Design studio Jasmax has won the Cultural Celebration category at the Diversity Works NZ Awards.
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“It looks like security measures for terror.” That’s the scathing verdict of Bill McKay on Auckland’s Queen Street.
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Hamilton has around 23 families a week moving to the city, making its growth rate 30% more than the average New Zealand city. And that makes the need to open up new land for housing, pressing.
New research out of Otago University suggests preschoolers are some of the most intuitive city planners, yet their voices are largely disregarded in city design.
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Landscape architect Lisa Dunshea is the new head of the restructured Auckland Design Office. But she won’t hold the same power or enjoy the same freedom as her predecessor Ludo Campbell-Reid, who resigned a year ago.
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūāhuririri and Matapopore gifted the name “He Puna Taimoana” to New Brighton’s hot pools. Translated it means “coastal pools” or “seaside pools”, reflecting their location in the Christchurch suburb.
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We continue our Project Profile series with an update on the LandLab “The Lookout” project which is due for completion in November.
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A public art installation, Rainbow Machine, commissioned by Auckland Council has been awarded the prestigious Good Design Australia Gold Award.
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An additional $10.1 million funding for the Innovating Streets for People pilot has been announced to make towns and cities more people friendly.
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Sydney Park Bike Track has won Gold at the 2020 Sydney DrivenxDesign Awards – delivering Sydney Park landscape architects Turf Design Studio + Environmental Partnership and the City of Sydney, their second major award for the former rubbish dump in recent weeks.
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Peta-Maree Ashford is one of four directors at Emerge Associates, a landscape architectural consultancy firm primarily operating out of Perth, Western Australia.
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In something of a symbol of the city’s ongoing post-quake battles, Te Raekura Redcliffs School’s new life on a new site has proved the power of community and commitment.
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In the heart of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen, !melk have redesigned Hudson River Park’s northernmost pier, offering a respite from the city and nearby West Side Highway.
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COVID-19 might stop international travel but it doesn’t have to stop you enjoying international events - albeit from the comfort of your chair.
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A “no mow” pilot programme is being trialled at Auckland’s Grey Lynn Park to improve biodiversity outcomes.
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Many months ago LAA asked distinguished landscape architect Frank Boffa to name a project he was particularly proud of. Turns out it is his own garden.
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Just three years after graduating from Unitec in Auckland landscape architect Jackie Paul is off to one of the world’s leading universities to continue her study. Paul leaves in two weeks for Cambridge University in the UK to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Planning, Growth and Regeneration.
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Latin American Architecture firm Gómez Platero has released its’ design for a memorial to honour the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Manukau city is a young, fast growing settlement 23 kilometres south of Auckland’s city centre. The community has a large Pasifika population, and is home to Auckland Botanic Gardens (ABG), which plays a key role as a cultural institution educating residents and students about the South Pacific bioregion.
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SWA/Balsley and 5+design have won an international competition to create a park at the front door of Moscow’s historic train station.
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