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One of the hardest things about writing, I have found in my years as a journalist, is how to end the story. The story here is that, with this issue, May/ June 2026, almost 40 years of AGM’s Architecture New Zealand comes to an end.
The 2026 Brick Bay Folly opened to the public on Saturday 9 May. Amanda Harkness talks with the team behind the project.
The well-known architecture competition, is now taking entries, offering emerging architects the opportunity to realise an installation of their design with a $30,000 grant.
Coronet Ridge Resort has been named Hotel of the Year – Refurbishment at the 2026 Australasia Pacific HM Hotel Design Awards, cementing its status as one of the region’s most exceptional luxury properties.
A petition has been made to save Otago university’s Archway Lecture Theatres designed in the 70s by the late Ted McCoy of McCoy and Wixon Architects.
Hubexo the owners of AGM have been made aware of recent communications from New Zealand Design Week referencing the “stewardship” of the Interior Awards.
Interior architecture studio CTRL Space has announced it will open a Queenstown studio in mid-2026, expanding its trans-Tasman footprint into one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing tourism and development regions.
Tickets are now on sale for the 15th edition of the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival, travelling to venues across Aotearoa New Zealand until Sunday 21 June.
Aucklander Jules Moore’s ocean-themed display has attracted 2.1 million visitors at Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show, earning a gold medal and Best Feature Garden recognition among other global masters.
AGM’s publishing operations in New Zealand, including Architecture NZ magazine, ArchitectureNow and the Interior Awards, will be closing on 31 May, 2026 as part of a broader strategic shift by its owner, Hubexo.
A proposal for a new international cruise terminal, Te Waharoa, has been released for Auckland, outlining plans to adapt existing port infrastructure and develop a new arrival facility for large-scale cruise vessels.
This year’s festival, presented by Te Pūtahi Centre for Architecture and City-Making, takes place 1-3 May. Fifty-two buildings, two cycle tours, four guided walks and over forty activities make up its largest programme to date.
Futuna Chapel restoration project architect and trustee Dr Peter Parkes describes almost two decades of heritage conservation on the John Scott-designed Futuna Chapel.
Originally established as a training facility for retail partners, the new Auckland space has evolved into a public-facing Experience Centre showcasing the best of Bosch innovation across cooking, dishwashing, laundry and refrigeration.
The New Zealand Green Building Council has named the winner of its inaugural green leadership award.
Heritage architect Lucy Hayes-Stevenson has recently returned from an Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) expedition to the Ross Sea.
A recent report by The Diversity Agenda shows engineering and architecture firms in New Zealand have closed the gender pay equity gap from 5.6% down to 0.4% in 2024.
Making Menopause Work by the Ministry for Women is a free, flexible and practical guide for workplaces to support their people through peri/menopause.
Christchurch-based Sheppard & Rout Architects and Meadow Landscape Architecture have collaborated to design a calm, carefully crafted ‘pod’ to be placed in schools and community settings throughout the country.
In the Making is an exhibition of contemporary material and process-led design from Aotearoa, open to the public on 7-8 March at Silo6 on Auckland’s waterfront.
The New Zealand International Convention Centre by Warren and Mahoney, Moller Architects and Woods Bagot opened its doors to the public on 13 February 2026.
One of New Zealand’s most distinguished architects, Pip Cheshire FNZIA, CNZM and 2013 New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, has died following a brief illness.
The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) is marking its 60th anniversary in 2026 with a programme of events and digital initiatives.
A new development in the Waikato, designed by Smith Architects in collaboration with Greenbridge, promises to make home ownership possible with low deposits and sustainable payments.
New Zealand’s construction pipeline is entering 2026 with its first signs of stability in two years.
The most colourful awards programme returns for 2026, and there is over $15,000 in prizes to be won. Entries are open now and must be submitted by 19 December 2025.
Peddlethorp and Space Studio’s $40 million retirement village pavilion project for Generus Living opened on 28 November 2025.
Hosting 240,000 cycling trips last year and nearly 2 million over ten years, Te Ara I Whiti – The Lightpath celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Architect Ron Sang’s Choice Plaza in downtown Auckland will be illuminated by a constellation of new additions this weekend.
At the end of October, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation celebrated 50 years since its inception in 1975.
Work has officially begun at Beachlands South, with a sod-turning ceremony marking the start of one of Auckland’s largest coastal developments.
In addition to The Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas being declared World Building of the Year, three New Zealand projects took top honours in their categories.
Rendered Futures: Drawing Architecture, an exhibition of architectural drawings, staged by Auckland craft and design gallery Objectspace, was timely and thought provoking.
Hosted by Adam Jackson & David Maurice, a new podcast from the WORKX team, the latest episode features Scott Compton of Warren and Mahoney.
Online Continuing Professional Development platform Teulo has partnered with the New Zealand Registered Architects Board to make the continuing registration process easier for architects.
Britomart’s Takutai Square is set to transform into a pop-up village of interactive architecture, showcasing nine large-scale installations.
We asked the head of Otago Polytechnic’s associate Professor Tobias Danielmeier, to put the case for the creation of what is now the country’s fifth school.
Space Studio Ltd announced the appointment of David Sweatman and Monique Enoka-Davidson as Directors.
A new commission by Ammon Ngakuru takes the stage at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
Cynthia Yuan and Norman Wei are the recipients of the 2025 F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Affordable Housing. Their proposal, Loose-Fit Futures, has been recognised for its multicultural approach to rethinking domestic space in Aotearoa New Zealand.