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RSSOpinon: Peter Townsend, Auckland Branch Chair of the NZIA writes an open letter in response to Hon Chris Penk’s proposals around building consents earlier this week.
From Friday 4–13, Auckland Art Week will light up the city centre with over 60 exhibitions, installations and events. ArchitectureNow has all the must-see events.
Tertiary design students in Auckland given the opportunity to influence the renewal of streets in their own neighbourhood.
On now, the Auckland Heritage Festival is offering guided tours, exhibitions more across 130 free or low-cost events through to Sunday 13 October.
Architecture NZ and ArchitectureNow’s annual Model Citizens competition kicked off this year’s Festival of Architecture with great fun and enthusiasm.
Room to Rūma, a trailblazing new app by Peddlethorp for Autodesk Revit, allows native Māori or English speakers to navigate architectural plans in te reo Māori.
The $160 million waterfront apartment complex led by Willis Bond and designed by Architectus marks a new era for the seaside town of Catalina Bay in Auckland.
Colour specialists, Davina Harper and Bree Leech introduce three palettes in the 2025 Dulux Colour Forecast that reflect the need to uplift and nurture ourselves.
Amanda Harkness expected the unexpected from this year’s CoreNet Global NZ Symposium.
Celebrating the architectural partnership of Maurice Mahoney and Sir Miles Warren, the film heads for national release and international festival, following local box office success.
Open Christchurch is calling all architecture-lovers to nominate their favourite buildings in Ōtautahi Christchurch for next year’s festival. Hurry nominations close 11 September.
Starting in September, the nationwide festival offers an eclectic mix of tours, talks, activities, and showings that spotlight our unique architectural perspectives and talents.
On the anniversary of Le Corbusier’s death, Richard Francis-Jones muses on the French architect’s journey through life.
Comedian, author and architecture enthusiast Tim Ross brings a series of talks to Auckland on Wednesday 25 September at Objectspace.
Returning on 19 September as part of Aotearoa Festival of Architecture the event brings together teams from architecture studios for a fun-filled design comp.
Wellington-based Stantiall Studio’s architectural illustrations and perspectives are on exhibit in Wellington from 20 to 24 August.
“Vivid and beautifully controlled, effortlessly combining small moments with sweeping global developments,” says judge Jeremy Hansen, of this year’s winning entry.
Dunedin School of Architecture, OPSA, SANNZ, Resene, and Simon Devitt has opened an architectural photography competition to celebrate new talent.
South Island-based architects Origin Heritage celebrate its conservation and adaptive-reuse legacy going back 30 years and the appointment of a new director.
Begbie’s new role will see her spearhead the practice’s soon to be launched Living House project.
JWA has announced the appointment of former Warren and Mahoney principal and award-winning architect Richard (Arch) Archbold as a new partner.
Whakaata Māori series 1.5 Degrees – A Global Warning will feature two University of Auckland architecture students in its sixth episode.
A petition has been set up by Mayor Weston Kirton on behalf of Ruapehu District Council to save the iconic chateau. Open now to sign. Hurry, signatures close 31 August.
An invaluable record and objet d’art, Andy Spain’s photobook containing a continuous panorama of Cuba Street will be available 8–11 August at Photobook/NZ in Wellington.
Zoë Avery writes on hosting the 2024 WGIC in Auckland and — another home-turf feat — Hundertwasser Art Centre’s green roof being recognised with an award.
The establishment of the Urban Designers Institute Aotearoa (UDIA) has been announced this week, introducing accreditation to qualified urban design practitioners.
Use your voice to help shape the future of a more sustainable architecture, design and construction industry.
Taking place Thursday 15 August, this year’s conference promises to deliver the unconventional, with international and local speakers discussing disruptive futures.
BRANZ and Masterspec have partnered to deliver a construction material carbon database launching in 2025 to help reduce the environmental impact of buildings.
Timber Unlimited and CLT Toolbox have launched a new resource to encourage the adoption of new timber design methods in New Zealand — with selected modules for free.
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.
This year’s shortlist reveals that two New Zealand interiors projects are in the running to win awards at the global awards event held in Singapore later this year.
Ten projects and one up-and-coming designer were honoured at this year’s Interior Awards.
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery presents a selection from the archive of architectural photographer Duncan Winder, curated by Sebastian Clarke.
The esteemed architecture awards programme delivered by the World Architecture Festival (WAF) has released its shortlist, with 13 projects from Aotearoa practices making the cut.
The building told a story… is the prompt to kickstart your creative journey in this celebrated literary competition brought to you by NZIA and The Warren Trust.
In what is thought to be a world-first, Waimahara in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland listens and responds when it hears a special waiata.
Despite facing many challenges in 2023, New Zealand’s top construction firms continue to get projects off the ground and deliver significant city-shaping developments.
Applications have opened for the F. Gordon Fellowship for Public Housing, supported by a grant of $20,000.
The Near West, A History of Grey Lynn, Arch Hill and Westmere by Tania Mace, uncovers the history of three of Auckland’s defining central suburbs.