Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070 invites eight leading Australian landscape architecture and design firms to reimagine the lands and waters of Birrarung (the Yarra River) and create an exciting vision for how communities can better access, engage with, and care for this important living ecosystem.
Presented by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in association with the Birrarung Council and guided through consultation with Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Elders, the exhibition showcases provocative and innovative design proposals by: Aspect Studios, Bush Projects, McGregor Coxall, Office, Openwork, Realm Studios, SBLA, and TCL.
Through a thought-provoking and visually arresting exhibition featuring renders, illustrations, 3D models, interactive maps, and multimedia, each studio will present their vision for a site along the river corridor in the year 2070 ? spanning from the city centre, the eastern suburbs, and through to its source in the Yarra Ranges. Teams were invited to explore how emerging technologies, science, and First Nations knowledge systems might influence or enhance our relationship with Birrarung over the next five decades. Teams will present both speculative and real-world solutions for the future management of our waterways, highlighting the valuable role and impact of landscape design in the protection of our waterways.

Presented through cinematic images and animations, Aspect Studios have conceived of a vivid future designed around a broadened ...