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Adapting with nature – Part 2: Westport
Helen Kerr, principal landscape architect and urban designer at Isthmus, presented a lecture at the 2024 World Green Infrastructure Congress about helping communities grow, change and adapt.
Adapting with nature Part 1 – Northcote
In the first of a three-part series, she explores how the community of Northcote in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is adapting to a changing landscape through smart regeneration planning.
Ready for Reform by Peter Townsend
Minister for Building and Construction, Chris Penk’s announcement proposing major reform of the building consents system is a welcome development and one that is long overdue.
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F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship Interview: Third Studio
We catch up with the 2023 recipients Mitra Homolja and Ellie Tuckey.
Hugh Tennent & Ewan Brown in conversation
The Gold Medallists in conversation with Michael Jones-Moore.
Professor Deidre Brown in conversation with Jeremy Hansen and Jade Kake.
From her ancestor Te Pahi through to current projects, Deidre discusses the people, places and events that have been instrumental in shaping her life and informing her work.
