What if Vectorworks is no longer just where the design gets documented, but part of a continuous loop between sketching, modelling, communicating and documenting?

Landscape can be used to integrate fencing into the overall site rather than treating security infrastructure as a completely separate element. The objective isn't to hide the industrial use. It's to make the transition between the industrial site and its surroundings more considered.

Ku-ring-gai Council has made a number of changes to its Development Control Plan in 2026, including new controls for dual occupancies and updates relating to tree and vegetation preservation. For homeowners preparing a DA, the landscape plan is becoming an increasingly important part of the application.

Randwick DCP 2025 – Stage 2 commenced on 27 July 2026, following Council’s comprehensive review of the previous DCP. The new DCP replaces most of the relevant provisions of the 2013 DCP, including an updated Part B4 – Landscaping and Biodiversity. For landscape architects and designers, one of the practical changes is particularly relevant: Landscape plans are required to identify existing levels and finished levels, indicating the extent of cut and fill.

Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) provide an open format for exchanging BIM information between different software platforms. Rather than asking every consultant to work inside the same ecosystem, IFC allows each discipline to continue using the tools best suited to their work while still contributing to a coordinated project model.