Director Paul Barnett served as a member of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Environment Advisory Group from 2020 to 2023. He will be continuing…
PBDG’s St Thomas Aquinas ELC Naturescape has been honoured to receive the Commendation in the 2023 Learning Environments Australasia Design Awards(LEAD)!
The Giralang Naturescape Stage 1 and Yarning Circle have been completed!
Giralang Naturescape Stage 1
We transformed the existing grove area and created a new naturescape using the rocks, logs, swale and berms, dry creek bed and water harvesting systems…
Thanks to the Department of Education, Taipei City Government and Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Taipei for the invitation! Paul Barnett was invited as a keynote speaker to talk about the Metamorphosis in Design: Regenerative Community and Ecology through Architecture and Landscape…
We are pleased to present our Educational projects to our international visitors who were interested in the Regenerative Naturescapes as an outdoor classroom and Early Childhood Education.
As the year 2022 comes to a close, Director Paul Barnett’s Tedx Canberra Talk has reached over 1k views! In the talk, he proposes a more sustainable way to design our homes through Living Pod Designs, and a way for design to enhance communities through Regenerative Microvillages.
PBDG’s design submission is in the final review process after being invited as one of the qualifying firms for the ICIMOD Eco-House Design Competition! We are so happy to be involved in this exciting project that will open up huge opportunities for sustainable design everywhere.
What an incredible space! Our whole team was left in awe after seeing the completed site in person just this week. The project looks exactly the same as the visual 3D renders, and we are very proud of it.
The Macquarie Native Garden has been completed! This small courtyard area had a very steep slope held by a rock wall. For our design, we imagined opening up the wall so that children can run, play, and interweave through the different levels more easily…
Collaborating with Maribyrnong Primary School Principal Andrew Buesnel and the school team, PBDG is preparing the design and other processes to start stage 4 of the master plan!
PBDG wishes everyone a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year! This year, we have completed the transformation of many landscapes into naturescapes, microforest, and natural outdoor learning classrooms across the territory. We have also witnessed the rapid…
Thank you to Maribyrnong Primary School Principal Andrew Buesnel for inviting PBDG Director Paul Barnett to be a guest speaker at the Official Opening of the Maribyrnong Winyu Naturescape last week.
Director Paul Barnett was invited to the inaugural MBA Conference about Sustainability in Construction, Technology, and Business. It was a great experience to speak alongside fellow sustainability experts
Director Paul has been providing advice to the Watson community regarding affordable Living Pod housing in regenerative villages in support of their negotiation with the government on the development of Section 76. They have included a Cohousing site, and these developments are very closely aligned with Director Paul’s beliefs.
How exciting for our Director Paul Barnett to be invited to speak with the Department of Early Childhood Education at an international exchange seminar. The participants will hear the concepts behind naturescapes and waterharvesting and see the growth of various case studies’ environments.
Since being invited as a qualifying firm for this competition, PBDG has been developing Living Pod solutions for the ICIMOD International Eco-House Design Project.
Congratulations to Blue Gum Preschool Dickson for the official opening of their Art Studio! So exciting to have Minister Steven Smith declare the space open.
2022 October The Macquarie Naturescape Plan for the relatively small, but steep and bare area will be turned into a native microforest. The retaining wall …
Thank you to the Catholic Education Department for inviting Director Paul Barnett to talk to the delegates of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) at their Early Childhood meeting in Canberra.
We are so proud to have St Thomas Naturescape selected as one of 2022s best Learning Environments AUS Campus Renovations. During the tour and sharing meeting, the designers, school representatives and guests discussed the core concepts of this campus project and the design concept of the naturescapes.
The Macquarie Primary School Site will be experiencing the magic of naturescape design, construction, and growth very soon. PBDG has been brought on to direct the water flow with waterharvesting trenches…
