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Unitec graduate Lyrck Maiava has been making a mark in the world of play theory and decolonisation, and was named best student presenter at the Architectural Science Association (ASA) conference held at the University of Melbourne in December.
Read MoreThe matching of Peter Sergel, creator of the Hamilton Gardens, and photographer Grant Sheehan has resulted in a not-to-miss film soon showing as part of the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: The Time-Traveller’s Guide to Hamilton Gardens
Read MoreGiven we live on a planet being buffeted at regular intervals by disruptive turmoil and converging challenges, the determination of Gary Marshall and Finn Mackesy to prepare new pathways through permaculture is inspirational. Check out their fundraising campaign.
Read MoreThe public realm design for Te Ngākau is guided by mana whenua’s aspirations to give te taiao (the natural world) primacy, embracing the Māori world view which positions us within nature, a state of taupuhipuhi: symbiosis with all flora and fauna.
Read MoreThis year’s NZPI conference - NZPIC26 - featured a bountiful range of award presentations, keynote speakers, breakout sessions and a precursor of the level of political debate we’ll be hearing more of as Election campaigns gather pace during the year.
Read MoreCinema-goers and popcorn-lovers have a treat to look forward to from later this month, with the nationwide roll-out of the 15th Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival - which coincides with Resene’s 80th birthday.
Read MoreIt’s no understatement to characterise Te Ngākau Civic Square as a ‘new beginning’. Citizens of Wellington flocked to the revitalised open space and to the drawcard re-opening of the central library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui on Saturday 14 March. See more photos here.
Read MoreThe opportunity for voicing concerns about the Coalition Government’s proposed new planning system was taken up by New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora on 12 March via a compelling oral submission. Now comes the ‘wait and see’.
Read MoreFinlay Thompson, of data science company Dragonfly, gets to hover across an exceptionally broad range of data-driven projects. It’s work focused on “doing good with data” and providing insights into landscape impacts and biodiversity challenges.
Read MoreIn its submission on the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill the Natural Hazards Commission has made strong arguments for the role that effective land use planning makes to reducing and managing the recurrent risks posed by natural hazard events and the effects of climate change.
Read MoreA valued aspect of being practitioners in professions like landscape architecture is the enjoyment of taking part in activities that bring light to completed projects. In January the Auckland branch of NZILA organised Te Rimutahi, Raumati Kōrero, a designers talk at Te Rimutahi, to do just that.
Read MoreThe green light given to the Rangitoopuni Riverhead Development is envisioned as a catalyst for iwi-led development and for culturally grounded, environmentally responsible projects on Treaty Settlement land.
Read MoreWellington-based writer and editor Susette Goldsmith has produced two companion works that ask important questions about the adequacy of our defence of trees: Tree Sense and Capital Trees.
Read MoreThe first hill to climb on responding to the proposed new Planning and Natural Environment bills has been completed by more than 1300 individuals and organisations: The Submission. Next up is the opportunity to speak to the Environment Committee about why landscape matters!
Read MoreWith the deadline for submissions to the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill set to fall on Friday 13 February, LAA looks for insights from the planning legislation pathways in Australia.
Read MoreWith a closing date looming ever closer for submissions to the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill, NZILA Environmental Legislation Committee chair Peter Kensington raises key issues that need resolving during the Select Committee stage.
Read MoreThe clock is ticking on time left to submit on the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill - with the Environmental Legislation Working Group of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) leading a collaborative and robust response.
Read MoreWhat’s at stake if the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill proceed as they are? Shannon Bray of the NZILA Environmental Legislation Working Group puts forward strong reasons not to abandon landscape.
Read MoreAs 2025 was being brought to a close, Unitec’s School of Architecture annual journal Asylum - named for the former hospital building that originally housed the School - was brought to life by four students under the theme of Mana Wāhine.
Read MoreWhile the number of people spoken to by LAA often exceeds the capacity for telling all of the stories there are to be told in as quick a turnaround as intended, a new series is on its way to highlight our kōrero with landscape architects, designers, educators, students and more. People like Bridget Gilbert, Peter Sergel and Rod Barnett.
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