Creating windows to Country: City of Stirling forecourt Once part of the ancient chain of lakes linking Njookenbooro (Herdsman Lake) to Lake Gwelup through to Goongoongup (Claisebrook Cove), the site bore little trace of the wetland ecologies and cultural histories that shaped this Country for thousands of years. The new design reveals and re-establishes these local ecologies through strategic cuts in the existing concrete grid, allowing rain gardens, Tuart trees, and Melaleu

Emma Maher - Practitioner of Landscape Architecture We are delighted to announce the promotion of Emma Maher from Graduate to Practitioner of Landscape Architecture. This promotion reflects Emma’s commitment to design excellence, her collaborative and creative approach, and her contributions to REALMstudios. Emma joined the team in 2024 after completing her Master of Landscape Architecture at UWA. Her passion for accessible and inclusive design is consistently reflected in he

How might we recover Country, where so much has been colonised, cleared, and concreted? At December 2025's Brunswick Design District’s Open Studio Series, REALMstudios’ Jon Shinkfield and Grounded Studio’s Emily Cox presented some insights about recent Country-led projects. They discussed landscape de-colonialisation, deep listening to Traditional Owners and Aboriginal project partners, and designing to support thriving native ecosystems and endemic species. Across three proj

The Tasman Peninsula is a place of extraordinary beauty and complexity, where World Heritage landscapes, dramatic coastlines, rich Aboriginal cultural history, and colonial sites converge. Working closely with the local community and the Tasman Council, REALMstudios helped develop the Tasman Region Structure Plan – an integrated, long-term framework to guide resilient and adaptive development across the region. We were privileged to extend and develop the brief in an iterativ