The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) is the internationally recognised professional body of qualified landscape architects in New Zealand.
Landscape architects are academically qualified professionals who focus upon landscapes, how people interact with them, and how landscapes can be enhanced through design. Essentially this includes ‘everything outside’ - urban and rural - at the interface between people and natural systems.
From masterplanning Olympic sites, planning and managing landscapes such as national parks and wetlands, assessing or analysing the landscape, undertaking landscape and project management, or designing private gardens; landscape architecture nurtures communities and helps create more liveable environments.
NZILA's primary purpose is to promote the profession of landscape architecture throughout New Zealand, and to assist members in improving their general and technical knowledge through Conferences and a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme.