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Ōtautahi Christchurch has been overflowing with international events, including welcoming more than 2400 delegates and exhibitors to the combined 10th International Water Association ASPIRE Conference and Water New Zealand Conference and Expo.
From a pool of more than 120 nominees a National Jury convened by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has selected more than 30 winners - as announced at this week’s gala evening during DARK, the AILA’s Festival of Landscape Architecture.
Read MoreIn his lifetime - tragically ended on 23 September 2025 - world-renowned Chinese landscape architect and educator Kongjian Yu exemplified the role that landscape architects can play in climate adaptation. The combination of his many professional works, personal connections, influence and legacy as an originator of the ‘sponge city’ concept will be, and are already, enduring ones.
Read MoreThe countdown to the Adaptation Futures conference from 13 to 16 October at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in Ōtautahi Christchurch is almost over. It will have all the elements of a UN-level gathering and will put issues and expertise from Aotearoa New Zealand on a world-level stage.
Read MoreRalph Johns takes us on the trail of two friends cycling into the past; reconnecting with people and places, professional and personal memories, the future and the present. All encompassed by the spanning of four decades and one hundred landscape architecture projects.
Read MoreThis year’s IFLA Sir Graham Jellicoe Award recipient is Swiss landscape architect and educator Günther Vogt. The imprint he has been making on the profession is insightful and influential.
Read MoreWith Bruno Marques as its serving President and Tuia Pito Ora NZILA President Ralph Johns in attendance, the 61st IFLA World Congress, as so many before it, has a strong and active participation from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Read MoreEarlier this year Robin Simpson ventured into the Kakadu National Park for the first time to experience a vast landscape unlike any other - returning with a deep appreciation of the Country, its people, ecosystems and habitat.
Read MoreAcross in Australia, the New South Wales Government is attaching the direction of its housing policy to a newly launched Housing Pattern Book. It’s a bold move that built environment practitioners here, still reeling from the ‘knock out’ blow given to Kāinga Ora, are bound to take an interest in.
Read MoreAs a significant prelude to its National Awards in October, the 2025 edition of the AILA Chapter programme concluded in June with a total of 35 Awards of Excellence across 13 instructive Categories.
Read MoreAmongst the 15 National Awards presented by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects in 2025 the work done by Janet Rosenberg & Studio (JRS) on the design of Kìwekì Point in Ottawa flew highest.
Read MoreNewly qualified as a landscape architect and eager to stretch his legs, Lukas Morton is gaining a world of new insights and experiences after seeking out an opportunity to work in Kathmandu, Nepal, at Amar Architecture.
Read MoreThe Australian Urban Design Awards, announced in Sydney earlier this year, are co-convened by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). AILA Chapters will be concluding their ‘Awards season’ this week and LAA will be compiling a compendium of the winners.
Read MoreTwo 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.
Read MoreHastings District Council Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst - pictured above - provided a warm welcome to all those attending the NZILA Firth Wānanga on 22-23 May. “Small scale farmer” Alison Bentley of Tikitere Farm, has generously supplied her reflections as a first-time-ever participant, external to the landscape architecture profession.
Read MoreRenowned around the world, landscape architect Richard Weller died on 15 May. His life is being celebrated for the profundity and endurance of his contributions.
Read MoreIn his reflections on San Clemente - commonly referred to as the “Spanish Village by the Sea” - Garth Falconer draws some antecedents and parallels to patterns of development that washed up here and have exerted various influences.
Read MoreThis month Bruno Marques, IFLA President, announced the launch of 19 Working Programmes. Landscape architects and related professionals from around the world are being invited to register to take part in programmes that align with their expertise and passion. He waka eka noa!
Read MoreTo conclude World Landscape Architecture Month, the leadership team of the New York chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects share some insights into the vibrant spirit of ASLA-NY.
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