Quayside: A unifying urban forest & rooftop garden in Toronto’s landmark development

Quayside: A unifying rooftop garden and urban forest in Toronto’s landmark development

SLA31 October 2023

Mirrors Plaza

Plaza de los Espejos is an urban infrastructure project that generates dynamism and unexpected uses in the residual space in Santiago, Chile.

Urban, Street Art, skateparkArchDaily27 October 2023mixed use, residual space

Kinder Land Bridge and Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie at Memorial Park

Kinder Land Bridge and Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie is found at the heart of Memorial Park, spanning over the park’s most divisive feature, Memorial Drive.

Park, LandscapeNelson Bird Woltz Landscape Architects25 October 2023

The Bobrowisko Nature Enclave

The "Bobrowisko" project was created to make unique space - the area of a former gravel pit, transformed by natural succession - fully accessible.

LandscapeArchDaily19 October 2023restoring wetlands, transformative landscape

Vibrant Learning. Te Uho o te Nīkau.

The innovative design solution goes beyond the ordinary—creating a space that nurtures learning, fosters connections, and promotes wellbeing for the environment and students.

Schools, ChildrenIsthmus17 October 2023co-creation, Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, tamariki

Everyday life: a lens to better shape urban form

Imagine a city seriously capable of looking after its inhabitants. One that allows them to build meaningful relationships and care for each other.

OpinionBelen Iturralde12 October 2023urban planning, community planning, Future Communities

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