Assessing
Visualising
Shaping
Landscapes

WHAT WE DO

TRACE VISUAL PLANNING + DESIGN provides specialist services in visual planning in preparation of Landscape & Visual Impact Assessments (LVIA), landscape assessments to inform decision making and design. With extensive experience in industry supported by research, TRACE can offer a specialised services addressing project needs and concerns.

TRACE offers exceptional capabilities in GIS, spatial analysis and modellings supported by research.

TRACE Values:
• Evidence-based thinking;
• Quality outcomes enriched by research and innovation;
• Specificity and efficiency;
• Responsibility, honesty and advocacy;

About Trace

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)

TRACE experience in the preparation of V...

Landscape Character Assessment (LCA)

Landscape Character is defined as...

Photomontage & GIS

TRACE provides exceptional modelling ser...

Landscape Architecture (Design & Documentation)

TRACE provides specialist services in La...

This collection includes selected LVIA studies completed by Ata during his previous employment at MODE. These studies were prepared for various projects across Australia and LVIA w...

Portfolio of LVIA 1

This collection includes selected LVIA studies completed by Ata during his past employment at TRACT Consultants. These studies were prepared for various infrastructure projects acr...

Portfolio of LVIA 2

This collection includes selected photomontage simulations for various projects completed by Ata during his past employment at MODE. Ata as a court expert was engaged for various p...

Portfolio of Simulations

TRACE was engaged by visual amenity experts to prepare modelling and verified photomontage simulations for a multi-storey residential building at Indooroopilly, Brisbane. Virtual B...

Indooroopilly Appeal

TRACE prepared shadow modellings for a DA in Sunshine Coast. Overshadowing impacts resulted from the proposal was compared with the acceptable solution outcome to inform Council. C...

Opal Shadow Analysis

TRACE was engaged to prepare shadow modellings for a DA in Sunshine Coast. Overshadowing impacts resulted from the proposal was compared with the different scenarios outcome to inf...

Picnic Point Shadow Analysis

Updates

October

Recent Publication in Landscape and Urban Planning

Our recent publication in the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning highlights a body of research developed over nine years in a...

August

Landscape Architecture Award (AILA VIC)

Ata Tara (TRACE Director) received a Landscape Architecture Award in Research, Policy and Communications Category (AILA VIC 2020)....

Assessing Visualising Shaping Landscapes