IDC004 — Designing with Country
Cultural Landscapes & Regenerative Placemaking
Thursday, 24 September 2026
8:30 pm ACST (Adelaide)
100-minute global online conversation
ABSTRACT
What can landscape architecture learn from the world’s oldest living cultures while responding to today’s ecological and social challenges?
IDC004 explores how landscape architecture can strengthen relationships between people, place and Country through regenerative design, Indigenous knowledge, ecological restoration and culturally responsive practice. Bringing together internationally recognised practitioners from Australia, Portugal, Brazil and Georgia, the conversation examines how diverse cultural traditions shape landscapes that restore biodiversity, celebrate identity and foster community resilience.
From Australian First Nations perspectives on Caring for Country, cultural burning and regenerative stewardship, to contemporary landscape architecture, urban ecology, heritage and public space across Europe and South America, IDC004 offers a comparative exploration of how culture and ecology can work together to create meaningful, resilient and life-rich places for future generations.
Confirmed Contributing Voices
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Jade Kake
Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism
Whangārei, Aotearoa New Zealand
Jade Kake is a registered architect, urban designer, writer and housing advocate whose work explores Indigenous approaches to architecture, housing and urbanism. Her practice demonstrates how kaupapa Māori design can strengthen connections between whānau, community, culture and whenua, creating culturally responsive places and more equitable, resilient models for contemporary living.
Ashley Halliday
Ashley Halliday Architects
Adelaide, Australia
Architect whose work explores landscape, materiality and regional architecture, creating buildings that respond deeply to climate, ecology and the Australian landscape.
Phil Harris
Troppo Architects
Australia
Co-founder of Troppo Architects and a leading advocate for climate-responsive architecture, regional design and creating places deeply connected to landscape and culture.
Paul Herzich
Mantirri Design
Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
Landscape architect recognised for integrating ecological systems, landscape design and community-focused public realm projects, exploring how landscapes can respond to culture, climate and place.
Luís Paulo Faria Ribeiro
TOPIARIS Landscape Architecture
Lisbon, Portugal
Landscape architect whose work connects ecology, public space, heritage and contemporary landscape practice across Portugal through resilient, place-responsive design.
Rasmus Frisk
arki_lab — Designing Cities With People
Copenhagen, Denmark / Sydney, Australia
Rasmus Frisk is a Danish architect, urban designer and educator whose work explores democratic and participatory approaches to architecture and urbanism. Through arki_lab’s philosophy of “Designing Cities With People,” he places communities, culture and lived experience at the centre of design, creating inclusive places that strengthen connection, belonging and long-term social value.
Pisith Hun
Paragon International University
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Pisith Hun is an architect, urban planner and educator whose work explores the relationship between Cambodian culture, community, landscape and contemporary design. His teaching and research demonstrate how architecture and urbanism can respond to cultural identity, tropical climate and changing ways of living while creating inclusive, resilient places grounded in local context.
Dr Anna Legidze
University of Georgia / A.C. Studio
Tbilisi, Georgia
Architect, academic and founder of A.C. Studio, investigating landscape, culture, architecture and heritage through research, education and contemporary design practice.