Steve Mushin - multi-talented designer, illustrator and inventor - is introducing thousands of children around the world to the words ultrawild and ultrawilding.
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Through a selection of three of her personal ‘mantras’, Haylea Muir - Principal, Landscape Architecture at Isthmus - makes a compelling case that designing for kids is an "open gateway" for connecting land, people and culture.
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In a first instalment for the LAA Book Corner we feature a book review of Wellingtonian Steve Mushin's ULTRAWILD. It's an award-winner that draws you into a jungle of thought provoking ideas for the planet-saving power of rewilding, sufficient to satiate the inquisitiveness and wild imaginations of children and adults alike.
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Heather Wilkins, WSP Principal Landscape Architect, reflects on her involvement in the research report Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall? and describes it as an "affirming experience". Sponge Cities won the Research and Communication category of the 2024 Resene NZILA Awards.
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We’ve all heard about liveable cities, as well as cyclable, walkable and runnable cities. So why not Swimmable Cities?
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Finalists from the Te Nohonga Toru design challenge have now been constructed and are on show at Takutai Square, Britomart until the first week of October.
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From 3-5 September, 600+ delegates will gather for the World Green Infrastructure Congress in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. WGIC2024 is being hosted by the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau in collaboration with Design for Nature and the World Green Infrastructure Network. LAA has compiled a ready reference to the 100+ speakers.
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Cathy Challinor, a Kaihoahoa Whenua at Boffa Miskell, shares her thoughts on deeper understandings of memorialisation, and a growing awareness of "the complexity of the symbolism that memorials contain or omit".
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This time last year, student Hannah Merrett-Kaufman could not have foreseen just how far afield her landscape architecture studies would take her.
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Luoyun ‘Fish’ Lee, a senior landscape architect at Bespoke, shares her experience on the Te Kapua Playground project in Tūrangi - a co-recipient of Te Karanga o te Tui Award at the 2024 Resene NZILA Awards.
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Organisers of the Paris Olympics have certainly lived up to their 2024 motto of Games Wide Open (Ouvrons grand les Jeux) and it’s not all about the sport.
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A new industry-led initiative that aims to reduce the environmental impact of Aotearoa New Zealand’s buildings, which contribute up to 20 per cent of the national carbon footprint, was announced yesterday at Parliament.
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This talk provides an overview of the state of the landscape architecture profession and introduces the critical role that landscape architects play in advancing the profession by demanding the highest standards of education, training, research and professional practice
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The reduced costs associated with pocket parks made them very attractive to communities and provided their residents with a little oasis of tranquility and relaxation.
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Researchers from NIWA are developing the first, nationally consistent flood inundation hazard and risk assessment for New Zealand. It’s vital research that’s revealing how changing rainfall patterns, rising
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Auckland Stadium at Quay Park by HKS, in Auckland, New Zealand, also known as Te Tōangaroa, is one of 33 future projects that have been announced as winners of this year’s World Architecture Festival WAFX Awards.
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Have your say on the actions and activities that New Zealand should take in the second half of the decade to help navigate towards a low-emissions future. Consultation is open until August 21, 2024.
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The Biodiversity in Place Framework provides a practical guide to bring nature back into our cities, towns and suburbs.
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The Government plans to introduce 19 new protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana.
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The case study of the Auckland Botanic Gardens exemplifies a successful integration of water-sensitive design within an urban park setting.
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