Nelson/Marlborough Branch News
19 Feb
IFLA Global Landscape Architecture Awards now open for entries
Early Bird deadline: 15 April 2026
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) has opened submissions for the new IFLA Global Landscape Architecture (GLA) Awards, inviting …
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11 Jun
Is New Zealand getting it right?
When it comes to landscape architecture
When it comes to landscape architecture - how do we think New Zealand is doing? Continuing our occasional video series …
05 Jun
Hidden retreat in the Wakatipu Basin
Waterfall Park
A master plan has been prepared for a new luxury hotel and wellness retreat in the Wakatipu Basin. Waterfall Park …
31 May
Design for housing development with Māori identity, Carrington Campus
Te Tau a Nuku update
On April 25 the Prime Minister announced that her Government would be buying part of the Unitec campus to provide …
30 May
Presidents Update
Update from Brad Coombs
Kia ora e te whanau, I trust you enjoyed the 2018 NZILA Tuia Pito Ora City Tāone conference. I certainly …
29 May
A connection point for power businesses
VXV Plaza
The VXV Plaza in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter is described as being perfectly placed as a connection point for New Zealand's …
28 May
Coast, Country, Neighbourhood, City - a journey of love
Isthmus CEO Ralph Johns
When employees have been at Isthmus for ten years they’re given two weeks study leave to go off and do …
23 May
Post-conference professional pride
Matthew Bradbury - Associate professor, Unitec Architecture Pathway Group
All professional conferences are by definition self-congratulatory but the recent NZILA City/Tāone Conference in Auckland showed landscape architects do have …
22 May
The call of home for new graduate
Jackie Paul
Newly graduated landscape architect Jackie Paul is urban Maori, born and bred in South Auckland, but she calls the Far …
17 May
What is landscape architecture?
"the art and practice of designing the outdoor environment, especially designing parks or gardens to harmonise with buildings and roads,"
A formal definition of landscape architecture is "the art and practice of designing the outdoor environment, especially designing parks or …
16 May
Queenstown's housing shortage - the tussle between supply and design
Ladies Mile development
More housing in the Queenstown Lakes District is desperately needed - there’s no argument about that. Current growth projections suggest …
15 May
A grand design for Paris - with space to breathe
Les Lumières Pleyel
Snøhetta is the lead architect and landscape architect firm behind a new Parisian urban development project designed to re-energise the …
14 May
Meet Auckland's design champion
Ludo Campbell-Reid
Ludo Campbell-Reid is general manager of Auckland Council’s Design Office - a multi-disciplinary department of architects, urban designers, landscape architects, …