6 April 2000 Awards highlight Lincoln's role in landscape architecture education

‘Oscar Night’ – annual awards time – at the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects has seen Lincoln University's ‘best supporting role’ to the profession underscored with four of the eight medals in the Landscape Design Category (sponsored by Lincoln University) going to landscape architects with Lincoln University qualifications.

The medals, two in the category's Residential Section and two in the Urban Open Space Section, were awarded for projects and locations as diverse as a housing development in Newmarket, Auckland, an urban, residential garden in Christchurch, a main street mall in Whangarei, and the town centre in Opotiki.

The award winners with Lincoln University landscape architecture qualifications were –

• Chris Bentley, John Goodwin and John Darby of Boffa Miskell Ltd, Auckland, for the Newmarket project, silver medal. (John Darby now works in Christchurch on his own account).

• Jeremy Head and Di Lucas of Lucas Associates, Christchurch, for the residential garden, silver medal.

• Colleen Priest, Dave Mansergh and Michael Graham of Priest Mansergh Ltd, Hamilton and Hugh Nicholson of Archetypes, Wellington, joint entry for central business district/Cameron Street Mall, Whangarei, bronze medal.

• Chris Bentley and Bridgit Diprose of Boffa Miskell, Auckland, for the Opotiki town centre project, bronze medal.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand