Hawkes Bay/Manawatū Branch News
14 Apr
NZILA Board nominations close 29 April
Read the insights from current Board members
What does the current Board have to say about this opportunity? REMINDER: Board Nominations close Tuesday 29 April 12pm (midday) …
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17 May
What is landscape architecture?
"the art and practice of designing the outdoor environment, especially designing parks or gardens to harmonise with buildings and roads,"
A formal definition of landscape architecture is "the art and practice of designing the outdoor environment, especially designing parks or …
16 May
Queenstown's housing shortage - the tussle between supply and design
Ladies Mile development
More housing in the Queenstown Lakes District is desperately needed - there’s no argument about that. Current growth projections suggest …
15 May
A grand design for Paris - with space to breathe
Les Lumières Pleyel
Snøhetta is the lead architect and landscape architect firm behind a new Parisian urban development project designed to re-energise the …
14 May
Meet Auckland's design champion
Ludo Campbell-Reid
Ludo Campbell-Reid is general manager of Auckland Council’s Design Office - a multi-disciplinary department of architects, urban designers, landscape architects, …
11 May
Bringing play back to post quake Christchurch
Margaret Mahy Family playground
When the Margaret Mahy Family playground - Takaro a Poi - opened in 2015, it was packed immediately and the …
10 May
Sweet public development for the Big Apple
Domino Park
A sugar refinery in the Brooklyn suburb of Williamsburg is being turned into a six-acre public park. Due to open …
04 May
NZILA conference poll
Talk of change dominates
Times are changing - that's the overwhelming message from delegates at the 2018 NZILA Firth conference when we asked "what …
01 May
Camp Glenorchy - the world's most sustainable campground?
Aiming for net zero energy usage
What’s been touted as New Zealand’s - and possibly the world’s - most sustainable camping ground has opened for business …
26 Apr
2018 NZILA Firth Conference speaker series
Sofie Willems + Joan Raun Nielson, Spektrum Architects
For the founders of a small Denmark architecture firm, Joan Raun Nielson and Sofie Willems have a big goal - …
26 Apr
Decolonising Landscape – a student Charrette
Tāmaki makaurau (Auckland)
During the recent 2018 Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) conference in Tāmaki makaurau (Auckland) the Landscape Foundation, with support from Te …
24 Apr
2018 NZILA Firth Conference speaker series
Kaare Krokene: A connection to landscape
As a Norwegian architect, Kaare Krokene says he understands the New Zealand connection to our landscape. Kaare's with Snøhetta, a …
23 Apr
2018 NZILA Firth Conference speaker series
Amalie Wright: "Confidently doubting towards the future"
In introducing Landscapology's Amalie Wright, LandLAB's Henry Crothers said she probably had the best title of the day - "Confidently …