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NZ Timber Design Awards winners announced
Awards
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The winners of the 2023 Timber Design Awards, hosted by Timber Unlimited, have been announced! Find out who has been honoured with an award this year.
Creating a ‘recycling unit’ from ‘recycled waste’
Practice
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Warren and Mahoney has teamed up with Special Studio to design and deliver 70 bespoke 3D-printed e-waste deposit bins for One NZ (formerly Vodafone).
Takanini’s new boutique entertainment hub
News
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Building on South Auckland’s growing reputation as a foodie destination, Derby Square, Auckland’s newest entertainment and eatery precinct, is set to open in March 2024.
Fluidity in form
Projects
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The bold, fluid form of Buchan’s Sonata Apartments in Auckland’s St Heliers deals with the demanding building envelope setbacks in a creative way.
A course that will take you from design to business
News
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The Design Thinking Business course at Victoria University of Wellington equips designers and architects with a business acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Hannah Playhouse achieves heritage status
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Architect James Beard’s Hannah Playhouse has been listed as a Category 1 historic place, coinciding with the building’s 50th year.
Polished professionalism
Projects
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The design and fit-out of this new-build orthodontist practice was a first for the client and KKID, both embracing an opportunity to break with convention.
Ornament is not a crime: Contemporary interiors with a postmodern twist
News
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The new book by Rebecca Gross looks at how the themes underlying Postmodernism and Memphis are making a comeback. We have one copy to giveaway!
Warren Trust Writing Awards: Winners announced
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Winning entries included a piece on the effect of rapid consumerism on architectural values, the cost of prevailing ‘lad-culture’ within construction, and more.
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pre:fab conference: [Detecting] the Darchive
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This year’s pre:fab conference explores the concept of the ‘darchive’– the dark matter of architectural practice, i.e. all the things that make alternative practice alternative.