25 May

Christchurch Coast Pathway - a lesson in tenacity

The Christchurch Coastal Pathway Group has been pushing for a shared cycle/pedestrian route connecting Christchurch’s south-eastern suburbs since 2012.

Christchurch’s Coastal Pathway (Te Ara Ihutai), is inching closer to completion with work just finished on an 800m section of …

25 May

Na Te Tau-a-Nuku-a-Nuku

Ko Amelia Blundell (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Pākehā) i tuhi

What happens if we can't mow the lawns? The grass can grow. Some preliminary findings and conclusions from my Master’s …

18 May

Lincoln Prizewinners for the 2019 Year

Congratulations

Due to Covid-19 lockdown the Lincoln University Graduation has been postponed. The Institue would like to acknowledge the following recipients …

15 May

Propose your plan for Lentoasemanpuisto!

The purpose of the competition is to find innovative, inspiring, and practically, technically and financially feasible suggestions for the design of Lentoasemanpuisto.

The City of Helsinki welcomes everybody to participate in the open, international ideas competition regarding plans for Lentoasemanpuisto in the …

12 May

Parliament's play space

By Studio Pacific Architecture

“Children learn through play, but adults play through art…we don’t stop playing.” – Brian Eno The Parliamentary Play Space is …

06 May

Fast tracking of 'shovel ready' projects good for LAs and the economy

‘shovel ready’ projects is good news for the landscape architecture profession

The NZILA Tuia Pito Ora head says the fast track consenting of some ‘shovel ready’ projects is good news for …

05 May

Landscape Architecture Criticism

Dr Jacky Bowring, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University, has written the world’s first book on the critique of landscape architecture.

Due to be published by Routledge in the next few weeks the work, aptly named Landscape Architecture Criticism, delves into …

30 Apr

April 2020 Presidents Update

Tēnā koutou ki te whanau, Nga mihi o te ra. Last time I provided my monthly Presidents’ update I had …

28 Apr

In memory of Sgt. Brendan T. Wilkins

The lazy squawk of the chickens, and the distant buzz of farm machinery, signifying the working Italian countryside.

This is a time to reflect. For me, April last year was frenetically navigating a shrill car through the roaring …

27 Apr

Rough & Milne - Flashback 2018 (Music Video)

I now had the ‘time’ and ‘hardware grunt’ to knit together my earliest GoPro footage and make a music video!

With the modest home computer stored away in the closet, and the hefty work machine and double screens, now shrouding …

23 Apr

"I went for a bike ride and while I was away the whole world changed."

I asked my old friend Paul if he wanted to join me to ride the South Island.

“I’m literally on fire!” Paul beamed as he dismounted from his bike. By the time he arrived in Wellington he …

22 Apr

A time to think of Papatūānuku

Na Te Tau-a-Nuku-a-Nuku

Ko Dr Diane Menzies (Ngāti Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga o Mahāki) i tuhi As Aotearoa New Zealand moves to Level 3 …