John Mongard Landscape Architects have rebuilt Stanthorpe’s streetscape over a period of over twenty years. In 2015 a masterplan was developed for the whole town, and in 2024 the third project is now under construction, with completion within the next months. Stanthorpe has a unique dog-legged Main Street which holds an integrated precinct of shops […]
Read moreAn unused road adjacent to a defunct railway station was retrofitted by JMLA in the 1990’s into a town square, using the heritage rail building as a community centre. After over twenty years, the place has maintained its communal role and crafted qualities.
Read moreJohn Mongard Landscape Architects presented a talk at the 2023 Qld PIA Conference at the Gold Coast showcasing their long track record in donating design ,planning and community garden assistance to their local community.
Read moreWest End Centre is in the midst of a dramatic change with a near doubling of shops through new shopping Centre developments nearby. Boundary Street is the traditional main street of West End. How will the Precinct thrive amongst this change? How will the traditional main street continue to offer its distinctive character and shops? […]
Read moreJohn Mongard taught placemaking in 2019 as part of a Myer Foundation grant and collaborated with Sebastien D’archen and his town planning students at The University of Queensland. A co-design workshop was held in Boundary street, in the heart of West End, which led to creative plans for the future of the centre. Read about the […]
Read moreJohn Mongard taught placemaking and collaborated with Laurel Johnson and her town planning students at The University of Queensland during 2018, as part of a Myer Foundation grant. Our workshop with local residents generated a new plan for the local centre. See the video of the co-design workshop here:
Read moreWhen young people protest on the street and tell us that we are destroying their future due to our failure to act on climate change, we know we have really ignored all the signs. Who cares about climate change? We are numb to the issue because we are daunted by its size and extent. We […]
Read moreThe big idea in our strategy is that we can reclaim at least 11 hectares of unused public spaces to create the public realm that the community needs now and into the future. This space is available now on unused road reserves and crown lands within the peninsula and should be used to build the […]
Read moreIs it a myth that Australia’s cities are amongst the most liveable in the world? That tag may be true for the lucky people who live within a 10 kilometre radius of each city. All our ‘sustainable’ cities are quite nice within their core. Outside of that core we appear to have failed to make […]
Read moreWelcome to Plainland. Plainland is on a plain designated for the growth of Brisbane. It has a shopping centre off the highway and sits amongst the cows of surrounding grazing land. Plainland is plain: the cost of house and land dictate it. A bold entry statement and a path to the shops are civic flourishes. […]
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