Tag: Parks | Architecture Now

Hooten Reserve & Lucas Creek

Projects | Enveloped by suburban sprawl, this long-neglected creek bed in Albany has been restored and stitched into its surroundings.

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

Projects | Created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, the first major battle for Anzac soldiers in WWI.

Myers Park

Projects | This historic, inner-city park returns to its original purpose as a ‘shared urban backyard’ through its vibrant playspace.

Passchendaele Memorial Garden

Projects | Positioned upon the battle site, the memorial garden will be completed in time to commemorate the centennial anniversary.

Huarahi o te Whai

Projects | Whangarei’s Hatea Loop Walkway breathes new life into the once-neglected landscapes.

Elevated design

Review | Joby Barham discusses the design for a 600-hectare park on the banks of China’s Yangtze River.

The stars below

Projects | The Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path is a place where history and the future collide.

Keith Hay Park

Projects | Sited within an ageing destination sports park, this playspace makes the most of its constrained proportions.

Orauiti Reserve

Projects | The 17-metre mythical form of an abstract waka marks the former Orauiti Pã site atop Point Dorset.

Welcome Shelter nears completion

Review | No winter hibernation for the Longbush volunteers.

Landscapes of memory

Projects | Jacky Bowring finds a unique expression of the dialogue between two potent yet divergent forms of memorial in Madrid.

A city by the water

Practice | Perhaps one of the most ambitious urban regeneration projects of our time, the Avon River Precinct development is underway.

Public-planned park for Wynyard Quarter

News | Public consultation called for new park in central Auckland.

Future Park

Review | Amalie Wright provides an analysis of contemporary trajectories in urban park design.

Progress for welcome shelter

Review | The changing seasons mark progress at the Longbush Ecosanctuary Welcome Shelter.

Daldy Street Park – Auckland

Projects | History, geology and industry combine in a waterfront project that’s a hybrid of street and park.

Mapua Waterfront Park

Projects | After extensive remedial work, a small patch of estuarine coastline near Nelson can finally be called a place for people rather than pesticide.

Volunteers help keep project on track

Review | Volunteers have toiled tirelessly over the Christmas period working on the Welcome Shelter at the Longbush Ecosanctuary.

Welcome shelter on track

Review | Site works have begun for the Welcome Shelter at the 111ha Longbush Ecosanctuary.

Arboreal influence

Review | A new playground at the National Arboretum Canberra is designed to creatively engage and challenge children.