Slow-Moving Water in Architecture Australia Magazine
Image Below: Leo Showell
The TarraWarra Museum of Art: Eva and Marc Besen Centre by Kerstin Thompson Architects, with landscape design by OCULUS in collaboration with Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung horticulturalist and artist Craig Murphy-Wandin, featured in the 2025 May/June issue of Architecture Australia Magazine:
According to landscape architect Claire Martin of OCULUS, more than 50 species were incorporated into the garden, with the number of local provenance plants exceeding the council’s requirements for Indigenous planting. The series of poplar trees that line the sculpture walk were retained at the request of Marc Besen; although they’re an introduced species, the value they provide to habitat and biodiversity was recognised through discussions with Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin. The use of these trees is also appreciated from higher up: the green canopies soften the edges of the retained carpark that sits above the sunken arts hub.
