In 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 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 MoreEastern Glades, by Nelson Byrd Woltz, is the first major project to be completed in Houston’s Memorial Park and reclaims 100 acres of previously inaccessible land for the local community.
Read MoreA Waikato wetland sanctuary is reintroducing rats to drive out birds fouling a prized lake. The move is a last resort to try to scare off half a million sparrows and starlings which roost around pest-free Lake Rotopiko.
Read MoreThe rugged landscape of the Grampians Peaks Trail in Western Victoria offers not only a world class hiking experience but also important environmental protection for the pristine Gariwerd wilderness.
Read MorePractice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) is leading the design for the Niagara Falls Heritage Gateways Project, strengthening the Downtown Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls State Park connection.
Read MoreThe Gold Coast Spit redevelopment, completed this year, has improved upon one of the Gold Coast’s most famous stretches of beach, turning it into a welcoming space that responds to the areas’s relaxed, outdoor lifestyle.
Read MoreThe garden management plan for Auckland’s Government House, by Jan Woodhouse from Woodhouse Associates, offers a new methodological framework for maintaining a large garden, with all changes landscape-led.
Read MoreThe American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced its 2022 Professional Awards. and says the 28 professional award winners represent “the highest level of achievement in the landscape architecture profession.”
Read MoreNewScape Design has won a 2022 AILA Regional Achievement Award for Northern New South Wales with its Minyon Falls Lookout project in Nightcap National Park.
Read MoreTe Tangi a te Manu - Aotearoa New Zealand Landscape Assessment Guidelines are set to become a key resource for professionals working in resource management.
Read MoreAn SWA Group/Perkins Eastman’s Bayfront Redevelopment Open Space Master Plan has been approved for construction which will provide a much needed upgrade for the formerly contaminated, 40-hectare site on Jersey City’s Hackensack River.
Read MoreKoper Central Park, Slovenia’s award-winning Enota development, fuses a city beach and city park to encourage visitors to use the space in a variety of ways.
Read MoreWunggurrwil Dhurrung in Victoria, Australia, and designed by REALM Studios, won awards for cultural heritage in the 2021 AILA Victoria and National Landscape Architecture Awards.
Read MoreArmenia’s Gagarin Valley is to be transformed into a “garden of eden”, a future-proofed landscape that’ll welcome a new generation of residents, according to Dutch firm MVRDV.
Read MoreThe Hudson River Park Trust has begun construction on James Corner Field Operations’ design for Gansevoort Peninsula, which will include Manhattan’s first public beach and one of the largest public art projects in the United States.
Read MoreJess McKenzie is a landscape planner at Vivian + Espie, a small Queenstown-based consultancy which specialises in Landscape and Resource Management.
Read MoreASPECT Studios have completed the first phase of their HyperLane project in Chengdu, China.
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The Blanton Museum of Art’s grounds have been redesigned by Snøhetta, with lush landscape and public shade sculptures added to the Moody Patio, creating, “a bold new presence that reflects its artistic direction.
Auckland Council and Auckland Transport, in collaboration with mana whenua, have reimagined, redesigned and rebuilt Auckland’s waterfront.
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