May and June were an ‘Awards season’ for the Chapters of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA). Now’s a good time to review the selection of Awards of Excellence that surfaced - read our digest of the results here.
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As a significant prelude to its National Awards in October, the 2025 edition of the
AILA Chapter programme concluded in June with a total of 35 Awards of Excellence across 13 instructive Categories.
Amongst the 15 National Awards presented by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects in 2025 the work done by Janet Rosenberg & Studio (JRS) on the design of Kìwekì Point in Ottawa flew highest.
Matariki this year fell neatly in the middle of the Tangaroa lunar period of 19-22 June, and has been widely marked around the motu. LAA has compiled a selection of happenings: the re-siting of Ngā Pou o Heretaunga to Hastings Civic Square, special plantings at Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā and an exhibition at Cornwall Park called ‘Matariki Weather’.
Nik Kneale - who became a Fellow of Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects in May - has been making his mark as a Landscape Architect for almost 25 years. Ōtautahi Christchurch is and always will be the place Nik journeys back and forth to, his ahi kā.
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If you need food for thought on how public space can bloom into edible landscape, it’s time to consider the mahi of Associate Professor Daniel Exeter, Dr Barbara Ribeiro and Dr David Pattemore at Waharoa.
Expanding an understanding of how diverse women in Aotearoa experience travel around our towns and cities is at the centre of Nicki Williams’ research as a landscape architect turned PhD student.
After nine decades on the planet, and 60+ years practising as a game-changing landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg (1931-2025) is being remembered with headlines such as ‘Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City’ in the New York Times. (Photo source: MPFP Legacy).
A Master Planning process being undertaken to guide Westport’s future growth and development has been gaining national media attention.
We’ve all heard about liveable cities, as well as cyclable, walkable and runnable cities. So why not Swimmable Cities?
Organisers of the Paris Olympics have certainly lived up to their 2024 motto of Games Wide Open (Ouvrons grand les Jeux) and it’s not all about the sport.
A new industry-led initiative that aims to reduce the environmental impact of Aotearoa New Zealand’s buildings, which contribute up to 20 per cent of the national carbon footprint, was announced yesterday at Parliament.
Auckland Stadium at Quay Park by HKS, in Auckland, New Zealand, also known as Te Tōangaroa, is one of 33 future projects that have been announced as winners of this year’s World Architecture Festival WAFX Awards.
Working together, Boffa Miskell ecologists and landscape architects have devised ways to provide bat-friendly connections in a new Hamilton housing development.
Claire Martin presented at the 2024 NZILA Wānanga on the topic of "Mobile Urban Generalists: A Case for Curiosity and Optimism."
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As well as the lighting and furniture produced from his design studio in Whakatu, Hawkes Bay, David Trubridge has authored two books. His second,The Other Way, brings the experiences of journeying around the world and its magical landscapes to life.
Landscape architect Robin Simpson took an interest in sharing information about micro-forests to the streets of Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington at the beginning of March.
Daniel Watt has finished his university studies with a clutch of awards, including a NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Scholarship, and with an ambition to “inspire others to think creatively about resilience in their projects”. His winning Major Design mapped out a new future for Franz Josef township.
Expanding an understanding of how diverse women in Aotearoa experience travel around our towns and cities is at the centre of Nicki Williams’ research as a landscape architect turned PhD student.
After nine decades on the planet, and 60+ years practising as a game-changing landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg (1931-2025) is being remembered with headlines such as ‘Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City’ in the New York Times. (Photo source: MPFP Legacy).
What’s not to love about Parks Week, PARK(ing) Day and Parklets? Get some pointers to the ripples of activity flowing from Parks Week, followed by two separate examples of tactical urbanism in Wellington: PARK(ing) Day and Parklets.
Landscape architects seeking insights into Auckland’s vulnerability to flooding, and city-improving responses, recently found a new way to gain firsthand inspiration: They hopped on a bus for the Sponge Project Tour!
Bruno Marques' term as IFLA President will be continuing through to 2026. After returning to Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington from the 60th IFLA World Congress held in Istanbul, Bruno reflects on his time in the role since 2022 and shares some of his thoughts and aspirations.
Steve Mushin - multi-talented designer, illustrator and inventor - is introducing thousands of children around the world to the words ultrawild and ultrawilding.
Through a selection of three of her personal ‘mantras’, Haylea Muir - Principal, Landscape Architecture at Isthmus - makes a compelling case that designing for kids is an "open gateway" for connecting land, people and culture.
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