Royal Park Response
Advocacy Project
Encapsulated by its people, professionals, council and community alike, Royal Park has been a pioneer and pushed the boundaries. The 1984 Master Plan by Laceworks Landscape Collaborative celebrated and pinned up the essential qualities of the landscape and in doing so, fundamentally reframed the Australian park.
Synergy between the strong design assertions and perspectives of the 1984 and 1997 Master Plans have allowed Royal Park to transform, develop and become what it is today. A review strategy of the current process is required for this to continue.
Harrison has been involved in advocacy surrounding the new City of Melbourne Master Plan slated for the park in 2025, supporting the calls of the Royal Park community to greater leverage the designed history of the park as a method to inform a more considered approach .