Articles & Publications
The following is a selection of recent talks and articles by John Mongard. Many of these articles will be made available online in the future as html and pdf documents. Please check back regularly as new articles are added.
- ‘Networks Not Lines: Toward a long term cultural realm in the landscape architectural project.’, The Landscape Architect – Time,” Publication of the 2006 International Federation of Landscape Architects, Canberra, 2006.
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- Cleveland Town Centre Project outline in ‘Australian New Urbanism’ – A Guide to Projects, by Australian Council of New Urbanism, May 2005.
- ‘Making Great Places Seminar and Talk’, PIA, Adelaide, 2005.
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- ‘Suburban Entropy and the Death of Difference (finding a green way through the greenfields)’, article in conference proceedings from 200 mile city – Designing a sustainable urban future, AILA, Gardens Point, Brisbane 2004.
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- Project highlights in "New Conversations with an Old Landscape: Landscape Architecture in Contemporary Australia" by Catherine Bull, Australia, 2002.
- 'The Future of Water Sensitive Streets' paper in the National Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, Brisbane, September 2002.
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- 'Where is the Collective Landscape' article in Landscape Design Journal, Survey, United Kingdom, April 2002.
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- 'The Plant Machine: Between Entropy and Evolution Pioneer Site' article in 'Landscape from the Downside: The QUT Landscape Masterclass of 2000', Queensland, Australia, 2002.
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- 'Lap Pool Garden' article and published garden design in Inside Out Magazine, November 2000.
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- 'What do you Mean by this Place ?' article in Landscape Australia, September 2000.
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- 'Landscape Character: Guiding the Image of The City', Gold Coast City Landscape Strategy, publication by Gold Coast City Council, Gold Coast, 2000.
- 'A Few Damp Squibs of Subversion' article in Culture Matters, QCAN, Brisbane, Queensland, June 2000.
- 'Communal Vessels' interview in article by Australia Timber Design, Summer 2000.
- 'A Cultural Way with Parks' interview in article by Landscape Australia, April 1999.
- 'Power, Poetry and Contemporaneity in the Public Landscape' article in Landscape Australia, September 1999.
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- 'Poetry in Place', conference paper at the Lost in Space conference, QCAN, Brisbane, Queensland, October 1999.
- 'Holistic Local Planning', conference paper for the Australia Institute of Environmental Health conference, Tasmania, May 1999.
- 'Water Sensitive Urban Design' paper at AILA National Conference, by John Mongard and Helen Hillier, Sydney, New South Wales, September 1998
- 'Art and Design in the Public Realm: The Collaborative Approach' talk at Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Forum on Public Art, RAIA, Brisbane June 1998
- Local Council and the Arts' talk at Griffith University, Queensland College of Arts, May 1998.
- 'CEAD and Public Art: Does it Really Make a Difference?' forum Speaker, DARE Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, November 1997.
- 'Crafting not Manufacturing the Public Realm' QALI Conference, Bardon Queensland, August 1997.
- 'Sustainability and Eco-Villages' talk at ACF Merrimac / Carrara. Sustainable Futures Forum, Gold Coast City Council, Gold Coast, Queensland, July 1997.
- 'EcoVillages' talk and workshop at Living City Expo and Conference, Gold Coast City, Queensland, August 1997.
- 'Public Space in Mooloolaba' talk at Images of the Urban Conference, Sunshine Coast University College, Sippy Downs, Queensland, July 1997.
- 'Amenity Values in Stormwater Design' talk at Stormwater Institute Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, September 1997.
- 'An Environmentally Sustainable Village at Coomera', Mongard and Stalker, 1997. Brochure, Gold Coast City Council (Printing), Gold Coast Queensland
- 'Sustainable Landscape Planning' published paper and talk, at QNIA Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, November 1996.
- 'Public Space as a Theatre of Conflict', conference paper at the AILA National Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, October 1996.
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- 'The Art of Collaboration', talk / paper for Art in Public Places Forum, Shire of Maroochy, Queensland.
- 'An Environmentally Sustainable Village in Upper Coomera', article in Landmark and press releases for project, October 1996.
- 'Community Design - Theories and Approaches' - talk at "About Design - Words and Pictures" AILA Seminar, RAIA - South Brisbane, Queensland, August 1996.
- 'Talking to Towns', talk / paper for RAIA Seminar Consulting with Neighbours and Communities, South Brisbane, Queensland
- 'The Spaces Between' article for Kerb, Design Journal of R.M.I.T., Melbourne, Victoria, February 1996.
- 'The Disenfranchised Community' talk and paper for the Local Government Community Development Conference, City Hall, Brisbane Queensland, 1995.
- 'Black Line White Line' verse for Queensland Community Arts Network Publication (December Issue) West End, Queensland, October 1995.
- 'Notes on the History of Landscape Design' text for QUT publication, West End, Queensland, February 1995.
- 'The Bloomfield Street Project' article in Landscape Australia, December, 1994.
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- 'The Bloomfield Streetscape and Public Art Project' talk/paper for Joint National Conference of RAIA, AILA and RAPI, Hobart Tasmania.
- 'A Cry for Better Suburban Open Spaces' article in Urban Design Forum, 1993.
- 'Design Innovation in Creating Open Suburbs' article in proceedings of the RAIPR National Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, 1992.
- 'Deconstructing the Italian Square' article, talk and public lecture, QUT, Brisbane, Queensland, 1991.
- 'Making Canberra a Better Place - Ideas for a More Sustainable Future' a published book proposing ideas for Jerrabomberra Valley New Town in Canberra City. Australian Capital Territory, Department of Urban Services, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1994.
- 'Deconstructing the Way we Make Places' article in Creating Livable Places, Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, Queensland, 1994.
- 'Co-Design with the Community' a Handbook, QUT Publication, Brisbane, Queensland, 1993.
- 'Roads, Rates, Rubbish and Community Arts' article in Queensland Community Arts Network News, Brisbane, Queensland, 1993.
- 'Bloomfield Street Project - Poetry Trail' poems and article, Redland Shire Council, Brisbane Queensland, 1993.
- 'The Suburban Park - Cultural Counterpoint or Point Blank?' article in Columnised - Building Community Book, RAIA, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (to be published in 1995).
- 'The Loganlea Neighbourhood Project' articles in Columnised - Building Community Book, RAIA, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
- 'The Bloomfield Street Project' slides kit documentation for South Australian Kit, Australia Council, Sydney, New South Wales, 1994.
- 'What is Urban Art?' talk to BOMA Special Seminar on the Arts, Brisbane, Queensland, 1994.