Landscape architects Urbis have designed a new and innovative 600-metre precinct along Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River, replacing the one destroyed when tropical cyclone Marcia tore through Queensland in 2015.
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Professor Richard Weller has given LAA permission to republish his piece arguing for an expanded role for landscape architects in consideration of urban growth.
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Auckland Council’s calling for public input into its ambitious Downtown Programme. It says in just three years the city’s waterfront will look dramatically different, more “generous and welcoming”, better connecting people to the Waitematā Harbour, as well as turning the Quay Street area into a more vibrant area for all to enjoy.
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Keep your work boots and car keys at home, because Nearmap, an Australian company that has just launched in this market, says its new tech will let users access high-res aerial imagery from the office on-demand.
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Talk Wellington is essentially a vote of confidence in Wellington region citizens. Our hypothesis is that over the next few years we will start to see thousands of people being empowered by good information and helping shape our streets, towns and cities for the better
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The New South Wales government has unveiled the final design for the Sydney Fish Market’s proposed relocation to Blackwattle Bay.
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This weekend (17-18/11/2018) Te Ara Manawa – Hobsonville/Onekiritea Coastal Walkway will formally open.
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Community consultation has been key to the success of the redevelopment of the Havelock North Domain, according to the Hastings District Council.
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St Andrew’s College in Strowan, Christchurch, has been awarded a Learning Environment NZ 2018 accolade for Excellence in Educational Facilities – Landscape/Outdoor Learning.
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Inspired by the mangrove seed, Sylvia Park Plaza’s Pod is a flexible multi-purpose sculptural structure, which serves both to shelter adjoining and provide a performance space.
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Back in August (2018) we brought you the story of Rangimarie, the planned New Zealand peace garden in the French town of Le Quesnoy, which was being built for the Armistice Day centenary commemorations this weekend. The team behind the project was calling for donations to help make the garden a reality.
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New York’s Transportation Alternatives’ mission is to reclaim the city’s streets from cars for people. The non-profit organisation advocates for safe public spaces where walking and biking or public transport are the main modes of travel, and there’s less reliance on private cars.
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This weekend (11 November 2018) we mark the one hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Armistice and the end of World War One. One of the key memorials is a moving installation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. There stands a field of 18,277 white crosses named for each New Zealander who died in the war.
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All around the world cities are reimagining their laneways to transform them from neglected, dark and often rubbish-ridden alleyways, into vibrant, safe and diverse public spaces which add to an area’s character.
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LandLAB’s Westhaven Promenade winds it way along the water’s edge from Wynyard Quarter through to Auckland’s Harbour Bridge.
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Former Lincoln University student Matthew Durning has won a prestigious Australian Landscape Architecture Award. His project, Brisbane’s Fish Lane, won the 2018 Landscape Architecture Award for Urban Design, presented by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
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An Australian town created to support nearby uranium mining could survive planned closure thanks to a masterplan to turn it into a year-round tourism centre.
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The earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 forever changed the landscape of Ōtautahi/Christchurch and its people. Not only was the city plagued by human loss, but the physical void created was reminiscent of a war zone. As the dust settled, it became apparent that there was an opportunity for indigenous values, history, and identity to radically influence the re-design of the city.
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Peter Matthews is the principal landscape architect for Ōtākaro Limited, the company responsible for delivering Crown-led projects in Central Christchurch. Landscape Architecture Aotearoa asked him about his role there.
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International designer Martin Rein-Cano was in Auckland for flying visit this month (October 2018) and he wasn’t afraid to court controversy.
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