LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA

The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2024: Special Mention — Wellington

Wellington is recognised for its exemplary commitment towards living with nature. The city stands out for its steadfast dedication to conserving and restoring natural habitat in both urban and natural areas through innovative programmes.

Urban, WellingtonWellington CouncilMay 16, 2024Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, Award Winner

Design competition seeks to revitalise National Gallery of Australia’s sculpture garden

The National Gallery of Australia in Kamberri/Canberra has launched an open, international design competition for the $60 million revitalisation of its three-hectare sculpture garden.

A simple way to help reduce the pace of climate change

Landscape architects are well aware of many factors which are leading to an acceleration of climate change and the associated impacts of this change. Moving to a plant-based diet for example, wholly or partially, can have an immediate effect on individual environmental footprints.

Design challenges traditional animal shelters

Biodiversity, design innovationWE ArchitectureMay 7, 2024

Mobilising our rural community to tackle our biggest environmental challenges

Landscape architecture and farming are not often two topics that get paired together. Exactly how can a landscape architect serve farmers and the wider primary sector in Aotearoa?

Research shows benefits of heat reduction strategies

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund has released new peer-reviewed research on landscape architecture solutions to extreme heat, the deadliest climate impact.

UrbanASLAMay 2, 2024climate resilience planning & design, Community

Why urban green spaces are as important as natural reserves

A study comparing urban greenspaces with natural areas has revealed they’re contributing a lot more to ecosystems than previously thought.

ParksWorld Urban ParksApril 30, 2024urban parks, climate change, greenspaces

Our cities are losing their leaves

Green spaces in the cities of Aotearoa New Zealand are declining. That has consequences for the environmental services they provide.

Unitec Professor Collaborates on Global Climate Change Project

Unitec-Te Pūkenga Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Matthew Bradbury, spoke to Kathryn Ryan on Radio NZ's about the making "Space for Water" programme announcement made by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.

Urban, PeopleUnitecApril 22, 2024flooding, Auckland City, Unitec, Matthew Bradbury

Strategies to reduce biodiversity loss

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund has released new peer-reviewed research on landscape architecture solutions to the biodiversity crisis.

LandscapesASLAApril 17, 2024ASLA, Biodiversity

Thoughts on designing with water.

Isthmus Principal Landscape Architect Grant Bailey has been thinking about the way we design to assure that resilient stormwater systems are a part of our future.

Water, PeopleIsthmusApril 15, 2024sponge city, water flow, indigenous knowledge

The State of the City: Second Update on how Auckland Is Tracking

The State of the City report is the first of its kind for a New Zealand city.This second update provides a short account of how Auckland is tracking, information on the progress underway and insights on future action needed.

Government Directions on Environmental Legislation

In its first 100 days the Government has clearly outlined what it considers are its key mandates in regard to the environment, and how it sets to address them.

LandscapeShannon BrayApril 9, 2024RMA Reform, Fast Track, Call for Submissions

Winners announced - Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Australia’s best garden and floral designs were recently announced at the 2024 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

Sungai Segget Rejuvenation Project

The Sungai Segget Rejuvenation Project started in 2012 and followed the example of other countries, such as Venice and Amsterdam.

UrbanIFLA Asia PacificApril 2, 2024city planning, ecosystem restoration, revitalising cities

Story telling of our built and natural environment

The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA), supported by Firth, are hosting the annual Landscape Architecture wānanga in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington on 16-17 May.

PeopleLori Keller-CoughtreyMarch 29, 2024Wananga, Conference, 2024 Firth Conference

Ōnuku climate change wānanga

“We had whānau, community representatives, climate science experts, and local government folks all in the same place, talking about what we can do now to enhance our future. ”

PeopleŌnuku RūnangaMarch 28, 2024climate resilience planning & design

Creating Christchurch’s Urban Forest

Christchurch City Council has created an Urban Forest Plan to increase the tree canopy cover across the city.

ParksToby ChapmanMarch 25, 2024urban landscape, Christchurch Regeneration

Tackling embodied carbon

“Landscape architects have started conversations about embodied carbon. There is a realisation that we can no longer ignore the grey parts,” said Stephanie Carlisle, Senior Researcher of the University of Washington.

LandscapeJared GreenMarch 19, 2024landscape, people, decarbonisation, climate change

Kongjian Yu - champion of “sponge cities”

Kongjian Yu, recipient of the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize is the global champion of the “sponge cities” concept for addressing climate change accelerated urban flooding.