Today’s guest on the Landscape Conversations is Professor Tim Entwistle. Tim is a scientist, scientific communicator and botanic gardens director. He is currently President of the International Association of Botanic Gardens (IABG). He was appointed Director and Chief Executive of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in March 2013, following two years in a senior role at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and eight years as Executive Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust in Sydney. Tim writes for a variety of science, nature and garden magazines and maintains an active social media profile with his blog ‘Talkingplants’. He contributes regularly to radio, including ABC RN Blueprint for Living, and has hosted Talking Plants and co-hosted In Season.

I spoke to Tim on a quiet afternoon in the Royal Botanic gardens Sydney.

In late 2016 Landscape Conversations had the opportunity to catch up with British Architect Will Alsop in his London Studio. Will who sadly passed away in May 2018, was an architect with a passion and unwavering energy for the creative potential of architecture.

Will who graduated from the Architectural Association in the late 1960’s relentlessly pursued a creative agenda in his architecture, one that relished invention and discovery and was paralleled by an equally prolific and creative drawing and painting practice. He had a long standing creative relationship with his close friend the Scottish artist Bruce McLean with whom he often collaborated on architectural projects, paintings and installations.

His work ranged across scales from urban renewal masterplans to public domain projects, landscapes, infrastructure and buildings. Public domain projects include the Bradford City masterplan, Singapore’s Clarke Quay, Blackfriars station on the Thames and a large park in southern China that was in design when we spoke.

We spoke to him about his relationship and attitude toward landscape.

Today’s guest on Landscape Conversations is the highly regarded landscape architect Sue Barnsley. Sue runs a small design focused studio in Sydney and she often collaborates with other designers. She has over a period of more than 20 years worked on a wide range of project types. Sue’s work is recognised for its creative responses to context and ecology, whether it be in large scale restoration work or private gardens. Examples of Sue’s work include Sydney Olympic Park Wetlands with Hargreaves and Associates and Jubilee Park playground in Glebe. For more images and a transcript, please visit: www.landscapeconversations.com

Today’s guest on Landscape Conversations is one of Australia’s leading contemporary landscape painters, Idris Murphy. Idris’ paintings, drawings and printmaking reflect an intense contemplation of and immersion in Australia’s remote landscapes. His work brings together figuration, abstraction and storytelling through a raw and vibrant approach to colour and composition. Idris’ work is held in a number of major collections including The National Gallery of Australia, the Federal Parliament House Art Collection, the Art Gallery of NSW and the State Library of Queensland.

Today’s guest on Landscape Conversations is the Sydney based Landscape Architect, Philip Coxall from the firm McGregor Coxall. Philip has more than 20 years experience working on projects in England, Asia and Australia. These range from broad scale master planning to new parks and gardens. The work has been widely published and received numerous awards. Examples of Philip’s work include BP Waverton Park, Ballast Point Park and Lizard Log at Wester Sydney Parklands.

Today's guest on Landscape Conversations is the highly regarded landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson. With practices in both London and Seattle, her firms' work is truly international, with projects in the USA, Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Kathryn has spent the last thirty years working on a diverse body of projects. These works have been described as groundbreaking and as contemporary designs that incorporate the sculptural, sensual qualities that are fundamental to the human experience of landscape. Examples of Kathryn's work include The National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Lurie Garden at Millennium Park, Chicago, Westergasfabriek Park, Amsterdam and the Diana Memorial in London. For images and a transcript please visit: www.landscapeconversations.com