Winners announced - Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Australia’s best garden and floral designs were recently announced at the 2024 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

Sungai Segget Rejuvenation Project

The Sungai Segget Rejuvenation Project started in 2012 and followed the example of other countries, such as Venice and Amsterdam.

Story telling of our built and natural environment

The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA), supported by Firth, are hosting the annual Landscape Architecture wānanga in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington on 16-17 May.

PeopleLori Keller-Coughtrey29 March 2024Wananga, Conference, 2024 Firth Conference

Ōnuku climate change wānanga

“We had whānau, community representatives, climate science experts, and local government folks all in the same place, talking about what we can do now to enhance our future. ”

PeopleŌnuku Rūnanga28 March 2024climate resilience planning & design

Creating Christchurch’s Urban Forest

Christchurch City Council has created an Urban Forest Plan to increase the tree canopy cover across the city.

ParksToby Chapman25 March 2024urban landscape, Christchurch Regeneration

Tackling embodied carbon

“Landscape architects have started conversations about embodied carbon. There is a realisation that we can no longer ignore the grey parts,” said Stephanie Carlisle, Senior Researcher of the University of Washington.

LandscapeJared Green19 March 2024landscape, people, decarbonisation, climate change

Kongjian Yu - champion of “sponge cities”

Kongjian Yu, recipient of the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize is the global champion of the “sponge cities” concept for addressing climate change accelerated urban flooding.

IFLA Europe Exhibition ‘Reconsidering Nature’

The main goal of the Stantsionna Gradina project was to turn the desolate and infamous garden into a place full of various functions and entertainment.

Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen

For a narrow archipelago, surrounded by much larger countries, the Danes show a quiet confidence in their non-hierarchical work culture and can-do approach to finding solutions.

Opinion, DenmarkGarth Falconer27 February 2024co design, community engagement, user-driven, simple

Te Ara Tupua

The building of 54 engineered reef "pyramids" as part of the reef enhancement work for the Te Ara Tupua project has begun.

Transport, Urban, WellingtonNZTA26 February 2024Cycleways, reef restoration, public good

Staying true to our values and creating positive legacies

Amelia Linzey - Chief Executive at Beca - recently shared her thoughts on what Waitangi Day means to Beca and how it guides their business.

PeopleNZILA13 February 2024Waitangi, Beca

How is civic engagement in your city?

Help prevent the SDG 11.3.2 indicator on civic participation in urban planning from being removed from the SDG Global Database. Complete the survey now.

Successful Urban Regeneration - A visit to Kings Cross Precinct, London

Kings Cross is now buzzing with all sorts of people, attractive buildings and generous spaces, an array of features and activities.

Urban, CommunityGarth Falconer5 February 2024London, community engagement, shared spaces

The World Green Infrastructure Congress 2024, Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland

The upcoming WGIC2024 in Auckland will span from 2-5 September, hosted by the University of Auckland. Organised in association with Design for Nature and the World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN).

Urban, greendesignZoë Avery31 January 2024WGIC, green roof, Hundertwasser

Australian designers get on board for new Wellington skatepark

A Destination Skatepark in Kilbirnie is getting ready to roll with skatepark specialist company CONVIC confirmed as designers.

Wellington, PeopleWellington City Council30 January 2024skatepark

Catharijnesingel Utrecht (Netherlands) - Looking Back

The reconstruction of the Catharijnesingel canal, as well as the recovery of a linear park running along its banks, is an exemplary intervention for the survival of our cities in this new climate era.

Urban, Urban RevitalisationOKRA Landschapsarchitecten25 January 2024ORKA, The Netherlands, Prize, 2022

What are “Sponge Cities,” and How Can They Prevent Floods?

As climate change brings increasing flood threats, cities need to be designed like giant sponges that allow water to drain away safely.

UrbanThomson Reuters Foundation23 January 2024auckland, sponge city

Auckland parks receive international award

Auckland Council’s park management has been hailed as world-leading by an international panel of judges from the World Urban Parks (WUP) network.

Parks, Auckland, Auckland CouncilAuckland Council18 January 2024

Wàwàtesí - a new multi-discipline space for Downtown Toronto

The City of Toronto announced recently that it has selected the winner of an international design competition for a new downtown park: Wàwàtesí symbolizes the cycle of life, healing, and the passage of time.

ParkblogTO16 January 2024Toronto, urban corridor

Grounding Woody Meadows

Woody Meadows are dense naturalistic plantings that are composed of Australian trees and shrubs exclusively. They are maintained through coppicing, a tactic that influences vegetal structural responses and enhances the visual impact of a plant.

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