How Environmental Neuroscience is Shaping Architecture and Urban Planning

Environmental neuroscience is an emerging field devoted to studying the impact of social and physical environments on brain processes and behaviour.

public space, Urban, PeopleNZILA10 October 2023neuroscience, people and parks

Churchill Park Ngahere Enhancement Plan

Churchill Park within the East Auckland suburb of Glendowie is managed as a "countryside in the city", stretching 40 hectares.

Rejuvenation of Moore Park East

A major transformation is underway at Moore Park East (Sydney, NSW) which is set to become a high-quality, multi-use parkland in the heart of the city with more recreational space to picnic, play, relax or kick a ball.

Parks, UrbanAspect Studios3 October 2023Moore Park East, Aspect Studios

Place. Making.

Places already exist. They have their own qualities, no two the same. We live, work and play within them, and they’re a product of the layering up of land, people and culture.

Opinion, PlacemakingNik Kneale27 September 2023Isthmus, Nik Kneale, Invercargill, Christchurch, Place Making

Lyttelton Port Saddle - 2023 Sustainable Business Awards finalist

Lyttleton Port Company25 September 2023

Pamela Conrad, Climate Positive Design - A New Toolkit

Pamela’s influential carbon research is elevating the net positive impacts of the exterior built environment

People, Planning, Climate ChangeNZILA21 September 2023Pamela Conrad, Climate positive Design

Greener, Healthier, and More Resilient Urban Futures

Strengthening collaboration, and emphasising the interconnections between the horticultural and landscape architecture sectors is next for IFLA and AIPH.

ArticlesIFLA19 September 2023Urban, Horticulture, Green Cities

xʷəyeyət (Iona Island) - Regenerative Infrastructure

The Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a complex site of intersecting human and ecological systems.

Landscapes, ParksJeff Cutler14 September 2023jeff cutler, space2place, iona island, Climate Change, Adaptive planning

Hayman Park Playground - Stage Two Officially Opens

Stage Two of the Hayman Park Playground was officially opened on the 21st of July during a dawn ceremony led by mana whenua.

Courtenay Place light boxes

A New Zealand first, the Courtenay Place light boxes form a highly public exhibition space in the midst of Wellington’s central city environment.

UrbanWellington City Council6 September 2023wellington city council, courtenay place, Kura Huna, lighting

Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) in Tāmaki Makarau

More than 30 of the world’s leading designers will be in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland from 18-19 September participating in the AGI Open.

UrbanArchitecture Now4 September 2023architecturenow, Designing Cities, deanpoole, altgroup, graphicdesign

Grampians Peak Trail - A fieldtrip

Setting out on a four-day hike along the central section of this dramatic new walk, a group of landscape architects and spatial designers encounters a trail design well grounded in place.

Landscape, ParksMatt Caldar1 September 2023Grampians Peak Trail, Parks Victoria, Multi-day hike

Lincoln University Alumnus Receives Singapore’s highest design accolade

Henning Larsen Country Market Director, Leonard Ng, has been recognized as Designer of the Year.

Landscape, ArticlesNZILA28 August 2023Leonard Ng, SIngapore, Henning LOrsen, Lincoln University, Urban Greening

2023 NZILA Vectorworks Landmark scholar named

Caitlin Hartnett-Poleman from Victoria University has been awarded the 2023 NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Student Scholarship.

Te Manawataki o Te Papa – Library & Community Hub and Landscape

Te Manawataki o Te Papa is a reimagined activity-based precinct with a broad range of civic buildings and community gathering spaces at the heart of Tauranga.

Urban, LandscapeStudio Pacific Architecture22 August 2023urban parks, Tauranga, Landscape Design

A look back - Fred Tschopp

Landscape architect Fred Tschopp lived and worked in New Zealand between 1929 and 1932 and has been described as the country’s first modern landscape architect

People, Schools, RotoruaNZILA16 August 2023history, landscape architecture, unitec

Princes Circus is Yours

Princes Circus, the final part of Camden Council’s award-winning West End Project with LDA Design, is complete and open to the public.

Public Space, Parks, Laneways, Landscapes, Landscape Design, Urban, LandscapeNZILA15 August 2023Parks, London, LDA Design, Princes Circle, Urban

Carey Duncan: Book review of An Essay on the Meanings of Place

Carey Duncan is a landscape architect and urban planner working out of Rabat, Morocco. She recently reviewed the book “An Essay on the Meanings of Place”, by John Dioxn Hunt. Read her article here.

Meanings of Place, OpinionCarey Duncan15 August 2023genuis loci

Sanctuary 'halo' effect helps re-store native bird numbers in Wellington

A recent survey shows no native birds are seriously at risk in the capital anymore, and regionally bird numbers are soaring sky high.

Articles, Wellington, NatureWellington City Council9 August 2023parks, landscape

A new Gender Sensitive Urban Design Guideline

A recent consultation with Canberra’s community to understand how different groups experience their public places has been undertaken by the ACT Government (Australia).

Parks, Gender Sensitive Design, UrbanNZILA Admin9 August 2023StreetsforPeople

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