21 Nov 2016

Auckland's pink cycleway wins world award

1:42 pm on 21 November 2016

Auckland's pink-paved cycleway is one of two city projects to win global architecture awards in Berlin.

Auckland's Lightpath - or, as it's more commonly known, the pink cycleway

Auckland's Lightpath - or, as it's more commonly known, the pink cycleway Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farelly

The bright pink Lightpath cycleway won the transport award at the World Architecture Festival.

The award for World Landscape of the Year went to a wetland reserve in Massey North, which features woven timber structures inspired by the shapes of eel baskets.

Lightpath was designed by Monk McKenzie and Landlab, while the Kopupaka Reserve wetland was designed by archictects Isthmus.

The Kopupaka Reserve wetland feature.

The Kopupaka Reserve wetland feature Photo: Supplied / Auckland Council