Renée Davies

Contributor Profile

Renee is the Head of Department of the Landscape Architecture Department at Unitec Institute of Technology where she is developing her research interests in living roof technology and urban ecology while providing strategic direction to the department and lecturing in urban ecology, landscape planning and landscape ethics. She is also running a sole landscape architecture consultancy, Calyx Design Ltd.

Occupation: Landscape architect

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Website: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/renee-davies/25/354/875

People of the forest

Review | In Malaysia’s Sarawak rainforest, Unitec’s Renee Davies experiences a cultural landscape like no other.

Shared memories

Review | Renée Davies reflects on some key moments of the The IFLA50 World Congress, held in Auckland.

IFLA50: Keynote speaker preview

People | Two keynote speakers attending next year’s IFLA50World Congress answer some questions about resilient cities and communities.

IFLA50: Keynote speaker preview

People | A few questions for Adrian McGregor, from Australian landscape practice McGregor Coxall, keynote speaker at IFLA50 next year.

IFLA50: Bringing it all back home

News | Renée Davies previews the biggest event on the global landscape architecture calendar — to be held in Auckland in April 2013

Living Architecture

Review | Renee Davies reviews a new book of green roof and wall case studies.

Habitats on high

Review | The living roof phenomenon and its relevance to New Zealand.