Mudmap Studio was recognised at the National AILA awards in October 2023 receiving three awards for the Cultural Heritage at Guwarri and Jiljirrgun and The Calling Over Nagula.
Read moreLA30 - Celebrating 30 years of Landscape Architecture at UWA
To celebrate 30 years of landscape architecture at the UWA School of Design, LA30 brings together alumni stories about teaching and learning across three decades. The interviews and stories featured were collected by UWA Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, Rosie Halsmith, with assistance from the 2022 students of LACH4421: Australian Landscapes, a Master of Landscape Architecture unit at the UWA School of Design.
Vanessa Margetts graduated from the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at UWA in 2008. She is interviewed here by Amy Stewart, as part of the UWA Master of Landscape Architecture unit LACH4421: Australian Landscapes.
Read moreCollaborating on Yawuru Country
‘At Nyamba Buru Yawuru, all of our projects are landscape projects, one way or the other. They’re all on Country, somewhere. And the people who know the Country are the ones you need to talk to.’ Sarah Yu
Thank you to Naomi Appleby, Yawuru and Karajarri woman and Special Projects Coordinator at Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY); Sarah Yu, Special Projects Coordinator at NBY; and Vanessa Margetts, Director at MudMap Studio for taking the time to talk with To & Fro Director Rosie Halsmith about collaboration on Yawuru Country for the latest issue of Landscape Australia.
Vanessa was part of Fremantle design week Trusting the Process Q and A event
Vanessa was part of Fremantle design week Trusting the Process Q and A event
Read moreIndigenous Knowledge Systems and Yurlendj-nganjin
Vanessa and Bart Pigram co-wrote a chapter in this book that was recently published by Cambridge Press - https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-9734-1/
Read moreLiyan-ngan Nyirrwa featured on Foreground
An article about Liyan-ngan Nyirrwa (Cultural Wellness Centre) has been featured on Foreground, an online publication about cities, places and the people who make them.
Read moreLiyan-ngan Nyirrwa wins top landscape architecture award
Liyan-ngan Nyirrwa (Cultural Wellness Centre), MudMap Studio’s project with Nyamba Buru Yawuru, has been honoured with three awards at this year’s Western Australian Landscape Architecture Awards.
Read moreChinatown Public Art and Interpretation wins State Heritage Award
Chinatown Public Art and Interpretation has been awarded a commendation in the Interpretation category of the 2020 Western Australian Heritage Awards.
Read moreVanessa Margetts features in International Festival of Landscape Architecture film series
TCL, curators of 2018’s International Festival of Landscape Architecture,‘The Expanded Field’, have launched a series of films featuring interviews with speakers from the event. MudMap Director, Vanessa Margetts, has been featured in the series, in a discussion of her inclusive model of practice. It’s great to see the conversation continue.
Image: TCL
Vanessa Margetts interviewed for Landscape Australia magazine
In the latest issue of Landscape Australia magazine, Perth-based landscape architect Pip Munckton interviews Vanessa Margetts, Director of MudMap Studio, about communicating knowledge, working locally and community-driven design.
Thank you Pip and Landscape Australia for prompting a great discussion on regional design and the integral role that community plays.
Image: Vanessa Margetts, Frederick Street Lookout Community Art Project