Hassell has announced University of Melbourne graduate Hilary Hoggett as the winner of the 2021 Hassell Travelling Scholarship – Robin Edmond Award. Hilary was among 23 students nominated by the eight participating Australian universities for the scholarship this year. She will defer her travel until the current restrictions to minimise the spread of COVID-19 have lifted and international travel is again safe and permissible.
Hilary’s winning proposal, titled Reorienting the Void, uses Fawkner Memorial Park in Melbourne as a case study to explore the importance of melancholy landscapes and how landscape architecture can be used in designing spaces for grief and contemplation in a culturally appropriate and respectful way.
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