Megan Wraight


Megan Mary Wraight was a New Zealand landscape architect who had considerable influence on the design of public spaces. 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.

Biography

Wraight was born in Rangiora and lived in rural settings there, Havelock North and Motueka as she was growing up.
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.
Wraight started her own practice in 1998 - Megan Wraight Landscape Architects. It was restructured into Wraight + Associates in 2003.
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. The Taranaki Wharf precinct in Wellington was a collaboration between Ian Athfield, Graeme McIndoe, Chris McDonald, Stuart Niven, Wraight and Penny Allen.
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: