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Join us for a one-day symposium exploring how visual representation shapes the way we understand and design landscapes.

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From traditional drawing and print to digital modelling, virtual worlds and generative AI, visual tools are transforming how we interpret spatial, cultural, and environmental change.

This event brings together scholars, practitioners, and researchers to explore how emerging technologies and evolving cultural perspectives are reshaping landscape practice, decision-making, and public engagement.

Day 1 – Symposium (Lincoln University)

Featuring keynote presentations, Q&A sessions and interactive workshops, including:

• AI-assisted concept development
• Digital and print workflows
• Bicultural perspectives in representation
• Virtual worlds for monitoring and evaluation
• Visual representation in legal contexts

After the symposium, join us for informal networking at the Lincoln Laboratory pub (pay your own). Please indicate your interest when registering.

Day 2 – Optional HIT Lab Experience (University of Canterbury)

A hands-on day exploring immersive technologies and current projects, including:

• Regenerative Tourism
• Immersive Ocean Literacy
• VR for Firefighters
• Multi-sensory Training Simulator for Air Attack Firefighting
• Pedestrian AR
• Immersive Tour Creator for Tangata Whenua
• Participatory Modelling for Community Resilience Planning
• Multi-Sensory VR

Participants can opt in to the HIT Lab day during registration. The symposium is open to design professionals, researchers and students, with in-person and livestream attendance available.