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Lincoln University Alumnus Receives Singapore’s highest design accolade

Henning Larsen Country Market Director, Leonard Ng, has been recognized as Designer of the Year.

Landscape, ArticlesNZILAAugust 28, 2023Leonard Ng, SIngapore, Henning LOrsen, Lincoln University, Urban Greening

2023 NZILA Vectorworks Landmark scholar named

Caitlin Hartnett-Poleman from Victoria University has been awarded the 2023 NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Student Scholarship.

Te Manawataki o Te Papa – Library & Community Hub and Landscape

Te Manawataki o Te Papa is a reimagined activity-based precinct with a broad range of civic buildings and community gathering spaces at the heart of Tauranga.

Urban, LandscapeStudio Pacific ArchitectureAugust 22, 2023urban parks, Tauranga, Landscape Design

A look back - Fred Tschopp

Landscape architect Fred Tschopp lived and worked in New Zealand between 1929 and 1932 and has been described as the country’s first modern landscape architect

People, Schools, RotoruaNZILAAugust 16, 2023history, landscape architecture, unitec

Princes Circus is Yours

Princes Circus, the final part of Camden Council’s award-winning West End Project with LDA Design, is complete and open to the public.

Public Space, Parks, Laneways, Landscapes, Landscape Design, Urban, LandscapeNZILAAugust 15, 2023Parks, London, LDA Design, Princes Circle, Urban

Carey Duncan: Book review of An Essay on the Meanings of Place

Carey Duncan is a landscape architect and urban planner working out of Rabat, Morocco. She recently reviewed the book “An Essay on the Meanings of Place”, by John Dioxn Hunt. Read her article here.

Meanings of Place, OpinionCarey DuncanAugust 15, 2023genuis loci

Sanctuary 'halo' effect helps re-store native bird numbers in Wellington

A recent survey shows no native birds are seriously at risk in the capital anymore, and regionally bird numbers are soaring sky high.

Articles, Wellington, NatureWellington City CouncilAugust 9, 2023parks, landscape

A new Gender Sensitive Urban Design Guideline

A recent consultation with Canberra’s community to understand how different groups experience their public places has been undertaken by the ACT Government (Australia).

Parks, Gender Sensitive Design, UrbanNZILA AdminAugust 9, 2023StreetsforPeople

Māori frameworks needed to recloak the whenua

In the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and the increasing impact of climate change, there is a call to ensure a Māori world view is incorporated into risk assessment frameworks and decision-making processes.

An everchanging social and regulatory environment

Our profession is uniquely equipped to utilise design to enable cultural considerations, facilitate access and mobility, and foster gender inclusivity. These are measurable equity outcomes

Opinion, Social Environment, Regulatory EnvironmentNZILA AdminJuly 21, 2023

Pilgrimage to Ryōan-Ji

Like a good design pilgrim, I did my research, and headed off early to the northwestern edge of the city’s foothills, arriving at the temple prior to opening in an effort to avoid the crowds.

Healing Landscapes, Ryōan-Ji, Japan, ArticlesNZILA AdminJuly 21, 2023Pilgrimage to Ryōan-Ji

The Volcanoes of Tāmaki Makaurau

These natural features hold a special place in my heart, as they embody both cultural and geological significance, contributing to the uniqueness of Tāmaki's urban landscape.

Rory Langbridge on Te Ramaroa, Matariki, and working with community.

Matariki constellation comes to life in the Queens Garden’s for Te Ramaroa light festival in Nelson with a collaborative design from Victory School and RMM Landscape Architect – Rory Langbridge.

Community Values, PeopleNZILA AdminJuly 21, 2023Te Ramaora and Community Matariki

London's Park within Elephant Park

Gillespies’ Park within Elephant Park is the centrepiece of the regeneration project by Lendlease and Southwark Council. It forms a two-acre green haven in the heart of London’s zone one.

Landscapes, ParkJessica WatsonJune 29, 2023Park within Elephant Park

Irvine Great Park in California

SWA Group and Kellenberg Studio have unveiled their masterplan for Irvine Great Park in California, a park they hope will become one of the United States’ signature municipal parks, similar to Central Park in New York.

Park, LandscapeJessica WatsonJune 28, 2023Irvine Great Park

An ecological spine in China

PLAT Studio have transformed a historically preserved waterway in Kunshan, China, into six kilometres of public linear park.

China, LandscapeJessica WatsonJune 27, 2023Kunshan City

From military barracks to green oasis

Landscape architects Karres en Brands, in collaboration with Wenink Holtkamp and Namo Architecture, have revealed plans to transform a former military barracks in the Netherlands into a vibrant community.

Community, LandscapeJessica WatsonJune 22, 2023The Netherlands

A waterfront re-design in Cyprus

Foster + Partners have released plans for a redevelopment of Larnaca, a waterfront resort town in Cyprus.

Waterfront, LandscapeJessica WatsonJune 21, 2023Cyprus

He Ara Kotahi Bridge

A partnership between the Palmerston North City Council, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Massey University and the New Zealand Defence Force has resulted in an innovative flagship pathway across and along the Manawatū River.

BridgeJessica WatsonJune 20, 2023He Ara Kotahi Bridge

NZILA Climate Action Plan update

Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects is developing a series of guideline documents which will support the role of landscape architects in their responses to climate change and climate positive design.

NZILA Climate Action, VideoGuest UserJune 16, 20232023 NZILA Firth Conference