John Potter

My work has been focused on a range of public realm, streetscape and city centre revitalisation and transformation projects, and I've provided 'hands-on' design and delivery leadership across major public realm programmes in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

As the Boffa Miskell programme manager for the Auckland City Centre Streetscape Upgrade Programme, I was at the forefront of introducing $60 million of shared-space streetscape projects to Auckland. Following the 2012 earthquakes, I spent 16 months working in Christchurch as a member of the 4-person Design Leadership Team for the $120 million Te Papa Ōtākaro Avon River Park public realm anchor project programme.

I am now in the Design Manager role, with overview of the engineering and streetscape design teams, on the $110 million Golden Mile project in Wellington, a landmark project and part of the larger Let's Get Wellington Moving programme of works.

I have provided design and delivery leadership on a number of active transport projects focusing on delivering modal shift change in local town centres, and am currently leading the landscape design and delivery on a number of major residential developments in Auckland.

Outside of work I enjoy rock climbing, bicycle riding, and spending time, trouble and money on my classic 2-stroke Vespa scooters.

Qualifications

Master of Arts Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK
Diploma of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK
Bachelor of Science Landscape Design and Plant Science (Hons, 2:1), University of Sheffield, UK

Affiliations

Associate Member, New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA)
Charted Member, Landscape Institute, UK