experience an oasis of beauty
Malaysia's premier outdoor garden festival LAMAN2006 - The Malaysia International Garden and Landscape Festival will be once again held at the sprawling 72-acre Perdana Lake Gardens in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Open from 6-16 July 2006

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Join us in Paris, February 26th - March 03rd, 2006 for the International Forum for Landscapes Designers and Builders. View forum agenda.

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Water2006
This International Water Conference will bring new and exciting initiatives to delegates during a full three-day programme featuring keynote addresses and technical presentations, with a special session for youth. Abstracts are now being called for consideration as presentations in the technical sessions of the Water2006 conference. 1-4 August 2006, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Topos have launched a new edition European Landscape Architecture presenting 60 built projects from 13 European countries. The exemplary parks, squares, waterfront promenades and memorials attest to the abundance and variety of the European landscape architecture scene. Extract available here [2MB].

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Don't miss the Early bird
Early bird rates are available for time, the 2006 ifla eastern region conference to all delegates, except students (we have a special student package for you). Save $90 by registering online before 31 January, 2006.

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Time
The IFLA Eastern Region conference is being held at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia from 25th - 27th May 2006. National and international speakers will address the pivotal role of time and change in the practice of the built environment professions and its effects on contemporary society & the landscape. Conference brochure now available [968k PDF]

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Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape presents twenty-three landscape-design projects that reveal the surge of creativity and critical debate in the design of public spaces, from small urban plazas to large parks for post-industrial sites to long-range plans for entire urban sectors.

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John Ormsbee Simonds
John Ormsbee Simonds, a pioneering modernist landscape architect and one of the most prominent and influential of his generation, died of natural causes Thursday at his home in Ben Avon Heights. He was 92. Obituary by Patricia Lowry

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Conference papers from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects annual conference 200 Mile City now available.

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Welcome -- to the IFLA_Eastern Region website!
The potential, and aim of the site is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. We are interested to see how the site is used over the coming months when we will plan further growth, seek new ways to collaborate and exchange information.

Please spread this link to your colleagues -- contribute items you think will be of interest to our community for us to post here, and help us to shape this new resource. We welcome feedback and suggestions!