director
boffa miskell
new zealand

NZILA Fellow Rachel de Lambert will be part of the Friday morning discussion on Water and Ecologies. 

Rachel is a landscape architect and Director of Boffa Miskell with 31 years’ professional practice experience across public realm, master-planning and urban design / urban regeneration projects, as well as landscape concept design and landscape and visual effects assessment associated with projects.

She has provided landscape architectural advice to the Cornwall Park Trust Board for over 25 years.  Boffa Miskell landscape architects and ecologists supported Nelson Byrd Woltz as the local partner in the development of the Cornwall Park Masterplan - an opportunity that has led to a close working relationship between the firms, and lasting friendships.

Rachel was recently appointed Convenor for the Auckland Urban Design Panel and is a member and frequent chair of the AUDP.  She has held a number of advisory roles for Council and the development community in Auckland. Rachel has been involved with the Wynyard Quarter since its inception and remains a member of Panuku’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which has a broadened urban regeneration remit across Auckland.

Rachel has contributed to the project teams for a number of significant central Auckland projects including the ANZ re-development in Albert / Swanson / Federal Streets and the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC).  Alongside Auckland Council and Auckland Transport, Boffa Miskell led the realisation of Auckland's shared street programme with the delivery of Elliott, Darby, Fort (Street and Lane), Gore Lane and O'Connell Streets as well as the St Patrick’s Square open space and urban oasis. 

Rachel formed part of the project team for the WAN Award winning Christchurch Central Recovery Plan or ‘Blueprint’ being responsible for the 'Spaces and Places' component of the plan.  She is a passionate advocate for quality public realm and the growing city of Auckland.