Paul Herzich

Paul is a multi-award-winning Kaurna | Ngarrindjeri Landscape Architect and Public Artist who has a strong focus on First Nations people, art, culture, stories and Country. Paul brings 37 years’ experience in the landscape industry and 21 years’ in the public art industry and is the most senior Aboriginal Landscape Architect in Australia.

Paul was the first Aboriginal student to complete the Bachelor of (Architectural) Design Studies and the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Adelaide.

Paul was also the first Registered Aboriginal Landscape Architect in Australia. More recently, he became the first Fellow Registered Aboriginal Landscape Architect in Australia.

From 2004 to 2021, he worked on a diverse range of Department of Infrastructure & Transport landscape and artworks for buildings and road and rail corridor projects in South Australia* from concept design to construction delivery. Paul has considerable experience in designing and delivering public realm landscape architectural and public art projects for state and local government agencies and for local and interstate architectural companies.

Over the years, Paul has made a notable representation across the South Australian landscape for his work in place making for local, regional, and remote Aboriginal communities. He is an experienced consultant and team player with an exceptional ability to concept-ualise landscape, urban design, public art projects.

Paul has been a member of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) for 27 years and he was an AILA SA Executive Committee member for 12 years. He was recently Co-Chair of the AILA National Connection to Country Committee and he is currently a Cultural Advisor for the AILA SA Connection to Country Committee. Paul has also been on other national and state committees with a reconciliation focus over the years.