Internationally acclaimed as the inventor of the 'Vertical Garden', he is a horticulturalist, biologist, creative designer and an artist. His first vertical garden was installed in 1988 in Paris and he has worked, researched and designed continuously using his own system for planting on vertical...
Speakers
Dusty Gedge has travelled all over the world to research green roofs and has campaigned for their adoption in major developments in London and elsewhere in the UK, and for regulations to ensure that they are adopted as a legal requirement in London and the rest of the UK. For this work he was...
Bruce has researched, managed and designed projects involving green roofs, landscape design, and water storage and reuse systems throughout North America over the past 20 years. Some of these projects are internationally acclaimed as visionary, iconic projects which have incorporated greenroof...
Charlie has 20 years experience in design/ build landscapes focusing on low maintenance, non water dependent & low maintenance landscapes. In 2002 he began building vegetated roofs. He has nine years experience building varied vegetated roof assemblies. He is the president of Apex Green...
Sidonie is the committed and passionate President of GRA. As the principle of Green Canopy Landscape Architects she has a broad knowledge of design, plant specification and project management for residential, commercial and rural projects. Sidonie has attended many green roof conferences as a...
The Honourable Tom Roper is a Notable Australian and it is indeed a privilege to have him speaking at the conference. From advocating Student Action for Aborigines at Sydney Uni in the 60's to becoming a Labour Minister in the 80 / 90's to becoming a Board Member, Climate Institute, Washington DC,...
Architect. City of Sydney, Director City Planning.
Graham Jahn was appointed Director City Planning at the City of Sydney in September 2009. He is member of the Council’s Executive directly responsible for city planning, transport strategy, development assessments and regulatory...
Chris Johnson was Director of the NSW Secretariat in the Year of the Built Environment 2004.
A former member of the Central Sydney Planning Committee, Heritage Council of NSW, the Board of Architects of NSW and the South Sydney Development Corporation and was President of the Royal Australian...
John's professional career has covered a wide range of building types, in the UK and overseas. In collaboration with Dow and DuPont he is engaged in research in connection with thermal insulation, airtightness and condensation risk and represents the RIBA on the BSI Committee responsible for BS...
Graeme Hopkins is a Visiting Research Fellow (University of Adelaide), a Registered Landscape Architect and Registered Architect. He is a director of Fifth Creek Studio, with a focus on developing a sustainable urban environment using natural systems and ecological habitats, including integration...
Rachel Neeson studied architecture at the University of Sydney, graduating with the University Medal in 1993. She was awarded the prestigious Board of Architects 2002 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship and formed Neeson Murcutt Architects with her partner Nicholas Murcutt in 2004, after...
Warwick Savvas is Senior Associate at the Melbourne office of ASPECT Studios. He is Project Landscape Architect on the Victorian Desalination Project, and has been closely involved in the project from early in the bid design phase, through design development and construction documentation, and...
Sue graduated from the School of Environmental Design, Canberra with her final year project awarded the ACT AILA Student Prize. Often working in collaboration with other offices, the practice has been involved in a number of influential urban projects and has been recognised for design...
Graham founded Natural Habitats in 1978 in Auckland as a fledgling design build company under the mentorship of the city’s then only Landscape Architect.
Graham has worked on and led many outstanding landscape projects in the South Pacific, including resorts, golf courses, commercial...
Toby is an urban affairs researcher with over 12 years’ experience working within a range of private and public sector organisations. Specialising in housing and urban development research, Toby’s strengths lie in analysis and advice on complex urban development and urban growth issues. He has a...
Twenty years on and with a formidable success rate Mark Paul today produces one off monumental greenwalls that span entire office blocks. By shrouding the built environment in these epiphytic and lithophytic plants he has devised a way that biodiversity and sustainability can be maintained....
Jason is a senior urban designer who has worked on a broad range of planning and urban design projects throughout New South Wales and Western Australia. Jason combines town planning and architectural skills with industry knowledge gained from working with both private and public sectors. Jason’s...
Dr. Dewidar graduated from the Architectural Engineering department in 1983 from Cairo University, followed by M. Arch. in 1988 from the same school in Architectural Design. In 1990 he was awarded his M.Sc. from the University Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in History and theories of...
Todd Layt is a well-known turf and plant breeder, who specialises in breeding functional, no fuss, plants and turf for commercial landscaping in Australia, the USA, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. Many of the plants and turf he has developed are used on harsh roadside projects. Now these same...
Penelope studied a bachelor of Horticultural Science at the University of Western Sydney. She moved to the UK to work as a researcher on Channel 4 “Real Gardens” and then BBC 2 “Gardeners’ World”. Back in Australia, Penelope carried out further study at Richmond TAFE in Horticulture while working...
Robyn is an ecologist with Landcare Research NZ, a Crown Research Institute. In 2005 she started researching lightweight substrates and suitable plants for extensive greenroofs in Auckland with colleagues in the School of Engineering, University of Auckland. This involved constructing and...
General Manager, ESD Landscape Contractors Pty Ltd
Director, Evolvement Pty Ltd
Robert has worked in Australia, The United Arab Emirates, Germany and Singapore. His passion is to enhance biodiversity in the urban environment and has extensive experience in green roof and wall projects.
Robert...
Renée is an award winning landscape architect and ecologist. She is past president and Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and currently Head of Department of Landscape Architecture at Unitec Institute of Technology where she is researching (and designing) living roofs...
Robert has been building environmental projects in Sydney since 1976. His experience will provide you with an insight into the risky nature of both building and in particular incorporating ecology into the urban environment. He would like to show you the systems he uses to reduce risks, improve...
