How do we meaningfully involve communities - particularly children - in the design of our outdoor environments?

Projects

  • Place Cadets - Te Kōmanawa Rowley School, Christchurch (2023)

    Designed and led a child-centred co-design and build project with Year 6 tamariki. Built three structures with children in their school playground, as part of the school’s technology curriculum.

    CLIENT: TE KŌMANAWA ROWLEY SCHOOL

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  • Place Cadets at Te Huarahi School, Christchurch (2023)

    Designed and led a children’s co-design and build project with Year 2 tamariki. Co-designed and built two play structures with the children in their school playground, aligned with the school’s cultural narrative, social studies and art curriculums.

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  • 'Streets for People' Design Jam, Christchurch (2023)

    Prepared methodology and led co-design workshops with Aranui tamariki. Enabled local streetscape design to deliver safer and more people-friendly streets that meet children’s needs, as well as their wider community.

    CLIENT: CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL

  • Greening the East Development Plan, Christchurch (2021)

    Prepared a document with specific actions to guide, develop and enhance green spaces within the Inner City East suburbs of Christchurch.

    Actions were approved for submission in the Christchurch City Council’s Long Term Plan.

  • Place Cadets: Exploring Design Thinking (2020)

    A two-week child-centred co-design and build project with the Phillipstown Community.

    NZILA Category Winner 2022 - He Iti Pounamu (Small but Significant Value)

  • Linwood Village Streetscape Enhancement, Christchurch (2020)

    Developed a community-led co-design process to enable the Inner City East community to meaningfully participate in the enhancement of the Linwood Village streetscape.

  • Re-imagining Doris Lusk Reserve, Christchurch (2019)

    Facilitated a working party and co-design project with the Inner City East community for the co-design a children’s interactive play sculpture at Doris Lusk Reserve.

About Me

Welcome! I’m Wendy Hoddinott, a Registered Landscape Architect connecting people and places through design.

I work with iwi, local and central government, schools and communities to design environments that inspire belonging and respect for our local heritage.

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