We continue our look at landscape assessment. Landscape Architect John Hudson looks at the inconsistency amongst councils in regards to deciding what makes a landscape outstanding.
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Our farming systems stand on the precipice of intense change. The task of how to feed a growing population that is set to reach 10 billion people by 2050 in the face of climate change, resource scarcity, and land degradation has forced innovation to spur, writes Findlay Buchanan in Idealog.
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Pollinator Paths is a movement that aims to connect Auckland's parks and reserves together to make pollination pathways. It’s the brainchild of Andrea Reid, who’s been working on the concept since early 2014.
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The Taylor River has been reimagined as a focal point for the Marlborough region, and at the intersection of the river and Blenheim’s town centre, the new Quays Riverside Park is the beating heart.
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Landscape architects Macgregor Smith’s design of Marlborough Primary School has won both a 2018 RIBA London and a National Award. Opening in September last year, the Chelsea school for 420 pupils aged three to eleven utilises cascading terraces to separate the year groups and maximise external learning spaces.
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Anderson Park Playground is the outcome of quality engagement with stakeholders, and the courage to invest and not compromise on quality. Centrally located within one of Napier’s premier suburban parks, accessible and imaginative features create an inclusive environment that encourages all abilities and ages to play alongside each other.
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Undertaking landscape assessments to inform planning and resource management decisions is not new. With the passing of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), however, came a radical shift in focus, purpose, and language, writes NZILA member Clive Antsey.
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I believe we need to stay connected to this world, that gives us so much inspiration, by creating spaces that help us cultivate a healthy mind, writes student Justice Bellamy. And it’s that thought of how to become connected to nature, that helped me develop the concept of my New Zealand Flower and Garden Show entry - The Interbeing. A symbol in the landscape.
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Annabel Menzies-Joyce may be the qualified landscape architect in her house but it’s her husband who’s in charge of their native regeneration project. Retired psychiatrist Peter Joyce describes himself as chief gardener (he means only) at their property, Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden, 18 km south west of Christchurch.
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Swimming pool design is a complex design area and requires a sound understanding of design principles, writes Shafer Design principal, Robin Shafer.
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Landscape architects are being urged to consider wildfire risk factors when designing and planning, as climate change increases the fire threat level.
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Concept designs for a new National Erebus Memorial have now been submitted to Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, says Ministry for Culture and Heritage chief executive Bernadette Cavanagh.
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What are some ways we can invite the public into the urban planning process? One Australian start-up hoping to solve this issue is Neighbourlytics, which uses social data to gauge public interaction in public places. Idealog chatted with founder Jessica Christiansen-Franks at the MYOB tech start-up conference in Melbourne.
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Designing for chimpanzees presents a unique set of challenges as Isthmus landscape architect, Sophie Jacques discovered. Even though she’d been involved in Wellington Zoo’s Meet the Locals He Tuku Aroha project, catering to these primates required a good understanding of their particular behaviours.
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Santa Monica’s Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square are another of the honor winners from the American Institute of Landscape Architects in their most recent Professional Award series. James Corner Field Operations, the landscape architects behind New York’s High Line, designed the transformation of a parking lot outside Santa Monica’s City Hall into a community park.
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The statistics don’t lie: the bulk of the those that are designing living and urban spaces in New Zealand cities are men – but the times are changing. Globally, there is a conversation taking place on what cities would look like if equal weighting was given to all of its citizens in the design process. Co-founder of Women in Urbanism, a New Zealand organisation formed to push for more feminist cities, Emma McInnes makes a case for how New Zealand’s cities can be made to be more inclusive through urban design.
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The weather gods are certainly doing their bit to support this year’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge, with stunning sunny days encouraging people to get out of their cars and onto their bikes. The February challenge is part of the New Zealand Transport Agency’s commitment to helping people get around by bike, with a focus on investing in connected cycling networks as part of a wider transport system.
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Yagan Square in Perth is getting set to mark its first birthday next month. The 1.1-hectare tourist destination is located at the heart of one of the city’s busiest pedestrian locations, and within a major transit hub.
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The digital revolution is one of the most powerful paradigms shifts in the design and construction industry today. New technology is the next step in creating the industry of the future, and as Heidi North of Jasmax writes, Jasmax is proud to be at the forefront of this revolution in New Zealand with a simple but powerful goal: design faster and smarter.
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Britain is on a countdown to March 29, and a highly contentious Brexit deadline. And it’s fair to say no-one is really sure what’s going to happen. But the country’s professional body for landscape architects, the Landscape Institute, is certain that a no-deal Brexit would be “disastrous” for the profession in the United Kingdom and Europe, exacerbating current skills shortages.
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