WAX Nominates Future Leader

‘I am quite proud and humbled to be standing here in front of you all’ said Matt as he delivered a brief speech at last week’s ALIA Awards launch as part of his nomination for the ALIA Future Leaders Award. The award recognises achievement in design, planning, communications and research that is based upon the development of innovative, creative and practical solutions to landscape architectural challenges. The directors of WAX nominated Matt who has continuously developed his professional skills as a landscape architect over the last 4 years and has shown a strong focus on a commitment to research, working with the community, the environment and how we as professionals and individuals impact on society. On the back of his Churchill Fellowship Matt, in his speech, alluded to the fact he felt landscape architects are capable of more than ‘swales, connections and a bit of paving’ and how he would like to change the perceived notion that landscape architects are only good at applying superficial cosmetics to locations but can add value to one of Australia’s most pressing social and environmental issues.