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05 Sep
Deputy Chair of the 2025 Registration Panel
Expressions of Interest
For the last two years the Panel Chair, Martha Dravitzki, has led the charge in shepherding Registration candidates through the …
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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
![One of the two varieties of mushrooms grown by Edible Garden City, the pink oyster mushrooms have a bright pink colour and strong umami flavour, making them a favourite among chefs and home cooks. Photo credit: Edible Garden City.](/media/cache/51/6f/516fb380e7b251fa75c1f4a80bc92598.jpg)
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 …
31 May
LAA Profile: Dr Jacky Bowring
![Dr Jacky Bowring with David Irwin from Isthmus at the NZILA President’s cocktail evening earlier this year.](/media/cache/c8/fa/c8fa58b3d25bbae602e750749e05193f.jpg)
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Jacky Bowring is a freshly minted NZILA fellow, and Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University. She specialises in emotions …
29 May
Papakainga Housing and Objectionable Neighbours
![Teapots, Te Tii Marae, Northland (nowhere near the site)](/media/cache/41/93/4193d6cf4190d0cc46b8e7583eb9ccbc.jpg)
Te Tau-a-Nuku article
Ko Neil Challenger i tuhi He rite mātou ki te kawau i runga i te toka; Ka pari te tai, …
29 May
Presidents Update
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May 2019
Kia ora e te whanau,Nga mihi o te ra. May 2019 has been a busy month for me, with a …
28 May
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Newsletter Issue No.6
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May 2019
Featured in this issue: IFLA APR Awards 2019: Meet the JuryWorld Landscape Architecture Month: A Villager’s ViewHow Landscape Might Influence…The …
27 May
Christ Church Cathedral reinstatement team named
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Led by landscape architect Nik Kneale
Boffa Miskell is one of the key consultants appointed to undertake the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral and will oversee …
24 May
Victoria University Prize Giving
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Congratulations to this years award winners!
NZILA President Brad Coombs attended the Victoria University Prize Giving held on 14th May 2019 and presented the following: Madeleine …
24 May
Back to nature - by royal design
![Prince George and Princess Charlotte take in their mother’s garden design. Photo credit: Matt Porteous/Kensington Palace](/media/cache/ad/58/ad58a1895ff951a3d877988c67054291.png)
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One of the gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London has won a big thumbs up from …
22 May
Folded Planes - North Kumutoto on Wellington's waterfront
![“A beautiful level of craftsmanship and detail with an underlying Pacific feel. The form and scale of the building wraps and envelopes you providing a wonderful communal aspect with the large tables at the threshold of the land and sea. Crafted urban infrastructure.” Best Awards citation](/media/cache/3e/ff/3efff388466931f065f077a9a079bd80.png)
Findlay Buchanan talks with Isthmus CEO Ralph Johns
Isthmus’ original plan for the Wellington waterfront at Kumutoto composed two key spatial moves: to push the city out and …
15 May
Julie Bargmann - transforming derelict industrial sites into happening public spaces
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2019 NZILA Firth Conference Speaker
The countdown to the 2019 NZILA Firth Conference is underway as early bird tickets go on sale today. (May 15) …