Industry News

        

Dr Tony Matthews brings us a new lens for our times: ‘Transformative stressors’  

As keynote speaker for the UrbanismNZ 2023 conference, Griffith University academic Dr Tony Matthews will be focusing attention on intense events that cause severe social, environmental and economic impacts - what Tony calls “transformative stressors”.

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Danièle Hromek: Country, art and yarns

Dr Danièle Hromek (Budawang/Yuin) brought much more to the company she founded in New South Wales in 2020 - Djinjama - than her many years of consulting and practising in cultural design and research.

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The name Gehl is so synonymous with urban design, that it’s hard to conceive of the days when it was virtually unknown.

Current-day Partner and Managing Director Henriette Vamberg  has been with Copenhagen based Gehl (pronounced ‘Geel’ not ‘Gal’ in Danish) since its beginnings at the turn of the century, and can still recall when joining the firm was not yet a highly sought-after ambition. 

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Technology and Innovation 

Urbanism NZ 2023 provides for collaborative discussion with multi-industry representatives within the sector as a whole; pre-conference study tours and dinner; networking event; exhibition; and a deep dive outcome of our Statement on Aotearoa NZ Urbanism.

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The future is two wheels, not four

As far as cycling advocacy jobs go there can be very little argument that UrbanismNZ 2023 speaker Chris Bruntlett has, as he says, “hit the lottery”. 

Now into his fifth year in the role of Marketing and Communications Manager for the Dutch Cycling Embassy...

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Jason Twill: An apostolic and restless urbanist

UrbanismNZ speaker Jason Twill has a CV that reveals a restless quest on behalf of finding better urban development solutions for a better planet. 

It’s an ongoing quest that has seen some intriguing turns. 

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Will we make it to a regenerative future? 

As engineers, designers, architects and planners, we are asked to consider more as part of our work. We’re also seeing first-hand that conventional western planning, standards, and ways of managing resources cannot cope with the complexities and uncertainties of our future needs.

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The world has changed—it’s time our cities do, too 

Successful design knows how to adapt to change. The traditional basis of city centres—premised primarily on office and retail—has been disrupted by technological changes. 

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Well-loved Waipapa Reserve playground gets a modern makeover

Waipapa Reserve Community Playground in the central Wellington suburb of Hataitai has been a well-loved play space for local neighbourhood residents for several decades.

By 2022 it had become tired...

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Auckland Flooding 

In the wake of the torrential rain that flooded parts of Auckland, Stormwater Systems' Technical and Sustainability teams have come together to undertake further analysis, using a map with data from Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) and Auckland Emergency Management, along with publicly available data...

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Network, connect and learn at Urbanism NZ 2023 

Urbanism NZ 2023 includes six urban environment discussion themes.  

The Integration session theme is focusing on how we develop integrated systems thinking and industry-wide collaboration to deliver resilient and liveable built environments in Aotearoa.

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Northcote's Landscape infrastructure in action. 

Northcote’s 1.5km green spine—Te Ara Awataha—takes an integrated and ecological approach to infrastructure. Senior Landscape Architect Zach Barker explains how Greenslade Reserve’s stormwater infrastructure performed in the recent flood event.

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Auckland Light Rail: a recipe for success

Precincts are places with purpose, underpinned by a strong and enduring vision. We have a unique opportunity for Auckland Light Rail to enable and define a corridor of successful precincts, but what are the essential ingredients we should be aiming to build on?

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Removal of amenity? We need to promote quality design outcomes.

Promoting the importance of quality design and educating our clients and decision makers about it has become even more relevant with the removal of “amenity” from the purpose and principles of the Natural and Built Environment Act.

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