Auckland

Michael Hawes

Principal & Landscape Architect

Education

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Hons), Kingston University, UK, 1997
Postgraduate Diploma, Kingston University, UK, 1999

Professional Affiliations

Chartered Member, UK Landscape Institute
Member, New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects
Member, Urban Design Group

Profile

Michael has been in practice as a landscape architect since 1997. Prior to joining Boffa Miskell he practiced for 7 years with Lovejoy London during which time he was made a Director leading a landscape and urban design portfolio both in the UK and internationally.

Michael has a wide range of experience in landscape architecture, master planning and urban design. His strengths include developing a good understanding of client needs and requirements with creative conceptual design to deliver memorable places for people to enjoy. He has a strong interest and proven experience of working in a collaborative team, within a broad spectrum of cultures, at a range of scales from broad scale master planning to intimate spaces, and from conceptual and detailed design through to contract administration.

Michael has tutored in urban design to tertiary-level architecture and landscape architecture students at Victoria University, Wellington.

Expertise

Master planning

New settlement planning and urban regeneration for both brown and green field locations, responsive to communities, natural and man-made environmental contexts.

Site planning

Advising on site selection and providing functional strategy and site layouts that add value for the environment and specific requirements of the client.

Landscape design and implementation

Conceptual design, detailed construction, planting design, through to project implementation for a wide range of landscape projects.

Urban design

Public realm, urban centres, streetscapes, waterfronts, retail centres, community housing. Evaluating community views, pedestrian movement, character, built form and traffic. Creating memorable and functional places.

Heritage

Landscape design that integrates the cultural and natural heritage of specific landscapes.

Retail, leisure & entertainment

Landscape design and planning for a range of leisure destinations including rainforest houses, zoos and conservation centres, hotels and resorts, museums, parks, theme parks, town centre and stand-alone retail destinations, sporting and entertainment venues.

Education

Designs and strategies for schools and university facilities that maximise the landscape in terms of the land holding, as well as the social, educational, well being and environmental benefits for the community.