Auckland Branch News
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18 Jul
IFLA July Newsletter
The latest news from around the world
This month's newsletters features the following headine items: Get Ready to Make a Difference: IFLA 60th World Congress IFLA Pairing …
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07 Jul
Nohonga Challenge enters next phase
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The finalists’ nohonga will be temporarily on display in Britomart in Auckland’s CBD
The five groups of finalists in the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora/Brick …
02 Jul
International call for chapter proposals: innovative practices with photography for environmental design
Active Landscape Photography: Diverse Practices Editor Anne C Godfrey Routledge Press Active Landscape Photography: Diverse Practices is the third book …
01 Jul
2021 NZILA Firth Conference
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Date and Location announcement
The Institute is pleased to announce that the 2021 NZILA Firth Conference will be held in May next year in …
29 Jun
June 2020 Presidents Update
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Tēnā koutou ki te whanau,Nga mihi o te ra. As we emerge from the most significant disruption to our way …
28 Jun
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Internship Programme
Message from Fumiaki TAKANO IFLA APR President
IFLA APR Internship Programme While I was in the U.S.A., during my school years and practice, I met inspiring people …
25 Jun
NZILA Vectorworks Student Scholarship awarded to...
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Thanks to Megabits for sponsoring this scholarship
Keen photographer Will Chrisp has always been taken with the beauty of a starry sky. In times of stress the …
25 Jun
Nohonga challenge finalists found
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Here are the finalists in no particular order.
The five finalists have been found for the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito …
23 Jun
Call for feedback on Takapuna town square plan
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The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has endorsed the design and along with urban regenerator Panuku Development, will seek public input to refine details.
Over the next few weeks Takapuna locals will get a chance to give their feedback over the Isthmus design for …
15 Jun
CCMP Webinar Presentation
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The recording of the CCMP Webinar presentation on the 9th of June is now available to watch. Click here to …
11 Jun
Frank Boffa - "we made our mark"
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Frank Boffa’s thoughts on landscape architecture
One of the founding fathers of modern landscape architecture in New Zealand, Frank Boffa, says his interest in the discipline …
05 Jun
Making places better for people
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By Den Aitken
Public space is a city’s literal common ground - the spaces where people come together as friends, neighbours and citizens. …
02 Jun
Gabriella Durcan
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Paddling her own canoe
Gabriella Durcan has taken the plunge and recently set up her own landscape architecture business in Queenstown. She used to …