Damian Thompson

Director, Landscape Architect, AILA FRLA

Damian has spent over 29 years designing public and private environments along Australia's eastern coastline, including stints in the UK and Asia.

Key projects at LatStudios

‍Oxley Creek Transformation Master Plan
Woolgoolga Town Centre Master Plan
Parklands Project, Gold Coast
Victoria Park / Barrambin Reference Design and Catalyst Works
‍Victoria Park Vision
Box Hill Precinct Master Plan, Melbourne
'The Urban Forest' Glenelg & Merivale St, South Brisbane
Waterfront Brisbane
Buranda Village
Flowstate, South Brisbane
Kangaroo Point Peninsula: Urban Renewal Strategy
Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge, Parramatta
900 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
Riverlight, Hamilton Reach
The Link, Milton Green
Flood of Ideas, Brisbane
River Edge Public Realm Study, Brisbane
City Centre Master Plan - Public Realm, Brisbane
Queens Wharf: City Life Returns to the River's Edge
Brisbane Showgrounds Master Plan, Brisbane
The Plaza, Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane
Light+Co Residential, West End, Brisbane
Urban Edge Apartments, Kelvin Grove
Northshore Hamilton Parkland and Residential Design
Boeing House Student Housing, 363 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Norman Creek 2026 Master Plan, Brisbane
Mackay City Centre LAP and Public Realm Concept, Mackay
Yeerongpilly TOD Landscape Master Plan Stage 1, Yeerongpilly
Kurilpa Riverfront Renewal Project, Brisbane

His work spans across urban design and landscape architecture and he has enjoyed a long association lecturing and tutoring at Queensland University of Technology.

He has led and contributed to multi-disciplinary teams that deliver award-winning projects ranging in scale from intimate laneways through to major public parklands and urban renewal projects. Damian is passionate about site-specific, community-driven design outcomes and is one of the founding members of the floodofideas project.

In his previous position as design leader and Principal of EDAW he completed several projects of note including the Southport Broadwater Parklands, Tennyson Riverside Residential Development and Wuxi Central Park and Brisabne CBD Master Plan.

Damian is a panel member of the Brisbane City Council's Independent Design Advisory Panel. Damian was awarded a Fellowship from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA) for his contributions to the Landscape Architecture profession in July 2020.

In 2010 after a decade of working together, Damian, Nathalie Ward, John Ilett and Paul Druery formed LatStudios.

Projects