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All great cities have vibrant and pulsating centres – think Melbourne, Vancouver, Barcelona, London and New York. In recent years Auckland has shown an ambition which rivals these cities and which Aucklanders and visitors alike are getting excited about. The changes have been dramatic and they have been quick. No longer ridiculed as ‘the city […]

Brent Toderian, from Vancouver, is an internationally respected practitioner in downtown, main street and waterfront planning and urban design. He consults for cities and developers across the globe, with current or recent international engagements that include the cities of Sydney, Auckland, Oslo, Helsinki, Medellin and Ottawa. Brent has led on transformative place-making, street activation and […]

In association with the NZILA Education Foundation, Kathryn Moore, one of the UK’s leading landscape architects, speaks on the importance of placing the landscape at the core of any future development strategy, which can result in wide-ranging social and economic benefits. Kathryn Moore’s design work has included collaboration with top landscape architects on major projects in […]

​​​​​​​​By Allison Rokke​​​​​​​​​ To deliver on the promise of the Auckland Plan, we must create public places which accommodate the desires and needs of our young people. The purpose of this hot topic article is to provide an introduction to developing youth and child-friendly parks and open spaces. To accomplish this, we define child and […]