The Masters by Project programme is a lab for landscape and architectural graduates to ask searching question about their own practice and the ways that practice can connect to the world.

The programme encompasses a range of graduates who bring their own unique perspectives to research work. Their research often crosses disciplinary lines. The result is a constellation of ideas that resolve around concerns rather than specific disciplinary problems. This work is developed in presentation and discussion at four workshops held through out the year. Important practitioners and academics in their field and associated professionals, developers, iwi, and local government, not only critique the work but help to engender a larger conversation about the impact of the research for the bigger community.

What is the shape of the wananga of the future and how will this affect the form of the marae? How can the social problematic of suburbia be addressed? What is the social ecology of the industrial park? These are just a few of the critical questions that the graduates are engaged with.

New research work in the programme is becoming more focused on specific problems to do with Auckland’s predicted growth; where can development occur in a way that will not affect Auckland’s unique landscape and lifestyle? This work is being carried out in collaboration with practice and industry.

mbradbury@unitec.ac.nz

Monday, 22 December 2014

Fred Tschopp Scholarship 2015





This year we had a record number of applicants for the Fred Tschopp Scholarship. The aims of the scholarship are;

 1. Research that will contribute to new knowledge in the discipline of landscape architecture through design research

2. Research that has the potential to make a challenging, exciting and significant difference to our world, cities and landscapes

3. Research that will honor the legacy of Fred Tschopp Snr., as characterized by his creative and innovative expansion of the traditional boundaries of the Profession of Landscape Architecture as represented in his "Pioneering work in Rotorua".

After much deliberation we managed to whittle the applicants down to three; Shayne Noronha, Michael Sun and Xinxin Wang. After further painful deliberation we decided to award Xinxin Wang the scholarship for 2015. The panel and the family of Fred Tschopp jnr. felt that Xinxins research work showed the most potential to fulfil the three aims of the scholarship. As part of the award ceremony, the 2014 award recipient, Grace He, gave a heartfelt speech about how the award had helped her to develop her research work. 
Unfortunately the happy ceremony was overshadowed by the sad news that Fred jnr, the founder of the scholarship, is unwell and was unable to visit NZ. We very much miss Fred’s sagacious advice and his strategic thinking around the possibilities for the scholarship and the possibilities that the profession of landscape architecture has for the future of New Zealand. 
The whole department, faculty and students, extends their best wishes to Fred, Jean and the family.  





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