NZILA announces the 2019 Award Winners

NZILA (New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects) recently held their Awards ceremony announcing the 2019 winners. Special mention was given to the Supreme Winner, Te Papa Ōtākaro Avon River Park by LandLAB, Boffa Miskell, WSP-Opus, and Rough & Milne, the Matapopore Charitable Trust and Ōtākaro Limited who were also named as the NZILA George Malcolm award winners.

The full list of NZILA Award winners below:

Commercial
Sylvia Park: Plaza and Dining Lane – Award of Excellence
Wraight + Associates
Kiwi Property Ltd

Sylvia Park | Image Credit: Nathan Young, Wraight + Associates

Community Design
Vanuatu Infrastructure Tourism Project – Category Winner
Beca Ltd
Vanuatu Project Management Unit – Government of Vanuatu, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Vanuatu Infrastructure Tourism Project | Image Courtesy of NZILA

Infrastructure
Waterview – Category Winner
Boffa Miskell
The Well-Connected Alliance

Waterview | Boffa Miskell

An Accessible City – Phase 1 – Award of Excellence
Jasmax
Ōtākaro Ltd

Vaughans Stream Corridor, Long Bay – Award of Excellence
LandLAB
Long Bay Communities (Todd Properties Ltd)

Institutional
Barry Curtis Park Plaza – Category Winner
Isthmus
Auckland Council

Barry Curtis Park Plaza | Isthmus

Discovery Garden – Award of Excellence
Isthmus
Wellington City Council

Home of Compassion – Award of Excellence
Studio Pacific Architecture
Sisters of Compassion

Landscape Publications (LPUB)
Whāngārei Living Roof Guide – Category Winner
4Sight Consulting Limited
Whāngārei District Council

X-Section Journal – Collaborate – Award of Excellence
Chantel Clayton, Alexander Luiten, Danyon Robertson, Pip Walls, Unitec Institute of Technology
Unitec Institute of Technology

Parks
Riddiford Gardens and Civic Park, Lower Hutt – Category Winner
Isthmus
Hutt City Council

Riddiford Gardens and Civic Park, Lower Hutt | Isthmus

Te Auaunga Oakley Creek – Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell
Auckland Council

Marine Parade – Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell
Napier City Council

Playgrounds
Chimpanzee Park – Category Winner
Isthmus
Wellington Zoo

Mara Hupara Playground – Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell
Auckland Council

Project Based Landscape Planning
Waikeria Prison Landscape – Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell
NZ Department of Corrections

Waikeria Prison Landscape | Boffa Miskell

Residential
Garden at The Hills – Category Winner
Suzanne Turley Landscapes
Sir Michael Hill

Long Bay – Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell
Todd Properties Ltd

Small Projects
Viaduct Promenade Interventions – Award of Excellence
LandLAB
Tramco Limited

Viaduct Promenade Interventions | LandLAB

Eva + Leeds Street Upgrade – Award of Excellence
WCC Urban Design Team
Wellington City Council

Strategic Landscape Planning
Queenstown Town Centre Masterplan – Award of Excellence
LandLAB
Queenstown Lakes District Council

Queenstown Town Centre Masterplan | LandLAB

Student
The Isle of Iwi: The Matiu Island Development Project – Category Winner
Claudia Boyo, Victoria University of Wellington
Taranaki Whānui

The Isle of Iwi: The Matiu Island Development Project 
Claudia Boyo, Victoria University of Wellington

Kotuku Whakaoho – Award of Excellence 
Sylvia Robinson, Lincoln University
Lincoln University

Whispering Tales – Award of Excellence
Hannah Carson, Victoria University of Wellington
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa

Unbuilt Visionary (UV)
Ferry Basin – Category Winner
Isthmus
Auckland Council

Ferry Basin | Isthmus

Te Whau Pathway – Award of Excellence 
Jasmax
Auckland Council and Auckland Transport

Ponsonby PARK+ – Award of Excellence 
LandLAB 
254 Ponsonby Road Community Group

Urban Spaces
Te Papa Ōtākaro Avon River Park – Category Winner
LandLAB, Boffa Miskell, WSP-Opus, and Rough & Milne
Matapopore Charitable Trust, Ōtākaro Limited

Te Papa Ōtākaro Avon River Park
LandLAB, Boffa Miskell, WSP-Opus, and Rough & Milne,
Matapopore Charitable Trust, Ōtākaro Limited

Access to Water, Tauranga Waterfront – Award of Excellence
LandLAB
Tauranga City Council

The Quays – Award of Excellence 
Studio Pacific Architecture
Marlborough District Council

Enduring Landscape Award
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools – Category Winner
Chris Glasson, Glasson Huxtable Ltd

Sustainability
Te Auaunga Oakley Creek – Category Winner
Boffa Miskell
Auckland Council

Te Karanga o te Tui (TKT)
Ātea a Rangi, Waitangi Regional Park – Category Winner
Wayfinder Landscape Planning & Strategy, Boffa Miskell
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Te Auaunga Oakley Creek – Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell 
Auckland Council

George Malcolm
Te Papa Ōtākaro Avon River Park – Supreme Winner
LandLAB, Boffa Miskell, WSP-Opus, and Rough & Milne,
Matapopore Charitable Trust, Ōtākaro Limited

Find all the winners projects at NZILA

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