- sustainable development
paiam, enga province, papua new guinea
At an altitude of 2,300 metres in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea is the fledging township of Paiam. From the outset the ongoing sustainability of the town was a key component in the masterplaning, design development and documentation for the town that houses 400 national and expatriate mine personnel and many locals.
The detail design process included developing a botanical theme for town and garden plantings. This involved research and utilsation of indigenous plants, specimen and theme garden plantings from other high altitude equatorial areas and investigation into subsistence and economic crops. The project also involved incorporating and development of landscape industries such as the establishment of plant nurseries & paving manufacturing. The town market was designed to be able to be built by locals as the focus point for the township.
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awards
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- 2009
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Queensland)
Award in Excellence in Landscape Architecture
Category - Planning
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- 2000
- Dubai Awards for Best Practice (UN Habitat) Listing in World's Good & Best Practices Data Base
paiam aerial view
