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New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects

Auckland, Guangzhou & Los Angeles Tripartite Economic Alliance Summit

Auckland’s architecture and landscape architecture bodies are delighted to support Mayor Len Brown’s promotion of a ‘Design Led City’ at the upcoming Tripartite Economic Alliance Summit in Los Angeles.

The summit, to be hosted by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, will also be attended by the Mayor of Guangzhou, as well as business leaders and companies from all three cities. The theme, Innovation – Commercialism and Connectivity, will explore a range of subjects including renewable energy, transportation and infrastructure, of which architects and landscape architects have a keen interest in promoting.

New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) president, Shannon Bray, says that ‘the meeting is a chance to support Auckland Council in the promotion of design--led outcomes for the advancement of our city. The NZILA supports Auckland’s widely shared vision to become the world’s most liveable city, and believes that this can be achieved through high standards of urban spatial design and architecture.’

Mr Bray will be attending the summit as joint representative of both the NZILA and the New Zealand Institute of Architects, and sees this coming together of the professions as an important collaboration. ‘It is important that as design professionals we work together with Auckland Council to find innovative and creative solutions to the city’s transportation and infrastructure needs’.

The recent entering of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize is an important step in the recognition of the exciting work undertaken to date, including the development of vibrant public spaces such as the Wynyard Quarter, shared spaced streets such as Elliot Street, and the advancement of Auckland transport initiatives such as train electrification.

Mr Bray says that the collaborative involvement of members of both the architecture and landscape architecture professions in the design of future Auckland projects, such as the City Rail Link, future Harbour Crossing and public open spaces is crucial to the enhancement of the city. ‘Together we can create a city that is both enjoyable to live in and functional to travel across’.

‘The tripartite initiative is a catalyst for the promotion of high quality design’ says Mr Bray. ‘We look forward to being involved in the sharing of information with our sister cities, as well as developing stronger relationships with our worldwide colleagues facing similar design considerations. Auckland, and New Zealand, should be proud of the quality of our urban environments.’

The tripartite summit is being held in Los Angeles 10th – 12th June, and will be attended by a range of Auckland Council, Government and private company representatives.

Further information on the summit can be found at http://laedc.org/ts/, on the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects at www.nzila

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