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RSSThe Board of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects announce the appointment of Mark Abbot as the organisation’s new Chief Executive.
Open Christchurch invites you to nominate buildings to participate in Open Christchurch 2026.
Richard Reid provides his observations and insights on the Fast-track Approvals Act, drawing from 25 years of assessing and designing nationally-important infrastructure and urban renewal projects.
Lexus New Zealand has announced Lexus Design Award (LDA) is expanding to Wellington’s Victoria University and Massey University.
Boaz Oh joins COX Architecture as a Senior Architect in the Auckland Studio.
Australian landscape architecture practice Arcadia opens office in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Sarah Allan, the UK government’s chief architect, will be delivering public lectures in Auckland on 17 September and in Dunedin on 24 September.
Anthony Vile advocates for critical public discourse when it comes to matters relating to the RMA and urban intensification.
One of the winning team members in this year’s ArchEngBuild competition shares details of the nationwide cross-disciplinary learning experience.
Unitec has partnered with XPO Events since 2016 to showcase student-led design explorations through the practice of making.
Dorita Hannah visits Te Pūtahi’s annual Open Christchurch event and finds a blueprint for sharing Aotearoa’s unfolding architectural heritage.
The Future of Housing Summit, in collaboration with Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects (NZIA), is set to take place at the nation’s largest build, design and architectural trade show, BuildNZ.
Terry Cheng reviews DigiComm25 and is cautiously optimistic about the role of emerging technologies in enabling more-meaningful work.
A team of University of Auckland architecture students is constructing a series of architectonic sculptures to explore suburban built environments and home ownership attitudes.
Former CEO of Isthmus Group, Ralph Johns, has been announced as the new President/Chair of NZILA. He will serve a two-year term until June 2027.
Architectus and Māori architectural practice ŌRUA have announced they are joining forces to further advance culturally responsive, place-based architecture that reflects the unique identity of Aotearoa.
Studio Studio designers transform an Arrowtown dwelling of ‘mixed origin’ into a sophisticated, contemporary bolthole that holds its own in the world of uber cool interiors.
Heritage architect Joanna Theodore considers the recent decision to demolish the Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington.
Students from Unitec’s School of Architecture are celebrating Matariki by showcasing their work at Waiwharariki Anzac Square in Takapuna.
Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects partners with BuildNZ to host The Future of Housing Summit.
The New Zealand Registered Architects Board has approved the accreditation of Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, Otago Polytechnic’s School of Architecture, Master of Architecture (Professional) programme.
Charting 50 years of architectural drawing, this Objectspace exhibition captures the final years of architecture as an exclusively hand-drawn discipline to today’s digital culture.
Led by architects Julie Stout and Ken Davis, this exhibition features the work of 18 MArch students from the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning.
Architects Jeremy Smith and Murali Bhaskar go looking for water and hard-to-find buildings in one of the world’s most populous mega-cities, Dhaka.
Annabelle Smith enjoyed an early tour of Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Kaurinui Valley home, soon to be opened to the public.
Raphaela Rose attended the inaugural Architects, not Architecture event on Wednesday 2 April at Te Ao Mārama, Auckland War Memorial Museum, finding it to be a timely call to action for architects.
This year’s winning Brick Bay Folly, Yellow Post, was unveiled last weekend at the Brick Bay Sculpture Park.
Paererewā: The 1,000-year bench project was launched at the Aotearoa Art Fair Art Fair in Auckland.
DCA Architects of Transformation’s award-winning holiday home, The Chodge, will open the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival in Auckland tomorrow night.
The DarkLight event is created by Angus Muir Design, the award-winning studio known for immersive installations. Resonate is a collaboration between Darklight and Music First.
Wingates announced the appointment of two new principals: Rachel Venables as Principal Architect and David Joyce as Design & Operations Manager.
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.
Senior principal Marc Woodbury’s appointment to the position of executive director at Studio Pacific Architecture supports the continued evolution of the practice’s governance.
Upcoming Fast Forward lectures to focus on fun, regenerating communities and the role of women in architecture.
The annual Open Christchurch festival, in celebration of Ōtautahi’s most exceptional architecture and design, will take place from May 2–4.
There are four more lectures to come in the University of Auckland’s Fast Forward lecture series for Semester One.
Studio Pacific Architecture today announced the appointment of James Wallace as its next managing director, effective 1 April 2025.
ADW’s first design conference, Chance + Change, considered the transformative potential and ethical implications of emerging technologies
The 2024 Archify Sustainable Futures Report — which surveyed over 700 industry professionals across New Zealand and Australia — reveals that while the industry is making strides, significant challenges remain.
The Resene Total Colour Awards winners were announced at a colourful evening as part of Auckland Design Week, with a wide range of creative and colourful projects from homes to businesses, community work to landscapes.