Background In February 2021, the Government announced that it would repeal and replace the RMA, based on the recommendations of the Resource Management Review Panel in their 2020 report to parliament. The three proposed Acts are the: • Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA), to protect and restore the environment […]
Exposure draft for the NBA (part replaces RMA) is announced Read More »
Click here to view the designs and explore how to deliver good quality medium density housing. As Auckland’s population grows our suburbs are changing. Single homes are increasingly being redeveloped into terraced houses and apartment buildings, but going up and filling in is not always easy. Careful design is required
Minister for the Environment excludes quality as an outcome for the built environment Key departure from the Randerson Report relevant for the Urban Environment There are a multitude of areas and aspects in the proposed new legislation for the Environment that are relevant for Urban Design in New Zealand. Some changes are
From RMA (Resource Management Act) to NBA (Natural and Built Environments Act) Read More »
When it comes to urban planning and design, most people think in terms of physical elements like buildings and streets. Or bus lanes, apartment blocks, pocket parks and stadiums. But less obvious outcomes such as health are often overlooked or poorly understood. The way our cities are designed can have
Urban design: A new form of healthcare? Read More »
By putting the pedestrian first, you create these liveable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character. – Prince Charles. Poundbury is a 160-hectare development in the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, in Southwest England. The development is the work of The Duchy of Cornwall, which was established in
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