Green spaces in the cities of Aotearoa New Zealand are declining. That has consequences for the environmental services they provide.

Unitec Professor Collaborates on Global Climate Change Project

Unitec-Te Pūkenga Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Matthew Bradbury, spoke to Kathryn Ryan on Radio NZ's about the making "Space for Water" programme announcement made by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.

Urban, PeopleUnitec22 April 2024flooding, Auckland City, Unitec, Matthew Bradbury

Strategies to reduce biodiversity loss

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund has released new peer-reviewed research on landscape architecture solutions to the biodiversity crisis.

LandscapesASLA17 April 2024ASLA, Biodiversity

Thoughts on designing with water.

Isthmus Principal Landscape Architect Grant Bailey has been thinking about the way we design to assure that resilient stormwater systems are a part of our future.

Water, PeopleIsthmus15 April 2024sponge city, water flow, indigenous knowledge

The State of the City: Second Update on how Auckland Is Tracking

The State of the City report is the first of its kind for a New Zealand city.This second update provides a short account of how Auckland is tracking, information on the progress underway and insights on future action needed.

Government Directions on Environmental Legislation

In its first 100 days the Government has clearly outlined what it considers are its key mandates in regard to the environment, and how it sets to address them.

LandscapeShannon Bray9 April 2024RMA Reform, Fast Track, Call for Submissions

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

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