News
Futuna Chapel Fund launched
The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust has officially launched the Futuna Chapel Fund.
Fletcher Building launches low-carbon housing pilot
Fletcher Building’s landmark low-carbon (LowCO) housing pilot in Auckland marks a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint and improving our housing stock.
2024 Firth NZILA Wānanga
Earlybird registration is now available for the 2024 Firth NZILA Wānanga, which will be held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington from 16–17th May 2024.
BuildNZ 2024: Navigating challenges and shaping the future
New Zealand’s largest trade-only event for people who design, construct and manage the country’s buildings and facilities is happening 25–26 June at Auckland Showgrounds.
Projects
Houses revisited: Leigh house
This well-planned home near Leigh cleverly deals with a clifftop site where the sun and the view are in opposite directions. First published in 2016.
Houses revisited: Jack’s Point house
The distinctive shifting roof forms of this family home appear to mimic its rugged backdrop, the Remarkables mountain range. First published in 2016.
Houses revisited: Number 5 house
This sunny guest house is a pared-back and elegant new addition to a family of buildings on the site. First published in 2016.
Review
Sweet picks from Salone 2024
Sean Monk and Kelly Gammie of Rarebirds Interiors provide their picks from the designer’s lolly shop that was Salone del Mobile 2024, this year hosting the EuroCucina exhibition.
Exhibition: Womb Chair Speaks
Gina Hochstein discusses Womb Chair Speaks, an exhibition hosted by the University of Auckland, designed by renowned mid-century modernist architect Eero Saarinen.
Book Review: Horror in Architecture: The Reanimated Edition
Patrick Sherwood discusses how authors Ong Ker-Shing and Joshua Comaroff analyse the “agonising presence of horror” underlying not only the built environment but our very society.
Practice
‘Oh Vienna’ Where do we live tomorrow?
Architecture Workshop’s Christopher Kelly examines Vienna’s ‘affordability of everyday life’ and recommends an amalgam of solutions to New Zealand’s housing crisis.
Culture and collegiality
John Walsh visits Te Rangihīroa, the University of Otago’s new hall of residence designed by Jasmax.
Te taura whakairo: the continuing tradition
This year’s Te Kāhui Whaihanga Gold Medallist, Deidre Brown, discusses her journey through architecture as she follows the evolution of Māori and Pacific design.
Awards
Winners revealed: Southers Architecture Awards 2024
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects has announced the winners of this year’s Southern Architecture Awards.
Winners revealed: Auckland Architecture Awards 2024
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects has announced the winners of this year’s Auckland Architecture Awards.
People
Cartoon - Malcolm Walker ‘A modern parable…’
Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Building Change: The mass timber revolution
Carbon measurement expert Rebecca Mills, delves into the science behind mass timber’s green claims in an eye-opening exploration into the future of sustainable construction.
Are you okay?
Pam Carter discusses her thoughts on mental health and well-being within the industry.
Building Change: The carbon measurement ‘glow up’
In the first of our ‘Building Change’ series, Rebecca Mills, founder of The Lever Room, summarises the present state of carbon accounting and finds it on the cusp of a transformation.