Megan Wraight Explained

Megan Wraight
Birth Date:1961 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Rangiora, New Zealand
Occupation:Landscape architect
Practice:Wraight + Associates Limited
Alma Mater:RMIT University, Melbourne
Awards:NZ Arts Foundation Laureate Award

Megan Mary Wraight (12 December 1961  - 31 August 2020) was a New Zealand landscape architect who had considerable influence on the design of public spaces.[1] She was the founding principal of Wraight + Associates Limited, which has completed a wide variety of large-scale urban projects throughout New Zealand, including waterfront redevelopments, educational facilities, transport facilities and urban-renewal projects.[2]

Biography

Wraight was born in Rangiora and lived in rural settings there, Havelock North and Motueka as she was growing up.[3]

Wraight completed a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at RMIT University, Melbourne, in 1992. In 2006, she received the International Federation of Landscape Architect award, one of the industry's highest international honours, and in 2013 she was the first landscape architect to receive the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.

Her Waitangi Park project in Wellington showcased sustainable landscape design, particularly water conservation, and her work on the Wynyard Quarter on Auckland's waterfront is an example of urban waterfront renewal.[4] [5] The Taranaki Wharf precinct in Wellington was a collaboration between Ian Athfeild (architect), Graeme McIndoe, Chris McDonald, Stuart Niven (urban designers), Wraight and Penny Allen (landscape architects).[6]

Wraight + Associates also designed Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, and have won many awards from the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, including four of the top awards in 2017.

Projects and awards

Some of Wraight + Associates' projects include:

Notes and References

  1. News: Capital landscape architect Megan Wraight, public space pioneer, dies at 58 . Andre . Chumko . 1 September 2020 . Stuff.co.nz . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: 'International accolades for NZ landscape architect'. 23 May 2006. Scoop.co.nz. 9 Feb 2019.
  3. News: Megan Wraight wove Papatūānuku into public space . Andre . Chumko . 26 September 2020 . Stuff.co.nz . 27 September 2020.
  4. Web site: 'Megan Wraight'. The Arts Council. 9 Feb 2019.
  5. Web site: Megan Wraight WĀ. en-US. 2019-02-09.
  6. Book: Gatley, Julia . Vertical living : the Architectural Centre and the remaking of Wellington . Walker . Paul . 2014-01-01 . Auckland University Press . 978-1-86940-815-2.
  7. Web site: Christchurch Coastal Pathway. Christchurch Coastal Pathway. en-US. 2019-05-28.
  8. News: 'The Wharf At Work'. 5 June 2017. Landscape Architecture Magazine. 9 Feb 2018.
  9. Web site: Pukeahu National War Memorial Park NZ Institute of Landscape Architects. nzila.co.nz. 2019-02-09.
  10. Landscape architect Megan Wraight. Freeman. Lynn. 3 November 2013. Streaming audio. RNZ. Arts on Sunday.
  11. Web site: 2017 Award Winners Resene NZILA Pride of Place Landscape Architecture NZ Institute of Landscape Architects. nzila.co.nz. 2019-05-29.
  12. New Lynn Reserve Management Plan 2004 . 2004. Waitakere City Council. 81-83.

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