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History made at WAF 2024

News | World Architecture Festival 2024 had New Zealand architecture gunning for some of the prestigious programme’s most revered awards. Find out what projects took home awards.

Urgent: Submissions needed to save Te Ngākau Civic Square taonga

News | Wellington City Council has released plans for Te Ngākau Civic Square which will affect public artworks in the precinct. Be quick, submissions close 5pm, 13 November.

Six female-led Kiwi businesses granted interest-free loans

News | Coralus (formerly SheEO) has granted interest-free loans to six female or non-binary businesses including Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism, led by Jade Kake.

Platform 24 - Craft Encounters

News | Opening 17 November in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Platform 24 is a craft forum and networking event showcasing ten well-known New Zealand designer/makers.

Auckland Design Week returns in 2025

News | Building on its successful 2024 launch, the week-long celebration of design will return 3–9 March 2025 with international designer Karim Rashid as keynote speaker.

AUT hosts international sustainability conference

News | Free to attend, the International Conference of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) is taking place 7-9 November 2024 in Auckland, hosted by AUT School of Future Environments.

CTRL Space wins international award for Metita

News | The Interior Award-winning restaurant Metita in Auckland’s SkyCity has won in the prestigious Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, this year held in Barcelona.

Victoria Street West redesign opens to public

News | The first section of a redesigned Auckland CBD street signposts more of what’s to come as part of the city’s midtown regeneration programme.

ADNZ Awards: The country’s best revealed

Awards | The 2024 National ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards winners were announced on 1 November with a glowing family lodge receiving this year’s Supreme Award.

Building homes that are good for your health

Review | An informative and entertaining ‘open source’ book doubles as a reference document for tradies, educators, students and prospective homeowners.