Student winner at the Resene NZILA awards
The judges in this year’s Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture awards say the winner in the Student Category really stood out from the other excellent entries from students.
Claudia Boyo from Victoria University of Wellington won with her entry - The Isle of Iwi: The Matiu Island Development Project. You can see more on the project here.
The judges felt the entry was impressive and presented a “confident and compelling design and development plan for Matiu Island in Wellington Harbour. “
They said the project successfully demonstrates a design solution “in which Māori values, customs, and traditions, significant to mana whenua of the Island, are integrated alongside existing European landmarks.”
The judges also pointed out the excellent graphics used in the design.
Sylvia Robinson set out to create a township which fosters an interchange between the tourist and the local - the project earned her an award of excellence in the Student Category.
Two other students received Awards of Excellence in the Student Category. Sylvia Robinson from Lincoln University and her Kotuku Whakaoho project was one. The judges commended her blue sky thinking for her ambitious vision for her west coast township. You will find more about her project here.
Judges felt “Whispering Tales” was innovative and relevant.
Whispering Tales by Hannah Carson, Victoria University of Wellington. also earned an Award of Excellence. The judges said “in setting out to enhance cultural landscapes and indigenous values using Augmented Reality, this entry sought to use technology to reconnect oral narratives to indigenous people and the wider public. Using the Wairarapa region as a case study, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa participated in the research which sought to unravel hidden narratives, providing both oral and visual information on their connections to the Wairarapa environment.”
You can read more about the project here.
Watch the video below for more feedback from the judges on the Student Category winner, Claudia Boyo.
