Landscape Architecture Aotearoa

Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui wins international recognition

News | An ambitious plan to regenerate a polluted Auckland waterway has recently been recognised at this year’s Asia Pacific International Federation of Landscape Architects awards.

A car-less housing development planned for South Auckland

News | Studio Pacific Architecture has released masterplans for Sunfield, a 5000-home development proposed for Papakura, designed around the 15 minute neighbourhood principle.

The history of Aotearoa’s landscape through a Māori lens

Practice | Drisana Brown is a landscape architecture student who is exploring how the past is influencing when it comes to the landscapes of our nation, and what the future might look like.

Mara Hupara: More than nature play

Practice | Boffa Miskell’s William Hatton, Rangitahi Kawe and Aynsley Cisaria discuss the universal language of storytelling and learning through play and what sets apart indigenous versions of this enriching activity from what we know as “nature play”.

Reforming the RMA: The landscape architects’ perspective

News | The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) discusses the upcoming replacements for the RMA saying they welcome the changes, but they do have some concerns.

Saving Wairarapa Moana Wetlands

Projects | Video: The taonga was once a teeming system and is now a fragile ecology. Jobs for Nature is working to regenerate sacred lands and restore mana to the local community.

RMA reforms promising, says Landscape Architecture Aotearoa

News | The NZILA reports: The devil may well be in the detail, but on the face of it, the Government plans for reformation of the Resource Management Act look promising, says independent researcher Dr Diane Menzies.

More internships needed to encourage minority groups into design

People | He Tangata Māori design internship recipient Ahlia-Mei Ta’ala says more Māori visibility in the architecture and landscape architecture fields is needed.

The Maungawhau/Mt Eden boardwalk

Projects | Integrated design firm Isthmus explores the evolution of this sacred place of immense historical, cultural and spiritual significance to the Mana Whenua iwi/hapū of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Auckland Council appoints new head of design office

News | Landscape Architecture Aotearoa reports on the appointment Lisa Dunshea but says she won’t hold the same power or enjoy the same freedom as her predecessor.