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The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the country who are shaping the future of the industry.
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.
Pip Cheshire recounts a recent pilgrimage, including a trek up a dauntingly steep ascent to a centuries-old, crystalline castle in India.
Wingates announce David Maurice as Principal of Interiors.
A director at Boon in New Plymouth, Murali Bhaskar brings experience across community, cultural, residential and education projects to this year’s Interior Awards jury.
Natasha Markham, a registered architect, qualified urban designer and founder of MAUD, brings an expertise of residential housing to the Interior Awards jury.
Ctrl Space creative director Sam Griffin joins our Interior Awards jury after winning last year’s Hospitality Award with the highly acclaimed Metita.
Chris Barton considers some of the winning projects at last year’s World Architecture Festival and questions the thinking behind the much-quoted ‘Bilbao effect’.
Matthew Williams has created a vast portfolio of images through his work with editorial, advertising and architectural clients. Here he shares his top five shoots.
Anthony Hōete, Mikaere Thomson and Aunty Matilda Phillips share kai and kōrero with Huia Reriti, President of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
Karamia Müller reflects on the interplay between writing and architecture and how both create space for peace of mind during moments of overwhelming productivity.
Jeremy Smith talks travel, research and teaching with the visiting American International Architect in Residence, Marlon Blackwell.
Pip Cheshire contemplates the immeasurable benefits gained by the empirical study of the world around us, from geometry and acoustics to transept surveys.
A senior interior designer at Jasmax in Wellington, Alan McCorkindale is passionate about human-centred workplaces that create a positive impact on people’s daily lives.
Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Editor of Architecture NZ magazine, Chris Barton, considers the current government’s call to put an end to “fancy, architecturally designed classrooms”.
Looking to explore the possibilities of its new Designer Jet technology, GH Commercial approached a young architect with a reputation for craft and creativity.
Exploring the hospitality scene in Barcelona, founder of CTRL Space, Chris Stevens, muses on whether the city’s more ‘undesigned’ offerings could be replicated in New Zealand.
The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the country who are shaping the future of the industry.
Sarosh Mulla delves into the tension between technology and craftsmanship in residential architecture to uncover parallels in these seemingly disparate modes of design.
Isthmus Group’s Helen Kerr spoke at the 2024 World Green Infrastructure Congress about the regenerative role of green infrastructure in helping communities grow, change and adapt.
We talk to Dutch architects Sandra Baggerman and Cas Esbach about the lack of indigenous and culturally diverse data in AI image generators, and why that’s a problem.
Mitch Clifton, a data centre design specialist at Woods Bagot, writes on the need to integrate data centres into our urban spaces and how these centres can improve lives.
Opinion: Are we leaving buildings in the lurch while the façades are still gleaming and the award still twinkling in the boardroom?
Architect Joe Lyth’s most recent project has been the addition of solar panels to his home, with a journey and outcomes that can help other projects going forward.
In this series brought to you by Resene, ahha’s Raphaela Rose tells us what inspires her thinking and how the practice draw upon artists’ work to inform its colour choices.
Nightworks Studio take in the visual, artistic and culinary delights from a recent trip to Melbourne, sharing the city’s go-tos for the aesthetically-inclined.
Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Karamia Müller considers the current coalition government’s strategy for addressing the housing supply crisis and questions why we can’t treat housing as a basic human right.
The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the country who are shaping the future of the industry.
Chris Barton considers the trending narrative in mainstream media tv show New Zealand’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer.
The current focus on solar farms is a missed opportunity in a climate change context. Three academics from AUT put forward a case for a less centralised approach.
Opinion: Pip Cheshire believes architects should be at the vanguard of those giving voice to improve our environment, and that the Institute should be their megaphone.
In this series brought to you by Resene, founder and principal of CTRL Space, Chris Stevens, discusses the key inspirations behind his design-thinking and colour choices.
Karamia Müller considers the politics of space globally and questions how locally, saving some character streets at the cost of further city sprawl is the future.
Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the country who are shaping the future of the industry.
Pip Cheshire pays tribute to the humble table as a central component of a successful plan and the heart around which life is lived.
Chris Barton considers the state of our public housing and the vocal opinions on the “Chinese container-style”.
Julia Gatley pays tribute to Athfield Architects’ longest-serving staff member: Ian Dickson, a quiet achiever who earned the respect of everyone in his orbit (2 Nov 1949–4 Mar 2024).