May 22 2023 19 mins 1
Claire Martin is a landscape architect and the associate director of OCULUS with experience leading the successful delivery of a range of education, health, cultural, infrastructure and public landscape projects. Claire grew up in the UK, and originally aspired to be a dolphin trainer or archaeologist. She moved to Sydney in the late 1990s after studying English Literature and Fine Art in the UK. Claire studied at Loughborough University from 1991-1992, majoring in Art Foundation Studies and Fine Arts. She then studied at the University of Exeter and completed a Bachelor of Art (English Literature & Fine Art) in 1995. She studied at RMIT University from 2004-2007, earning a Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) with First Class Honours. Whilst studying, she was the co-editor of Kerb, which is an annual, limited release, not-for-profit publication focussing on issues regarding the landscape, urbanism and architectural disciplines and discourses.
In this episode, your host Elizabeth McIntyre and special guest, Scott Woodward, have an interesting conversation which covers topics such as:
- Working as the assistant to Senior Director, Games planning for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Coordination Authority (OCA) responsible for planning, urban development and management of the area and facilities for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games;
- Her time working at Oculus as a landscape architect in 2006, and her journey to becoming Associate Director in 2016;
- Her time as a guest Lecturer at RMIT and Chair of the RMIT Landscape Architecture Industry Advisory Committee from 2012 - 2014 and her involvement with The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and many other committees;
- Her involvement on the project Joyce Chapel Bridge with Searle x Waldron which won the Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award in the Think Brick Awards 2022;
- Her winning project, Arcadia Apartments for the Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award in 2020;
- And much more...
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The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
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