Paul Robert Bangay is an Australian landscape designer. [1] Bangay's designs have been noted for their "precise angles, perfect symmetry, strong sight lines and rich detail." [2]
Paul Robert Bangay is an Australian landscape designer. [1] Bangay's designs have been noted for their "precise angles, perfect symmetry, strong sight lines and rich detail." [2]
In 2001, Bangay received the Centenary Medal for outstanding achievement for his role in designing and constructing the AIDS Memorial Garden at the Alfred Hospital. [3] In the 2018 Australia Day Honours, he received the Medal of the Order of Australia, for service to landscape architecture. [4]
Bangay's published works include:
Bangay's books are accompanied with photographs by photographer Simon Griffiths.
Bangay's designs are featured in books and magazines, including:
Jamie Paul Durie is an Australian horticulturalist and landscape designer, furniture designer, television host, television producer, and author of eleven books on landscape architecture, garden design and lifestyle. He is the founder and director of a design company PATIO Landscape Architecture and Durie Design and also is a 2008 Gold Medal winner at Britain's prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in Chelsea, London for Australian Garden and designed by Durie. As of 2018, Durie has hosted more than 50 design shows around the world.
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