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ASLA statement on Black Lives Matter movement
ASLA statement on Black Lives Matter movement

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has weighed into the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the world.

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ASLA, AdvocacyGuest User11 June 2020Black Lives Matter Movement
Frank Boffa - "we made our mark"
Frank Boffa - "we made our mark"

One of the founding fathers of modern landscape architecture in New Zealand,Frank Boffa, says his interest in the discipline evolved through an interest in horticulture.

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Video, PeopleGuest User10 June 2020Boffa Miskell
A new vibrancy for a Buenos Aires business district
A new vibrancy for a Buenos Aires business district

A two tower development with sky bridges and green terraces is tipped to bring new vibrancy to an important Buenos Aires business precinct.

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Greening, Urban DesignJessica Watson9 June 2020Buenos Aires
Dunedin waterfront project on hold
Dunedin waterfront project on hold

Ambitious plans for Dunedin’s waterfront have been mothballed because of COVID-19. But the vision for the project remains, mayor Aaron Hawkins says. “This is a delay, not a death knell.”

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Video, InfrastructureGuest User8 June 2020Dunedin
A win for a rooftop park in Finland
A win for a rooftop park in Finland

Maanlumo’s public park on the roof of the REDI shopping centre in Helsinki, Finland has been named the 2019 Environmental Structure of the Year.

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Urban PlanningJessica Watson5 June 2020Rooftop, Finland
Making places better for people
Making places better for people

Public space is a city’s literal common ground - the spaces where people come together as friends, neighbours and citizens.

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Opinion, Urban DesignDen Aitkin 4 June 2020AitkenTaylor
Should Australia look to Aboriginal land practices to help beat bushfires?
Should Australia look to Aboriginal land practices to help beat bushfires?

The Australia Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) is calling for the official inquiry into last summer’s devastating bushfires to investigate how traditional land and fire management practices of Indigenous Australians could improve the country’s resilience to fire.

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AILA, VideoGuest User3 June 2020Australian Bushfires
Paddling her own canoe - Gabriella Durcan
Paddling her own canoe - Gabriella Durcan

Gabriella Durcan has taken the plunge and recently set up her own landscape architecture business in Queenstown.

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Landscape Design, QueenstownGuest User2 June 2020Lincoln University
Paying homage to river transport in Perth
Paying homage to river transport in Perth

Place Laboratory has created a new gateway linking the Perth CBD, Perth Zoo and greater South Perth area which fulfils “the city’s vision for the creation of a revitalised foreshore with high quality spaces to host civic and ceremonial events.”

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Urban DesignJessica Watson29 May 2020Perth
Post lockdown Auckland lights up
Post lockdown Auckland lights up

As the winter solstice edges closer and days shorten, Auckland's 'light art' is stepping up. Aucklanders can enjoy many notable public artworks lighting our streets and parks at night. They come into their own once the sun has set.

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Public Art, VideoAuckland Council28 May 2020Auckland Council
A forest in the sky
A forest in the sky

A special crane’s been used to hoist 75 large birch trees 35 metres into the air and on to the roof garden of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.

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Sustainability, Rooftop GardensGuest User27 May 2020Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
NZILA carbon emissions donation buys native trees
NZILA carbon emissions donation buys native trees

A donation by the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects to the Styx-Purakaunui Living Laboratory Trust is being used to buy native trees.

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Environmental RestorationGuest User26 May 2020NZILA
Christchurch Coast Pathway - a lesson in tenacity
Christchurch Coast Pathway - a lesson in tenacity

Christchurch’s Coastal Pathway (Te Ara Ihutai), is inching closer to completion with work just finished on an 800m section of pathway, including a boardwalk, extending from Rapanui / Shag Rock to the Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club.

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Coastal Pathways, Urban CoastsGuest User25 May 2020Christchurch
Integration of landscape and architecture
Integration of landscape and architecture

It was the last weekend of my break in Orlando and my sister-in-law suggested a trip to a local university. She mentioned that there were a few buildings there designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, which sounded interesting to explore. 

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Opinion, LandscapeSarah Peddie21 May 2020Integration
Reviving the rich history of Feng River
Reviving the rich history of Feng River

Surrounded by the ‘Xixian International New Area’ development zone, Feng River Park is an 880,000sqm stretch of remediated public parkland along the western bank of the Feng River, Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, central China.

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Silk Road, RiversideGossamer20 May 2020Gossamer
Redefining restaurant dining during a pandemic
Redefining restaurant dining during a pandemic

As restaurants around the world battle with ensuring their businesses are both economically viable and comply with social distancing, one in Amsterdam has come up with a novel idea to make it work.

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COVID-19, Social DistancingGuest User19 May 2020Amsterdam
Social distancing - say it with flowers
Social distancing - say it with flowers

As New Zealand celebrates the freedom that comes with COVID-19 level 2 we’re still being reminded to keep our distance from strangers.

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COVID-19, DesignGuest User18 May 2020BID Leamington
Budget 2020 - what's in it for the landscape architecture profession?
Budget 2020 - what's in it for the landscape architecture profession?

The government has decided to invest in green infrastructure and the conservation estate in order to save and then protect jobs across the country, writes the NZILA Tuia Pito Ora president, Brad Coombs.

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NZILANZILA15 May 2020Budget 2020
Stunning Copenhagen parkipelago set to 'grow'
Stunning Copenhagen parkipelago set to 'grow'

Two years ago we brought you the story of the stunning ‘parkipelago’ of floating islands designed for the centre of Copenhagen by Marshall Blecher and Studio Fokstrot. This year the concept is set to expand.

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Urban Coasts, Urban DesignJessica Watson14 May 2020Parkipelago
3D printed cabin - a solution to housing shortages?
3D printed cabin - a solution to housing shortages?

Succulents and tiny plants growing from the front facade of a 3D printed cabin add a charming aesthetic to this experimental design.

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Design, Housing ShortageGuest User13 May 20203D Printing
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