LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA
Last Friday was PARK(ing) Day, a day celebrated globally when citizens, artists, activists and designers collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into PARK(ing).
Aucklanders want their Council to do more to support intergenerational play, so parents and grandparents can frolic at parks with younger family members. That’s the feedback on the discussion document, Tākaro - Investing in play, which is aimed at helping Auckland Council draft a play plan to guide it through the next 20 years.
Imagine if those scuffling sounds you hear in your garden at night were kiwi poking around looking for bugs. According to two University of Otago academics, the idea is not so far-fetched.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA
Landscape architect Steve Dunn has been recognised for 40 years at Boffa Miskell. As the company's longest-serving employee and a member of the Wellington office, Steve provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise to projects of all scales – from residential sites to large scale commercial and public works.
For renowned landscape architect Di Lucas, being named in this year's New Year honours list was not something she had anticipated and she’s found it a bit overwhelming.
For NZILA President Brad Coombs 2018 has been notable for the key transport, housing and urban renewal projects which are keeping landscape architects across the country busy.
New York’s Transportation Alternatives’ mission is to reclaim the city’s streets from cars for people. The non-profit organisation advocates for safe public spaces where walking and biking or public transport are the main modes of travel, and there’s less reliance on private cars.
Former Lincoln University student Matthew Durning has won a prestigious Australian Landscape Architecture Award. His project, Brisbane’s Fish Lane, won the 2018 Landscape Architecture Award for Urban Design, presented by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
Peter Matthews is the principal landscape architect for Ōtākaro Limited, the company responsible for delivering Crown-led projects in Central Christchurch. Landscape Architecture Aotearoa asked him about his role there.
International designer Martin Rein-Cano was in Auckland for flying visit this month (October 2018) and he wasn’t afraid to court controversy.
Catherine Hamilton is a principal landscape architect at WSP Opus and was the lead designer for the hugely popular Takaro a Poi/Margaret Mahy Family Playground in Christchurch, a key investment in the post-earthquake regeneration of Christchurch.
A postgraduate landscape architecture student at Victoria University of Wellington has won a major international award for her landscape architecture project to help redevelop Carterton’s Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae.
For Canadian landscape architect Jenna Wouters a work exchange programme to New Zealand with WSP has opened up a world of new plant species and landscape environments.
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With the large quantities of natural stone being supplied and laid on a concrete base, it could be assumed that all paving should be laid this way. Not so.
New Zealand’s Anderson Park Playground recently won a prestigious national award – but what exactly makes it great and how can you ‘bottle’ its appeal?
Combine smooth surfaces with water and most shoes don’t have enough to grip onto, leading to nasty slips and falls. This is especially common on deck and entrance areas.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA

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