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19 Jun
Kia ora rawa atu! Thank you to the volunteers!
Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu
🌟 Kia ora rawa atu! Thank you to our volunteers! 🌟 It's Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (National Volunteer Week) and …
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19 Jul
Winner of the 2018 Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award announced

Anne Whiston Spirn
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), which represents the worldwide profession of Landscape Architecture, proudly announced at a special …
17 Jul
The battle for Okura

Brad Coombs comments on the ongoing legal battles
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects president, Brad Coombs, says the ongoing legal battles around housing developments in Okura, …
10 Jul
The importance of water play

“There’s a growing awareness around the importance of unstructured play for children,”
Landscape architect Sarah Collins has done a lot of work in the area of children’s play in both early childhood …
09 Jul
Creative adaption in cities - battling climate change in a quake zone

Kristina Hill, University of California, Berkeley
Leading United States landscape architect Kristina Hill has visited Christchurch and shared her views on the opportunity the city has …
04 Jul
Proposed redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry

Think piece
Richard Reid has published an article on Fletcher Residential’s proposed redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry. The article provides an overview …
04 Jul
Designing the future of our biggest city

Auckland Urban Design Panel
Since 2003, significant developments in Auckland have been run past the Auckland Urban Design Panel as part of a concerted …
03 Jul
Streetscape's 2 x 2 Central North Island Branch Event

Fast, Fun and Friendly 2 x 2 Event
Sharing ideas and projects is a quick fire method proved to be a success at the Central North Island Branches …
02 Jul
Blurring the lines

LAA speaks to Isthmus CEO Ralph Johns
Integrated design studio Isthmus recently won three awards in the New Zealand Institute of Architects Auckland awards. Those projects now …
29 Jun
Practicing practice

THIS IS NOT A DRILL - Project Video for LASC 393: Practicum
The third year of the BLA programme at Lincoln includes a practicum course, where students examine a range of issues …
28 Jun
LandLAB's Henry Crothers

LAA Profile
We continue our series of profile videos by showcasing a man who's name has become synonymous with urban renewal in …
27 Jun
A new future for Hobart's "Female Factory"

Penal colony for female convicts
The site of the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, where women prisoners were incarcerated in the 19th century, is going …
27 Jun
How Much is Enough

A conference musing from Te Tau-a-Nuku
As part of the 2018 Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) conference, three Te Tau-a-Nuku members contributed to the Culture + Community …