From today (Monday February 1) New Zealanders can have their say on the long awaited draft package of advice to the government from the Climate Change Commission.
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The volcanic scoria cone of Maungawhau/Mount Eden is waahi tapu—a sacred place of immense historical, cultural and spiritual significance to the Mana Whenua iwi/hapū of Tāmaki Makaurau.
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In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Austrian-based Studio Precht has designed a maze-like park divided by tall hedges, allowing city-dwellers to enjoy nature while maintaining a safe distance from others.
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Property and construction professional James Goodhue is to present on Owning our Future at this year’s NZILA Firth Conference in Tauranga in May.
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“Those won’t survive you know” was the frequently heard comment that started it all. Like many corporates, 2020 was a year for some necessary cost cutting for our company (Design, Engineering and Environmental Services consultancy WSP) and that included hiring indoor plants.
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A Sydney Harbour setting, within the UNESCO World Heritage curtilage of the Sydney Opera House, Campbells Cove Promenade Upgrade reinvigorates a crucial link along the waterfront of Sydney Harbour and its “Cultural Ribbon.”
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Landscape architecture brings together science and design. It’s a unique discipline that investigates and creates better design solutions for outdoor spaces while addressing important contemporary challenges like climate change, urbanisation, and sustainability.
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Sydney’s Kensington St Spice Alley buzzes with activity and exotic smells from morning till late at night. The mini hawker lane is a slice of SouthEast Asia at the inner city’s Central Park, and has become one of Sydney’s most popular eat-streets.
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What do a pub, a library and a garden have in common? For Richard Neville of Neville Design Studio - the answer was clear - they all tell stories and it was that concept he applied to Galbraith’s Folly.
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A Koichi Takada-designed, mixed-use residential high-rise in Brisbane, is poised to become one of the world’s most densely forested vertical gardens.
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Pioneering landscape architect Carol Johnson has died at her home in Maine, aged 91.
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The Penang State Government’s competition to design a masterplan for Penang South Islands has been won by BIG, Ramboll and Hijjas, who worked closely with the Penang State Government, collaborators and stakeholders to transform the islands into a sustainable and global destination.
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The first project in Cornwall Park’s 100 year masterplan has been completed.
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Septuagenarian Rob Small may have retired from his career managing parks but he certainly isn’t done challenging himself.
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What has COVID-19 told us about the way we’re living and how we need to change? LAA asked landscape architects how the global pandemic has influenced the way they think about the profession going forward.
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After a year like no other it is with some relief we wish all our readers and followers a happy Christmas and sign off for 2020.
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As 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.
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Steven Tupu will share his thoughts on the creative power of collaborative teaming that results in site-specific design strategies for projects with limited resources at next year’s NZILA Firth Conference in Tauranga.
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Tāmaki Makaurau on Friday celebrated the opening of Te Komititanga - a striking new people-friendly square – in the heart of the city’s downtown.
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One key thing has changed since we last profiled progress on the latest LandLAB project in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour - the name.
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