Canterbury/Westland Branch News
07 Nov
Constitution approved
Thank you for joining the SGM
Ngā mihi nui to everyone who joined us for yesterday’s Special General Meeting, and to those who sent in their …
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09 Oct
Announcement of IFLA APR Election Result
Damian Tang re-elected
Following the election for the role of President of the IFLA APR held between 30th Aug – 30th Sept 2017, …
02 Oct
Obituary - Lawrence James Metcalf QSO, AHRIH
18 August 1928 - 18 August 2017
Lawrence (‘Lawrie’) Metcalf was one of New Zealand’s most renowned horticulturists, and a distinguished author and conservationist. He had a …
28 Sep
Isthmus wins international awards
Intergrain Timber Awards / IFLA Awards
Intergrain Timber AwardsOn September 20 Grant Bailey was flown to Melbourne by Dulux to attend the Intergrain Timber Awards breakfast …
25 Sep
NZILA / IFLA Delegate Update
There are three key current issues that I thought would be of interest to landscape architects in New Zealand
Every time I think I have finished this first column, something new arrives in my mailbox from IFLA World, or …
22 Sep
Project Landscape Assessment Methodology
Opportunity to contribute
The landscapes of Aotearoa-New Zealand are a source of cultural identity, provide a range of qualities and services for communities …
20 Sep
PARK(ing) Day 2017
NZILA Auckland branch
Park(ing) Day is an annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces …
18 Sep
Christchurch Subway Wins Coveted Awards
The Harewood Underpass
The Harewood Underpass – designed by Jasmax’s landscape architecture team under the leadership of Mike Thomas – won the Resene …
18 Sep
Common Grad Ground
Canterbury Westland Branch event
On Thursday evening ‘Common Grad Ground’ took place at the new Beca office in town to provide a platform for …
31 Aug
The Landing Business Park / The Gateway
Melissa Davis, Senior Landscape Architect and team leader at Harrison Grierson
I’m Melissa Davis, and I’ve been working as a landscape architect since 2002. After graduating from Lincoln, I worked for …
31 Aug
Living Urbanism
Zoë Avery, Senior Planning, Urban and Landscape Design Consultant has been researching how we can better integrate living roofs
The uptake of living roofs, walls and facades is increasing globally as cities throughout the world begin to recognise the …
30 Aug
Annual Bar Stools Travel Talk
Auckland Branch
The annual Bar Stools travel Talk was well attended by a varied audience of Landscape professionals from Auckland Practices, the …
30 Aug
Dr Jacky Bowring, one of five winners of international design competition
Congratulations to Dr Jacky Bowring
Designing an island is a dream brief. Islands are seductive and intriguing. The places of dreams … and of nightmares. …