Reflecting on the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference in Nelson last week, Kate Orff, a professor at Columbia University and the founder of Scape Landscape Architecture, said she feels Aotearoa New Zealand is a window to the future.
Read More“I see here in Aotearoa an environmental or a landscape awareness that I find enchanting and deeply important.” That was one of 2023 NZILA Firth Conference keynote speaker Kate Orff’s comments as the conference came to an end.
Read MoreThe second day of the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference gets underway today in Whakatū Nelson after a thought provoking first day on the theme of “Growing Pains.”
Read MoreOutgoing NZILA Chief Operating Officer Vicki Clague has been made an honorary fellow of the Institute. NZILA President Henry Crothers announced the honour at last night’s 2023 NZILA President’s Cocktail evening in Nelson.
Read MoreShona McCahon and Rebecca Ryder have been named as new NZILA Fellows for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the landscape architecture profession.
Read MorePeter Rough says he feels very honoured to have been made a life member of NZILA, adding the Institute has always meant a great deal to him. The announcement was made at last night’s NZILA President’s Cocktail Evening in Nelson.
Read MoreThe 2023 NZILA Firth Conference gets underway today in Nelson, following on from last night’s NZILA President's cocktail evening held at The Boathouse.
Read MoreThe 2023 World Landscape Architecture Awards shortlist has been released. The awards celebrate the best in landscape architecture from around the world. These prestigious international awards attract the most innovative and creative design firms and this year was no exception. The jurors have reviewed over 250 entries in over nine categories and selected the following shortlist for 2023.
Read MoreConstruction of Te Hā Noa’s eastern section, spanning Elliott Street to Kitchener Street in central Auckland has begun.Jasmax is the landscape architecture team behind the new Victoria Street Linear Park that will renew the street stretching from Victoria Park to Albert Park, showcasing the cultural heritage and identity of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Read MoreMichael Van Valkenburgh Associates’ design for Waterloo Greenway is already well underway, with a 2026 completion goal and some sections already open to the public.
Read MoreBack in 2018, Precinct Properties tasked LandLAB with designing an innovative public space to complement the array of shopping options in Auckland’s Te Toki i te Rangi (Commercial Bay).
Read MoreHeatherwick Studio’s kinetic glasshouse sculpture, Glasshouse, is designed as a focal point for the Silk Route Garden, a new outdoor space in the National Trust’s Woolbeding Gardens in West Sussex, England.
Read MoreTe Wao Nui Wellington Children's Hospital has an exciting new rooftop Playscape, designed by Local Landscape Architecture Collective.
Read MoreLandscape architecture and planning firm GCH have redesigned the largest park in Tehaleh, Pierce County, Washington, offering an eight hectare amenity accessible by foot, bike, car and shuttle.
Read MoreIn Mount Maunganui, Tauranga City Council sought a 'feature' solution to move people along the coastal margin for the 3.5km from the War Memorial opposite Pacific Avenue to Ocean Beach Road roundabout, with minimal impact on the natural environment, writes Kathleen Kinney of Boffa Miskell.
Read MoreASPECT Studios’ design for the Central Courtyard Precinct at Macquarie University provides a new green heart for the Sydney School.
Read MoreHidden waterways and sites of historic cultural significance are being revealed throughout Pōneke Wellington as part of the city’s bike network.
Read MoreLandscape architect Kate Orff has been named in Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people for 2023.
Read MoreKeflavík Airport in Iceland has revealed a comprehensive K64 masterplan which aims to invigorate and reimagine the area surrounding its airfield, from carefully planned communities to afforested protected parklands. The masterplan has been developed by a multidisciplinary team led by KCAP, including WSP, FELIXX, MIC-HUB, VSO Consulting, Buck Consultants International, Buro Happold, Base Design, Maurits Schaafsma, and Kanon Arkitektar.
Read MoreBoffa Miskell’s Whānau Ātea, a destination recreation space for Māngere and the wider region of Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa, is providing a 21st Century vision of a Papa Tākaro (playground).
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