Roma Street Parkland

Past, Present and Future Heritage

Authors

  • Laurie Smith

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600003421

Keywords:

Roma Street Parkland, subtropical landscape project, high-level visitor attraction

Abstract

The Roma Street Parkland, completed in 2001, has already established itself as a destination venue for locals and visitors to Brisbane. It is the largest inner-city subtropical landscape project in a city centre to be developed in recent years. The Queensland Government's brief for the development of 16 hectares of inner-city land several minutes walk from the centre of the city, required that the Roma Street Parkland provides a high-level visitor attraction with the emphasis on horticulture and the environment.

Author Biography

  • Laurie Smith

    Laurie Smith graduated from the University of Queensland in 1968 and set up his company, Landplan, shortly thereafter. He has since become one of Australia's best-known landscape architects. He has extensive knowledge of native plants and has co-authored Planting an Outback Garden. He has designed 16 botanical gardens in Australia, the two most recent being at the Gold Coast and Mackay. Laurie is best known for his landscaping for Brisbane's World Expo '88 and the recently completed Roma Street Parkland, one of the world's largest sub-tropical gardens.

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Published

2003-11-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2003): Special Issue: Tropical Pleasures: A Focus on Queensland Gardens

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Smith, L. (2003). Roma Street Parkland: Past, Present and Future Heritage. Queensland Review, 10(2), 149-158. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600003421