In the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and the increasing impact of climate change, there is a call to ensure a Māori world view is incorporated into risk assessment frameworks and decision-making processes.
Our profession is uniquely equipped to utilise design to enable cultural considerations, facilitate access and mobility, and foster gender inclusivity. These are measurable equity outcomes
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Like a good design pilgrim, I did my research, and headed off early to the northwestern edge of the city’s foothills, arriving at the temple prior to opening in an effort to avoid the crowds.
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These natural features hold a special place in my heart, as they embody both cultural and geological significance, contributing to the uniqueness of Tāmaki's urban landscape.
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Matariki constellation comes to life in the Queens Garden’s for Te Ramaroa light festival in Nelson with a collaborative design from Victory School and RMM Landscape Architect – Rory Langbridge.
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Gillespies’ Park within Elephant Park is the centrepiece of the regeneration project by Lendlease and Southwark Council. It forms a two-acre green haven in the heart of London’s zone one.
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SWA Group and Kellenberg Studio have unveiled their masterplan for Irvine Great Park in California, a park they hope will become one of the United States’ signature municipal parks, similar to Central Park in New York.
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PLAT Studio have transformed a historically preserved waterway in Kunshan, China, into six kilometres of public linear park.
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Landscape architects Karres en Brands, in collaboration with Wenink Holtkamp and Namo Architecture, have revealed plans to transform a former military barracks in the Netherlands into a vibrant community.
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Foster + Partners have released plans for a redevelopment of Larnaca, a waterfront resort town in Cyprus.
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A partnership between the Palmerston North City Council, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Massey University and the New Zealand Defence Force has resulted in an innovative flagship pathway across and along the Manawatū River.
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Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects is developing a series of guideline documents which will support the role of landscape architects in their responses to climate change and climate positive design.
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Studio Egret West’s recently opened Mayfield Park is Manchester’s first new central park in over a century.
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Melbourne's transformation into a resilient and liveable city was the focus of a presentation by Professor Rob Adams at the recent 2023 NZILA Firth Conference in Whakatū Nelson.
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Snøhetta, in collaboration with A49 Architects, sets out to create a new neighbourhood in Bangkok for the Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited (MQDC), one of Thailand’s leading property developers.
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On the East Coast there is important and urgent work going on to respond and recover from flooding and the devastation caused by cyclones. Isthmus Principal Landscape Architect Lisa Rimmer lives in Tairāwhiti and has been thinking about how we could move beyond recovery to adaptive regeneration.
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The 2023 World Landscape Architecture Award winners have been announced.
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SWA Group’s Martin Luther King Jr. Square has recently opened to the public, transforming a former brownfield site prone to flooding into a flourishing stormwater park and cultural asset for Downtown Conway, Arkansas.
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NZILA Climate Action Working Group member Matthew Bradbury has welcomed an initiative by Auckland Council which would accelerate planned flood management works across the region.
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One of the speakers at the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, says she is impressed with how the landscape architecture profession here in Aotearoa is continuing to define and redefine itself.
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