Four new Fellows were announced at the President’s Function immediately preceding the NZILA Firth Wānanga 2025 in Heretaunga Hastings across 22-23 May. These went to Bridget Gilbert, Nik Kneale, Peter Sergel (an Honorary Fellow) and Richard Bain. More stories on the NZILA Firth Wānanga will be published in June.
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There are many colourful threads to the story behind Richard Bain’s deserved recognition as a Fellow of Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, as celebrated in May in Heretaunga Hastings on the night before the 2025 NZILA Firth Wānanga.
Two major global conference events will be held on our shores for the first time in 2025, starting with the International Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) in Ōtautahi Christchurch in October and then the International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH 2025) in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington in November. Read our latest ‘events watch’ here.
Compared to the phenomenon known as ‘starchitects’, the amount of widescreen attention given to landscape architects is very thin on the ground. Sitting Still, a documentary that draws from the insightful life-views of Laurie Olin, is a welcome arrival that is inspiring many - as reflected on by Ralph Johns.
SURVEY OPEN TO MONDAY 4 AUGUST: Maria Rodgers, a PhD candidate at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, is seeking landscape architects to participate in a survey in the subject area of plants of place and identity - and the plants being planted in urban public spaces.
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If you need food for thought on how public space can bloom into edible landscape, it’s time to consider the mahi of Associate Professor Daniel Exeter, Dr Barbara Ribeiro and Dr David Pattemore at Waharoa.
Expanding an understanding of how diverse women in Aotearoa experience travel around our towns and cities is at the centre of Nicki Williams’ research as a landscape architect turned PhD student.
After nine decades on the planet, and 60+ years practising as a game-changing landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg (1931-2025) is being remembered with headlines such as ‘Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City’ in the New York Times. (Photo source: MPFP Legacy).
A Master Planning process being undertaken to guide Westport’s future growth and development has been gaining national media attention.
We’ve all heard about liveable cities, as well as cyclable, walkable and runnable cities. So why not Swimmable Cities?
Organisers of the Paris Olympics have certainly lived up to their 2024 motto of Games Wide Open (Ouvrons grand les Jeux) and it’s not all about the sport.
A new industry-led initiative that aims to reduce the environmental impact of Aotearoa New Zealand’s buildings, which contribute up to 20 per cent of the national carbon footprint, was announced yesterday at Parliament.
Auckland Stadium at Quay Park by HKS, in Auckland, New Zealand, also known as Te Tōangaroa, is one of 33 future projects that have been announced as winners of this year’s World Architecture Festival WAFX Awards.
Working together, Boffa Miskell ecologists and landscape architects have devised ways to provide bat-friendly connections in a new Hamilton housing development.
Claire Martin presented at the 2024 NZILA Wānanga on the topic of "Mobile Urban Generalists: A Case for Curiosity and Optimism."
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As well as the lighting and furniture produced from his design studio in Whakatu, Hawkes Bay, David Trubridge has authored two books. His second,The Other Way, brings the experiences of journeying around the world and its magical landscapes to life.
Landscape architect Robin Simpson took an interest in sharing information about micro-forests to the streets of Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington at the beginning of March.
Daniel Watt has finished his university studies with a clutch of awards, including a NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Scholarship, and with an ambition to “inspire others to think creatively about resilience in their projects”. His winning Major Design mapped out a new future for Franz Josef township.
Expanding an understanding of how diverse women in Aotearoa experience travel around our towns and cities is at the centre of Nicki Williams’ research as a landscape architect turned PhD student.
After nine decades on the planet, and 60+ years practising as a game-changing landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg (1931-2025) is being remembered with headlines such as ‘Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City’ in the New York Times. (Photo source: MPFP Legacy).
What’s not to love about Parks Week, PARK(ing) Day and Parklets? Get some pointers to the ripples of activity flowing from Parks Week, followed by two separate examples of tactical urbanism in Wellington: PARK(ing) Day and Parklets.
Landscape architects seeking insights into Auckland’s vulnerability to flooding, and city-improving responses, recently found a new way to gain firsthand inspiration: They hopped on a bus for the Sponge Project Tour!
Bruno Marques' term as IFLA President will be continuing through to 2026. After returning to Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington from the 60th IFLA World Congress held in Istanbul, Bruno reflects on his time in the role since 2022 and shares some of his thoughts and aspirations.
Steve Mushin - multi-talented designer, illustrator and inventor - is introducing thousands of children around the world to the words ultrawild and ultrawilding.
Through a selection of three of her personal ‘mantras’, Haylea Muir - Principal, Landscape Architecture at Isthmus - makes a compelling case that designing for kids is an "open gateway" for connecting land, people and culture.
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