Ross Shepherd
AILA Registered Landscape Architect
Director, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design + Planning, Public Art
Ross is the founding partner of Site Image and has remained the senior design partner for the practice over the past 30 years. Master planning, concept design, urban design and creation of civic public spaces along with placemaking and public art are core areas of expertise. This provides diverse experience in all aspects of Landscape Architecture for a broad range of project types, from setting the vision and guiding principles, through to detailed delivery of projects.
Ross takes a very direct involvement in all his projects from planning and concept stage, through approvals to documentation. Ross is particularly concerned with creating places with strong identity and social connection, and that reference heritage and the environment, sustainability, and future aspirations of the community.
Project Experience
Masterplan + Public Domain
- PK Resort (50 Ha) Bahrain
- Panthers precinct redevelopment , Penrith
- Khalifa Sports City Landscape Masterplan
- Al Raha Beach - Al Zeina Beach 1km precinct, Abu Dhabi UAE
- Point Cook Town Centre, SW Melbourne
- Dubai Waterfront Islands
- Barka Waterfront Precinct, Oman
- Xiamen Zhongzhou – new CBD, PRC
- Shaoxing Waterfront, PRC
Open Space + Urban Design
- Wet’n’Wild Sydney
- 4 x Theme Parks / Retail Waterfront / Hotel / Resid, Malaysia
- 3 x Theme Parks / Retail Waterfront / Hotel / Resid, Singapore
- Columbia Precinct (5 towers) as extension of Bakehouse Precinct
- Aurora Town Centre proposals
- Darling Park Towers / Cockle Bay Wharf
- Stadium Australia, Homebush Bay, Sydney NSW
- Arnott’s Bakehouse Quarter
Retail
- Suzhou Retail Centre, resid towers, hotel towers, Suzhou PRC
- Wuhan Retail Centre, resid towers, hotel towers, Suzhou PRC
- Various Stocklands including Merrylands, Shellharbourand 6 other regional centres
- Various Westfields including Parramatta, Hornsby and 8 other regional centres
- Various Lend Lease including Sunshine Plaza, Erina Fair, and 5 other regional centres
Hotel + Resort
- Hyatt Regency on the Bund, Shanghai
- Bora Bora Lagoon Resort, Tahiti
- Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel, Hunter Valley
- Hayman Island Beach Villas, Barrier Reef, Queensland
- Hope Island Resort Community, SE Queensland Intercontinental
- Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta Star of the Sea Resort Apartments
Commercial
- Triniti Office Park, Macquarie Park
- Innovation Campus, Wollongong
- CBA HQ 3 towers, Olympic Park Town Centre
- Space 207, Pacific Highway, St. Leonards
- Hyandai HQ, North Ryde
- Zenith Towers, Chatswood
- Oakdale M7 Business Hub, Erskine Park
Residential
- Chatswood Metro 3 towers and podium
- McCafferys Hill precinct, Jacksons Landing
- Newleaf Bonnyrigg – 5 stages
- Australia Tower, Olympic Park
- Caerleon Estate, Mudgee
- North Appin Subdivision
- Oran Park Chesalon Living aged care precinct
- ‘The Lakes’ Norwest residential precinct
- Metro Towers, Chatswood
Education
University of New South Wales, Master of Fine Arts
University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture