Architecture New Zealand, January 2025
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Embracing errantry
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Karamia Müller sees the concept of errantry, or intentional wandering, as a call to action for architects to rethink the built realm.
Cartoon - Malcolm Walker ‘NZIA! New Awards!!”
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Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Across the Board
Mixed tenure dwelling in the Westlight
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Financed by the Ted Manson Foundation and designed by mc2 architects, the Westlight Apartments in Glen Eden mixes social housing and ownership and it seems to work reasonably well.
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Radical responsibility
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In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, ahha, a socially responsible architecture practice, discusses its aims and aspirations.
Artificially clever
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Anthony Brand encourages a group of third-year architectural students to seek out AI tools that might help them design more efficiently, effectively and innovatively.
Product
Colour Collab: Nancy Disk
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In this series brought to you by Resene, Nancy Disk brings her international expertise in luxury retail design to workplace, aged care and hospitality projects.
Work
In between worlds
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John Walsh explores the thresholds that mediate the formidable aspect and family dynamics of S.K.I. House in Wānaka by Roberts Gray Architects.
What’s in a name?
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Bill McKay looks at the transformation of Air New Zealand House on Auckland’s waterfront, into Te Kaha – Deloitte Centre by Warren and Mahoney.
Lessons learnt
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Nick Roberts explores notions of lineage, authorship and in-house research at Tukutuku, Jasmax’s latest addition to Auckland University of Technology’s North Campus.
Learning from Lego and Minecraft
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Bill McKay investigates the modular construction used on for the Kāinga Ora project, 1243 Great North Road, in Auckland’s Point Chevalier.
Crit
Itinerary: Sports architecture
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In this Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Andrew Barrie highlights 14 projects with significant ties to New Zealand’s sporting culture.
Book review: Urban Aotearoa: The Future of Our Cities
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Karamia Müller sees Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities by David Batchelor and Bill McKay, as a thought-provoking exploration of New Zealand’s urban landscapes.