NOTES
FROM THE
EDITOR
Awards Season (to give it a Hollywood-sounding turn of
phrase) is upon us, both nationally and worldwide.
As usual, New Zealand is well represented at the highest
level of international competition.
At the World Architecture Festival, two noteworthy
projects – Kopupaka Reserve, by Isthmus Group; and
#LightPathAKL by Monk Mackenzie Architects and
LandLab – are finalists in the Landscape and Transport
categories, respectively.
These two projects neatly encapsulate, in both their
differences and their commonalities, the myriad
aspects of the profession. One is inextricably linked to
the circulatory system of Auckland’s urban anatomy.
The other is intertwined among the riparian ecosystem
of a once-rural environment. “The Pink Path” cuts a
colourful swathe across the grey roads and buildings of
the city, while the material palette and woven-basket
forms of Kopupaka Reserve are a more subtle addition
to the landscape. Maori narrative is integrated throughout the design of both projects.
These recurring influences and aspects are explored
from a variety of perspectives throughout this second
issue of Landscape Architecture Aotearoa.
The inherent tension between development and
preservation, the historic and the progressive, and the
relationship between the built and natural spheres is at
the very heart of the profession; and the robust debate
that these subjects engender is key to its continuing
vitality and relevance.
EDITOR
Kathleen Kinney
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Rachel Clark
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Brennan Baxley
Shannon Bray
Stephen Brown
Garth Falconer
Sophie Fisher
Justin Foote
Helen Frances
Ralph Johns
David McDermott
Paul Murphy
James Pattullo
Alasdair Rigby
Simon Schofield
Philip Smith
Dr. Michael Steven
Alan Titchener
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