Dr Christina Dyson
Principal

Dr Christina Dyson is a landscape heritage specialist, with particular expertise in twentieth century Australian plant gardens.

Christina has wide experience in Australian garden, designed landscape and cultural landscape heritage, as well as urban and built heritage, at world, national, state and local levels. She has particular interest in and aptitude for the assessment and management of complex cultural landscapes.

Christina holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne (Melbourne School of Design). Her thesis investigated postwar Australian plant gardens and their connections with national identity.

At GML, Christina has worked on a diverse range of landscape and built heritage projects, including conservation management plans, heritage assessments, and heritage impact statements. She has also worked on numerous municipal heritage studies and heritage advice projects. She has appeared at VCAT and planning panels as an expert witness for planning scheme amendments related to historic plantings, gardens, parks, designed and scenic landscapes of local and state heritage significance.

 

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Landscape Heritage
‘Heritage is not only the things we want to keep, but a much deeper reflection of who we are and what we value in our lives and communities.’
Role
  • Principal
Qualifications
  • PhD, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
  • Graduate Diploma in Horticulture, The University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Art History & Theory and English Literature, The University of Sydney
Professional Affiliations
  • Australia ICOMOS (Full International Member)
  • National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
  • Australian Garden History Society (Honorary Life Member)
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