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454 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps Contents: Foreword: Imagining futures / Michael Barrett -- Between here and there: designing the landscape in 21st century Aotearoa New Zealand / Jacky Bowring -- Boundaries / Gavin Lister -- Born from the land / David Irwin -- Coast (New Plymouth foreshore ; Wynyard playspace ; Beachlands-Maraetai walkway ; Onehunga foreshore ; Kumutoto ; Achilles Point ; Devonport Wharf and Marine Square ; Oriental Bay ; Coast credits) -- Country (North Island grid update ; Mokihinui ; Napier landscape ; Tauhara II ; Waitahora wind farm ; Country credits -- Neighbourhood. Kopupaka Park ; Barry Curtis Park ; Te Whau Pathway ; Hobsonville Point ; Neighbourhood credits) -- City (Newmarket streets ; Victoria Park skate plaza ; Myers Park playspace ; Manukau Square ; Sylvia Park ; Government House [Wellington] grounds ; Berkeley Dallard housing upgrade ; Vinegar Lane ; City credits) -- Isthmus (Studio culture / Ralph Johns ; Photo essay / Davis St George ; Staff, past & present) Summary: Isthmus Group is an integrated landscape architecture, urban design and architecture studio that has been influencing the ways we experience the land and cityscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand for nearly 30 years. This is a compilation of 25 works that show how healthy ecologies and vibrant communities can be crafted in a way that represents the new New Zealand. From community-engendering suburbs and higher density, mixed-use Kiwi urbanism through to coastal landscapes that reconnect city and sea, this collection illustrates the development of design ideas in response to the contemporary issues facing New Zealand's cities and towns