About Us
Darren Shearer
Registered Landscape Architect
Life can sometimes deliver you to a surprising, unplanned destination.
That’s how things turned out for Darren. When a distinguished 20-year career in the NSW Police came to an end, the next life move wasn’t immediately clear. He started a small landscaping business, and at the same time a childhood talent for sketching returned, a creative counterpoint to the stresses of his previous life as a detective.
Clients began to seek his advice on how to utilise outdoor areas, his natural instinct for finding the harmony between design, function and utility creating spaces developed and many are still delighting years later. As word-of-mouth demand for his services grew, so did his desire to unlock the principles of his new passion. A Bachelor of Design degree majoring in Architecture was added to his Bachelor of Social Science and Master of Public Policy degrees. He might have taken a long way around, but this is precisely where Darren was always meant to be.
A unique combination of credentials and credibilityThis unique, holistic combination of qualifications and experience makes Darren one of the few people with both the credentials and the credibility to advise and comment on any aspect of built environment design, from private dwellings to public spaces.
Total commitmentDarren commits both head and heart to every project, so expect nothing less than his 100% dedication to bringing your project to life.
Awards & Qualifications
2016 Residential Landscape Design 51-150m2 - Finalist Silver Award Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers
2013 Commendation Award – The Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards ‘AA’ Park – City Green Landscape Award – Urban Growth NSW
2011 Graph Building Certificate of Merit Heritage Award – The Landcom 2011 Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards Hunter Chapter RAIA
2009 RPS Harper Somers O’Sullivan Certificate of Merit Landscape Design – The Landcom 2009 Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards Hunter Chapter RAIA
2007 Harper Somers O’Sullivan Landscape Design Award – The Landcom 2007 Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards Hunter Chapter RAIA
2006 Best Residential Landscape Design – Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers
2006 The Allan Correy Award ‘For Excellence in Design’ – Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers
2005 Best Commercial Landscape Design – Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers
QUALIFICATIONS
BSocSci(UON)
MPubPol + Admin(CSU)
BDesign (Architecture)(UON)
Registered Landscape Architect No: 010020 – Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
Memberships
Member - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
Member - Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM).
Member - Design Institute of Australia (DIA).