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This
year we have 8 new MLA candidates, many
thanks to Peter Connolly for his great effort last year in promoting the MLA. Many of the
candidates bring strong research interests from their
professional backgrounds. We met staff from the Department of Landscape Architecture
who outlined their research areas. Two research topics that attracted candidate’s interest were landscape parametrics, Nikolay Popov's research field, and children environments, Sue Wakes research interest. Assoc. Professor Ken Simpson introduced a collaborative research project with TEPU to develop
new master plan for the Rosebank peninsula. We also had
professionals from Auckland practice; Gary Marshall from Jasmax, Will
Thresher from Thresher Associates and Nat Lawrence from Reset Urban design presented research projects. These projects received active interest from the
candidates. We believe working with practice is a fantastic opportunity for postgraduates
to explore important research areas that practice can bring to Unitec and to which
postgraduates can respond with an in-depth research investigation.
