Duncan Gibbs

Limestone bench and limestone stairs.

Materials Schedule: Practice & Journey with Carlo Scarpa, Pietro Porcinai & Modernism

This lecture will chart the practical, intellectual and moral journey of Duncan’s practice as an independent landscape architect, a glimpse of where he sits within the profession, the range of influences that have informed this entire story, specifically that of Scarpa & Porcinai, and the personal connections that have lead to the development of his practice. Ideas about how practice can be both situated within the specific, or local, yet still ascribe to universal ‘rules’ will be explored, along with a visual exploration of both sites of interest to Duncan and his own projects.

Man standing infront of desk.

Duncan Gibbs

Duncan Gibbs is a landscape architect based in the small town of Murwillumbah in Northern New South Wales. He is originally from Melbourne, where he completed an honours undergraduate degree in Landscape Architecture and a masters in urban design, both from RMIT. He has had thirty years of design experience, completing a wide range of projects, and involved in a variety of practices from his own sole practitioner consultancy, to contract work for large private and government organisations. He has also tutored & lectured in landscape architecture and urban design at QUT, RMIT & UNSW. Practice locations have varied from Ames, Iowa (USA), Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Qatar and now the Gold Coast / Northern NSW region.