Thursday 22 May 2025
Statement from Katherine McMahon, Director, National Museum of Australia
The Museum is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Richard Weller, one of the landscape architects behind our iconic Garden of Australian Dreams (GOAD).
An internationally renowned designer, writer and scholar, Richard worked in collaboration with fellow landscape architect Vladimir Sitta and alongside ARM Architecture to realise the GOAD.
The GOAD challenged and reimagined how we see and interpret our landscape and Australian identity and is a tribute to his bold creativity and ingenuity.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
