x-section is a landscape architectural

journal developed by the Unitec Department of Landscape Architecture. The publication brings together articles from landscape practitioners, academics, and students providing opportunities for discussion across the boundaries of these different groups within the discipline. x-section promotes rigorous discussion, with a particular emphasis on the voice of young landscape architects, from both an academic and professional level. Contained in x-section is an array of projects from professionals and students, landscape reviews, debate surrounding Aucklands growth and associated public space concerns, Aucklands waterfront development, and general discussions focused on design technique. Each issue, themes and topics are disseminated through visual material, including design drawings and speculative imagery, accompanied by essays written by practitioners + academics + students. x-section also includes a refereed section where selected articles are double blind peer reviewed for quality assurance.

what is landscape architecture?

2012 edition

This years theme:

It is with this passion that we want to delve deeper into what it is we do. This year Unitec landscape architecture students were actively involved in the international event The Understory - (Landscape Architecture Awareness Day). In keeping with this years Understory theme, the editorial team is prompted to ask the question:

what is landscape architecture?

Submissions:

The team welcomes contemporary definitions + specific niches + new directions + revelations in the form of:

+ experimental and innovative design projects, + written research + photographic works + digital animations or film.
This year x-section offers a peer reviewed section to the publication. Articles for this section are welcome from landscape practitioners + academics + students. These submissions should aim to discuss relationships between practice and academia in keeping with the publication theme. Your submission should be emailed to the x-section editorial team at:

x.section.magazine@gmail.com

Article based submissions should range in length from 500max (nonreviewed) to 1500 (reviewed) words. All submissions must be fully referenced. All authors and designers must have rights for all images submitted for publication. Visual based submissions should include accompanying text no longer than 500 referenced. All accompanying imagery should be referred to as Fig. 01, Fig. 02 etc. Images must be CMYK 300 dpi, no smaller than A5.Please include a short bio with your submission.

All submissions must be received by 10 September 2012.

For more information, check out

http://www.facebook.com/xsection or http://x-sectionmagazine.blogspot.co.nz/

Editorial Team for x-section 2012 is: Editor: Pete Griffiths Assistant Editor: John Allan Production: Olivia Koch, Tamatoa Taruia Design: Chris Judd Advisory Board: Matthew Bradbury, Senior Lecturer Landscape Architecture, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand Dr Nathan Perkins, Associate Professor Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph, Canada Garth Falconer, Director Reset Urban Design, Auckland, New Zealand