Central North Island 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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15 Jul
Beca Design Practice leadership team bolstered by new appointment
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Craig Pocock
This August, the Beca Design Practice will welcome Craig Pocock to the team. Craig has been appointed as a Principal …
10 Jul
Integrated Farm Plan (IFP)
"what if" tool
Aotearoa NZ rural landscapes are diverse, precious and vulnerable. Landscape planning and design input is essential to assist with necessary …
05 Jul
International recognition for street research
![Kess Aleksandrova, who’s research focuses on retrofitting wide barren suburban streets. New world countries (NZ, Australia, US, Canada) typically have wide streets that support very few functions other than services and cars.. whereas in Europe the streets are smaller and often support a bustling pedestrian life, often some ecological services.](/media/cache/c7/9a/c79ab68f093c6fafeb7d8f06339319de.jpg)
Urban Science academic journal June 19
Kess Aleksandrova’s Master’s research on residential street infrastructure retrofits has been published in the international peer-reviewed open-access academic journal Urban …
02 Jul
The Power of Waiata
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Nā Damian Powley i tuhi
Ngā mihi mahana o Matariki me te tau hou, ki te whānau whanui o NZILA Tuia Pito Ora! While we …
25 Jun
International award for Waterview Connection
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"Boffa Miskell is proud of our role in this landmark project”
The Waterview Connection has received international recognition at the Los Angeles Business Council’s Architectural Awards, winning the Tripartite Award. This …
23 Jun
INTECOL Wetlands Conference 2020
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Call for symposia & register your interest
Save the date The Ōtautahi/Christchurch INTECOL Wetlands Conference Organising Committee is very honoured and excited to host the 11th INTECOL …
21 Jun
LAA Profile: Ralph Johns
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Ralph Johns - writer, deep thinker, urban designer, cyclist, landscape architect. The Isthmus CEO gained his Masters of Landscape Architecture …
19 Jun
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Newsletter Issue No.7
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June 2019
Featured in this issue: IFLA APR Awards 2019: Judging is underwayAPR elections: President, Honorary Secretary, and three standing committee ChairsSILA …
17 Jun
LandLAB wetlands project shortlisted for an international award
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Vaughan’s Stream corridor
Auckland-based design studio LandLAB’s wetlands project in Long Bay has been shortlisted for a Landezine international landscape infrastructure award. Commissioned …
13 Jun
School of Landscape Architecture's 50th Anniversary
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Lincoln University
Back in 1969 Aotearoa New Zealand’s first programme in landscape architecture began in the Horticulture Department of the then Lincoln …
06 Jun
The ABC of Lighting - MHL and WE-EF CPD Seminars
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Auckland, Tauranga, Christchurch, Wellington
MHL and WE-EF recently ran technical educational seminars on the fundamentals of lighting from the perspective of exterior lighting in …
06 Jun
Bjorn Low - master of the edible garden city
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2019 NZILA Firth Conference Speaker
One of the speakers at the 2019 NZILA Firth Conference is Bjorn Low, leader of a grow-your-own-food movement aimed at …