LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA

Links to the past

Landscape historian John Adam places on record some of the rich heritage to be found in environmental reports.

Heritage, LandscapeNZILAMay 16, 2017

Antony Shadbolt on the new urban forest planned for Woolston

Council Landscape Architect and Ecologist Antony Shadbolt speaking on the new urban forest planned for Woolston, which will be created alongside the Land Drainage Recovery Programme works in the area.

PeopleNZILAMay 15, 2017Most Popular

Rural landscape or landscape? Dennis Scott Comments

In the September online issue of Landscape Architecture Aotearoawe asked two of New Zealand’s most experienced landscape planning practitioners to answer some questions on rural character that were vexing us.

Rural, OpinionNZILAMay 15, 2017

Positive Effects

Can residential development result in better outcomes with reduced adverse amenity and visual effects when considered against the existing environment?

Urban, Landscape, Plants, OpinionNZILAMay 2, 2017Planning Law

For the Bookshelf: 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown

2016 was the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, best-known for designing gardens and landscapes at some of England’s grandest stately homes.

Landscape, BooksNZILAMay 2, 2017

The Call of the Tui Rae Ki Te Rae, a bicultural project

Rae Ki Te Rae, fulfilled the brief to “...[not] just reflect Te Ao Māori back to the world, but engage and embrace it as essential to its core.”

Heritage, LandscapeNZILAMay 1, 2017Bicultural

Inside job

In the seventh installment of an eight-part series, plantsman David McDermott examines plants suitable for interior commercial and residential environments

Planting GuideNZILAApril 29, 2017Planting Guide

Against the wind

Planting GuideDavid McDermottSeptember 27, 2016Planting Guide

A landscape of prophecy

Tosh Graham envisions a pou comparable in size to New York’s Statue of Liberty situated at the end of Bledisloe Wharf.

Landscape, UrbanTosh GrahamAugust 17, 2016

Arabian abstractions

Al Bayt Stadium is one of eight venues for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Polis Group was inspired by the indigenous forms of Bedouin and Arabic culture, and wove those motifs throughout their design.

Plants, Desert, StadiumKathleen KinneyAugust 17, 2016

Porirua Revitalises

Bringing colour and direction into the city centre

Landscape, Colour, Plants, UrbanHelen FrancesAugust 17, 2016

The natural character quandry

Assessing a site’s natural character requires an evaluation of those sensory perceptions and biophysical characteristics unique to it.

Landscape, EnvironmentDr Joan Forret & Robert DaviesAugust 17, 2016

The ‘big P’ down under

Heritage, Landscape, ConservationJohn AdamAugust 17, 2016

Growing green. Eco-sourcing for optimal results

Shown here one year post-planting, Kauri Park Nursery supplied plants for the NZTA MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway project.

PlantsFiona HoyleAugust 17, 2016

What we do in the shadows

Planting GuideDavid McDermottAugust 17, 2016Planting Guide

New typologies for living now

Does city planning adequately consider how residents move about the urban landscape? What about the impact of climate change? The author says it’s time to push the envelope.

OpinionBernd GundermannJuly 5, 2016