15 Jul

Landscape architect for life - Di Lucas

Not one to shy away from expressing her at times controversial opinions, Lucas has helped develop the landscape architecture profession in New Zealand, and nurture our diverse landscapes.

Di Lucas knows what she likes. And she definitely knows what she doesn’t like. Chances are you do too. Not …

13 Jul

Deepening Relationships: Isthmus Matariki Day

By Ralph Johns

Our purpose at Isthmus is to advance the relationships between land, people and culture. We do this not only through …

13 Jul

CRL digs down 28,000 years

Fragments of the tree, probably a whau, were recovered under an ancient lava field

Radiocarbon dating has estimated that fragments of a tree recovered from a City Rail Link construction site in Auckland are …

07 Jul

The return of the wetlands

Over the years CCC has embarked on plans to return sections of the region to wetlands to alleviate some of the problems.

Building Christchurch city on a giant swamp has had serious repercussions - severe liquefaction during earthquakes and significant flooding during …

07 Jul

Nohonga Challenge enters next phase

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

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

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...

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

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

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 …