Why are Geogrid Reinforced Soil Abutments not more prevalent in New Zealand?
This paper investigates the performance of geogrid reinforced bridge abutments for their use on New Zealand’s State Highway network.
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Established in 2016, Aurecon Design Academy is a three-year accelerator learning program that develops the judgement, confidence and design capability our people need to navigate complexity and help clients tackle challenging problems.
Selected practitioners from across Aurecon join the program as design scholars. Through the application of human-centred design, systems thinking, applied research and transdisciplinary collaboration, our scholars learn to challenge assumptions, connect different perspectives and explore possibilities before moving to solutions.
These capabilities help our people frame the right problem, recognise what matters in context, explore new possibilities from different perspectives and exercise judgement when there is no obvious answer.
Our scholars take these approaches back into their projects and teams to help our people think differently, collaborate across disciplines and develop more considered and innovative solutions for clients.
In this video, discover how our Design Scholars learn to challenge assumptions, connect different perspectives and explore possibilities through the Aurecon Design Academy.
"Aurecon’s Design Academy fosters a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and the pursuit of excellence to create impactful solutions for our clients and shape a better future for all."
Tanya de Hoog, Chief Engineering, Eminence & Innovation Officer
Design Academy gives scholars the opportunity to learn from different disciplines and apply new ways of thinking to complex challenges. Through the program, they develop the capability to:
Apply human-centred thinking to complex challenges
Think across systems and collaborate across disciplines
Communicate ideas with clarity and influence
Exercise judgement and confidence when navigating complexity
The challenges our clients face increasingly cross disciplines, systems and traditional boundaries. Technical expertise remains fundamental, but solving complex challenges also takes professional judgement, knowing which questions to ask, how to connect different perspectives and when to explore a different way forward.
Modules such as SHAPE use a studio-style approach, giving scholars the opportunity to explore real-world challenges, test ideas through research, and develop new knowledge and design responses.
Learning is delivered through a mix of face-to-face and virtual workshops, small-group sessions, mentoring, assignments and practical application.
The impact of Design Academy extends beyond each scholar.
Graduates take new approaches, knowledge and confidence back to their projects and teams, sharing what they’ve learned and helping others approach complex challenges differently. This creates a ripple effect across Aurecon, strengthening our collective design capability, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Following graduation, scholars join Aurecon’s design alumni network, where they continue to connect, share knowledge and grow their capability.
This paper investigates the performance of geogrid reinforced bridge abutments for their use on New Zealand’s State Highway network.
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Chief Engineering, Eminence & Innovation Officer
Director, Eminence & Sustainability
