After nine decades on the planet, and 60+ years practising as a game-changing landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg (1931-2025) is being remembered with headlines such as ‘Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City’ in the New York Times. (Photo source: MPFP Legacy).
Read MoreWhat’s not to love about Parks Week, PARK(ing) Day and Parklets? Get some pointers to the ripples of activity flowing from Parks Week, followed by two separate examples of tactical urbanism in Wellington: PARK(ing) Day and Parklets.
Read MoreEver wondered about how to estimate the long-term economic value of all the parks in Aotearoa New Zealand? A report commissioned by the NZ Park Leaders Forum from Lincoln University’s Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit has done just that.
Read MoreThe reduced costs associated with pocket parks made them very attractive to communities and provided their residents with a little oasis of tranquility and relaxation.
Read MoreThe case study of the Auckland Botanic Gardens exemplifies a successful integration of water-sensitive design within an urban park setting.
Read MoreThe National Gallery of Australia has announced a shortlist of five finalists for the National Sculpture Garden Design Competition.
Read MoreThe Te Kapua Park Playground was a joint recipient of the NZILA Te Karanga O Te Tui Supreme Award at the 2024 NZILA Resene Award Ceremony.
Read More“Research confirms what our bodies and nature already understand–more time in outdoor spaces increases well-being,” said Torey Carter-Conneen, CEO, American Society of Landscape Architects.
Read MoreThe National Gallery of Australia in Kamberri/Canberra has launched an open, international design competition for the $60 million revitalisation of its three-hectare sculpture garden.
Read MoreA study comparing urban greenspaces with natural areas has revealed they’re contributing a lot more to ecosystems than previously thought.
Read MoreChristchurch City Council has created an Urban Forest Plan to increase the tree canopy cover across the city.
Read MoreAuckland Council’s park management has been hailed as world-leading by an international panel of judges from the World Urban Parks (WUP) network.
Read MoreThe small township of Wānaka is to get a major boost to its globally renowned reputation with its new lakefront development winning an International Federation of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence.
Read MoreWhen we think of infrastructure, we often imagine concrete, steel, and asphalt - the building blocks of our cities and communities. But in Malaysia, a new trend is taking shape, one that incorporates nature and the environment into the built world.
Read MoreChurchill Park within the East Auckland suburb of Glendowie is managed as a "countryside in the city", stretching 40 hectares.
Read MoreA major transformation is underway at Moore Park East (Sydney, NSW) which is set to become a high-quality, multi-use parkland in the heart of the city with more recreational space to picnic, play, relax or kick a ball.
Read MoreThe Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a complex site of intersecting human and ecological systems.
Read MoreSetting out on a four-day hike along the central section of this dramatic new walk, a group of landscape architects and spatial designers encounters a trail design well grounded in place.
Read MorePrinces Circus, the final part of Camden Council’s award-winning West End Project with LDA Design, is complete and open to the public.
Read MoreA recent consultation with Canberra’s community to understand how different groups experience their public places has been undertaken by the ACT Government (Australia).
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