Jonathon Chan

Landscape Architecture is vital to the social and ecological sustainability of our whenua. I am passionate about designing and delivering high-quality, meaningful landscapes that cultivate quality of life and community and environmental resilience. As a father, I am particularly passionate about playspace design and its role in early childhood development.

I joined Boffa Miskell Auckland in 2022 from one of Australia’s most awarded Landscape Architecture firms, where I worked on some of the practices largest projects, including the acclaimed Scarborough Foreshore Redevelopment in Western Australia, and Southbank Boulevard in Melbourne. I also spent three years working in Hobart, Tasmania, where I designed and managed projects for a range of clients from local government to the State’s Parks and Wildlife Service. Most notably, I delivered the practice’s largest project, Kingston Park - a park and playspace - heralded as one of the Tasmania’s best playgrounds.

With a background in Visual Communication and Permaculture, I am passionate about an iterative approach to design, combining hand-drawing, 3D modelling with high attention to detail. I pride myself on beautiful, rich, contemporary landscape design, built on dynamic explorations of site and community, and stakeholder collaboration. I embrace a good challenge and pride myself in my ability to problem solve.

Qualifications

Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Melbourne, Australia
Bachelor of Design (Vis Comm), Monash University, Australia

Affiliations

Member, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)