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Strategic approach delivers transformative libraries for Marlborough
Marlborough District Council are maximising considerable leverage off their two new libraries, one recently completed at Waitohi/Picton, and the other about to be developed in Blenheim due to the Government’s recent funding contribution. Urbanismplus’ strategic work alongside Council has helped conceptualise these intended outcomes. The library and art gallery in Blenheim will be strategically […] more...
Dunedin Warehouse Precinct Charrette selected as an international exemplar
Urbanismplus’ Dunedin City revitalisation work has been selected as one of 20 international case studies included in the recently published book for the Royal Institute of British Architects: ‘20/20 Visions – Collaborative Planning and Placemaking’ by Charles Campion https://2020visionsbook.com/#about The series of case studies including examples from Scotland, USA, China, Germany, England, and Iceland present […] more...
Flood remediation brings regeneration opportunities for New Lynn
Decades ago you could go floundering in the Rewarewa Stream, but it is now sadly neglected and obscured by overgrowth, with residential and commercial buildings turning their backs on the corridor. However, the severe storm events of March and April 2017, which resulted in devastating losses and damage to local businesses, have presented an opportunity […] more...
A step-change for Auckland
Our transport-specific urban design approach has helped prioritise $8 billion of transport infrastructure for 30 years of growth including new town centres, residential communities, employment areas, rail stations, rapid transit networks, and cycleways. Urgency fueled by Auckland’s housing crisis required an alliance of three agencies, Auckland Transport, Auckland Council, and the NZ Transport Agency, […] more...
Transport as a Tool for Transformation
Councils and communities around Australasia are grappling with complex transport challenges which threaten to stifle their economies and weaken their communities. Typically they are either confronted with too much traffic, congestion, and harsh environmental conditions, or too few linkages to satisfy community and business needs. Yet some new processes are delivering remarkable outcomes, saving […] more...
Earthquake strengthening can be a tool for regeneration
Many towns and cities are confronted with the problem of earthquake strengthening demands without loss to their heritage and local economies. Our work across most major regional cities and towns indicates that while many find the problem intractable, some are delivering impressive results. What can we learn from them? The problem is that the […] more...
Soft urbanism could save cities millions
With the ever-present need to do more with less resources, Council’s across Australia and New Zealand are working innovatively to find new ways to leverage off, and partner with, external organisations. In some cases the savings could be in the millions. Urbanismplus have helped to drive innovation in this area over the last 5 years, […] more...
Urbanismplus Award for Excellence in Urban Design
In 2007 Urbanismplus established an award for excellence in urban design studies. This year’s recipients, Amy Zhu and Cameron Wallace, describe their projects below: Amy Zhu – Middlemore Town Centre Project I identified Middlemore as a strategic site for intensification, in the context of the Auckland Spatial Plan’s intensification strategy. It is well connected and […] more...
Award for Sydenham and Lyttelton Master Plans
Christchurch City Council and Urbanismplus have received the NZPI Best Practice Award: Consultation and Participation Strategies for the Lyttelton and Sydenham Master Plans. The Lyttelton and Sydenham commercial centres were seriously damaged during the series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. A custom-designed consultation process was developed to produce the Sydenham and Lyttelton Master Plans […] more...
Green light for nation’s newest city
The creation of Marsden City, to be developed in Ruakaka as New Zealand’s newest city, has been given the go-ahead. “The Environment Court has cleared the way for the development of a mixed-use town centre that, under the Whangarei District Council’s structure plan, envisages a population growth of up to 40,000 within the next 20 […] more...