In 1970s New Zealand, landscape architecture was a little known and misunderstood profession. The public sector was the epicentre of employment for Lincoln College’s new landscape architecture graduates. One man in particular played a key role in developing landscape architects in that sector and that was George Malcolm.
Read MoreSydney ‘Charlie’ Challenger is widely seen at the founder and father of landscape architecture in Aotearoa. As Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture prepares to mark its 50th Anniversary later this year, LAA is profiling some of the people who contributing to getting the profession where it is today.
Read MoreWelcome to 2022 which is expected to be a significant one for the landscape architecture profession.
Read MoreLandscape architects have just over a month to enter the Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2022.
Read MoreThe NZILA is disappointed none of its submissions around the Natural and Built Environments Bill have been accepted. The Environment Committee released its report on the inquiry into the proposed bill earlier this week.
Read MoreMartha Dravitzki is a landscape architect based in New Plymouth. She gained her masters at Lincoln University in 2006-7. On top of her family and work commitments she is deputy chair of the NZILA registration panel.
Read MoreThe NZILA President says the predictable lockdown extension means the Institute team is working to increase online opportunities for members.
Read MoreWhat precisely does the word environment mean? The NZILA believes it needs to be clearly defined in the proposed Natural and Built Environment Bill if the new legislation is to be successful.
Read MoreA University of Otago study has found therapeutic landscapes are beneficial for former refugees’ health and wellbeing here - but barriers to the use of these spaces need to be addressed.
Read MoreHanley Chen from Lincoln University has been awarded the 2021 NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Student Scholarship.
Read MoreA new initiative begins tonight at the NZILA President’s Cocktail evening. The first ever President’s Awards will be presented at the event in Tauranga which precedes the 2021 NZILA Firth Conference.
Read MoreDespite the first course of landscape architecture being offered in New Zealand more than 50 years ago, many outside the profession don’t know what it is about or the breadth of roles it covers.
Read MoreAs the work year draws to a close, so much is being reviewed and recapped about the extraordinary (and not in a good way) year we have just weathered.
Read MoreTakutai Square in Auckland’s Britomart precinct is now the temporary home to the finalists in the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora/Brick Bay Nohonga design challenge.
Read MoreJust three years after graduating from Unitec in Auckland landscape architect Jackie Paul is off to one of the world’s leading universities to continue her study. Paul leaves in two weeks for Cambridge University in the UK to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Planning, Growth and Regeneration.
Read MoreThe New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora has welcomed the long anticipated review of the Resource Management Act, saying the focus on positive outcomes rather than the minimisation or avoidance of adverse effects is a positive step for urban environments.
Read MoreThe five finalists have been found for the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora/Brick Bay Nohonga design challenge.
Read MoreThe government has decided to invest in green infrastructure and the conservation estate in order to save and then protect jobs across the country, writes the NZILA Tuia Pito Ora president, Brad Coombs.
Read MoreWe’re about halfway through the lockdown. Looking at the numbers it seems like Aotearoa is responding well so far. Two weeks ago I was really worried. I was processing the news of a major intervention to how I was used to working and living writes NZILA Tuia Pito Ora president Brad Coombs.
Read MoreNZILA Tuia Pito Ora is very mindful that the restrictions that have been put in place by the government are about saving lives in Aotearoa, writes president Brad Coombs. Being kind to each other by observing the movement restrictions, in particular, is the best way that we can look after our families, friends and the communities that we live and work in.
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