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2024 John Sutherland Practice Award: Tony Watkins
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The 2024 John Sutherland Practice Award went to Tony Watkins, founder of the International Architects Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility.

Adapting with nature
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Isthmus Group’s Helen Kerr spoke at the 2024 World Green Infrastructure Congress about the regenerative role of green infrastructure in helping communities grow, change and adapt.

Going for growth
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Karamia Müller considers the current coalition government’s strategy for addressing the housing supply crisis and questions why we can’t treat housing as a basic human right.

Invercargill renaissance
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Megan Rule explores the layers of history and heritage behind the ambitious redevelopment of Invercargill Central by Buchan.

The Firth NZILA Wānanga
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An epic cross-section of experts spoke on the challenges and regenerative power of landscape architecture both locally and internationally. Stephen Olsen writes.

Secede Auckland!
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Opinion: Pip Cheshire considers the potential of an independent Auckland to improve urban planning efficiency, taking its cue from city-states such as Singapore.

The compelling case for green roofs and walls
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David Frew, Exterior Technical Adviser at Outside In looks beyond the aesthetics of green exteriors to find a strong case for greening commercial spaces.

The compelling case for green roofs and walls
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David Frew, Exterior Technical Adviser at Outside In looks beyond the aesthetics of green exteriors to find a strong case for greening our urban environment.

The art of changing everything without changing anything
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Iván Santamarina, founder of Urbanhub Aotearoa, reflects on the influence of leading urbanist Salvador Rueda and what change his ‘Superblock’ model could have locally.

Lost & Found: First glimpse of hefty public art work
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Eight large boulders, hand carved with precision by artist Joe Sheehan have been placed along Federal Street in Auckland ahead of the art exhibit’s completion in April.

The state of our cities discussed at SOAC
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Held in New Zealand for the first time, this State of Australasian Cities Conference (SOAC) was its biggest in 20 years, delivering 250 research papers over three days.

Voicing a vision for Uptown
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Bill McKay visits the Uptown Futures Festival on Auckland’s city fringe, where student-developed designs look to drive the evolution of the precinct.

Shifting Foundations: Post-quake architecture of Ōtautahi Christchurch
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Pip Cheshire reviews Shifting Foundations a book that documents the experiences of residents in rebuilding Ōtautahi Christchurch, 12 years after the earthquakes.

Shaping our urban legacy
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Haley Hooper, design writer and Principal Urban Designer at WSP, shares some insights and ideas from the recent Urbanism NZ conference.

Leading practice expands urban and landscape architecture service
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Warren and Mahoney has formed a new Urban Design and Landscape Architecture service offer which brings together leading experts in New Zealand and Australia.

After the floods
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Editor Chris Barton writes on the expected frequency of extreme weather in New Zealand and outlines why the profession needs to make climate change its focus.

Waihorotiu Path coming to Queen St
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By mid-November 2022 when an upgraded Queen Street opens, Aucklanders will discover the city centre’s new mixed-use Waihorotiu path.

A new harbourside park for Auckland
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In the next decade, the northern end of Wynyard Quarter will look vastly different to what it does today through a series of design interventions.

Design critical to NZ housing intensification
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Buchan Auckland principal architect Rob Guild says New Zealand should be looking afield to well-designed cities, such as Melbourne, as housing intensification risks poor design and urban amenity.

Auckland’s sustainability scorecard reveals holes
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A recent study by Auckland University of Technology shows that Auckland is behind the curve in health and sustainability.