer ecology, and urban renewal (anti)memorialisation, guided the master plan and detailed design outcomes. The project utilised creative and analytical techniques in the design process, including community engagement meetings, literature reviews, narrative design, and storyboarding.

Client Project : Year : 2018 Reference : Project presentation

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a landscape is not a natural feature of the environment but a "synthetic" space,"a man-made system of spaces superimposed on the face of the land, functioningand evolving . . . a composition of man-modified spaces to serve as infrastructure or background for our collective existence; ... that which underscores not only our identity and presence but also our history . . . a landscape is thus a space deliberately created to speed up or slow down the process of nature.it represents man taking upon himself the role of time . ." - J.B. Jackson (Is Landscape Infrastructure?, Pierre Belanger, 2015.)