Architecture Now

July 2022 (Issue 4)

Provocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built works and the issues and events that matter.

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Columns

Living history

Practice | Architecture New Zealand editor Chris Barton on the ensuing debacle recently imposed housing intensification regulations will unleash on residential areas in Auckland city.

The size of things

People | Pip Cheshire on how to navigate the betterment of public spaces “our new living rooms” with measuring tape in hand and an observant eye.

To review or listen?

People | Karamia Müller on the role of the architectural reviewer to not only appraise architecture based on its design merits but its wider transformative impact.

Across the Board

Change and challenge ahead

People | Anna Kellett speaks with incoming Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) President Judith Taylor (FNZIA).

Keeping watch

Projects | Crosson Architects’ new lifeguard tower at North Piha, may be modest in scale but its sentry-like presence is conspicuously commanding.

Te Matapihi upgrade set to proceed

Projects | Plans have been unveiled for a restrengthened Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library in Wellington’s Te Ngākau Civic Precinct, the design led by Athfield Architects.

Huge hangar promotes sustainability

Projects | Profile Group’s new 5 Green Star-rated Hautapu manufacturing facility provides a simple response to the challenge of creating infrastructure of vast scale.

From Trengrove to Totem

Practice | Very few architecture practices can claim more than 100 years in business and can trace their roots to one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed architects.

Practice

Pattersons

Practice | Ten architectural practitioners at Patterson Associates talk about their work and the themes that draw them together.

Exploring and enriching the void

Practice | Boffa Miskell partners Rachel de Lambert and Michael Hawes reflect on the ways in which the multi-disciplinary design practice enables people and nature to connect.

Work

Cultivating community

Projects | Jon Rennie visits Te Paataka Koorero o Takaanini, the Takaanini Community Hub, and finds lively spaces that cater to the whole community.

Feel Māori, look Māori, be Māori

Projects | Karamia Müller visits Kōtukutuku Papakāinga, a Mahitahi Trust social housing project in Auckland’s Ōtara, and finds TOA Architects has created a place of special significance, which welcomes, protects and fosters connections.

Product

Colour Collab: Sam Griffin

People | Design director at interior design studio CTRL Space, Sam Griffin believes that the power of a strong narrative is that it fosters creativity and generates new ideas.

Papamoa House

Products | Durable materials were a must for this family home, to enable full enjoyment of the absolute beachfront location without the need for constant maintenance.

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