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As some of Aotearoa’s most seismically vulnerable buildings wait for upgrades, researchers say well-designed programmes to facilitate these potentially life-saving works should be prioritised.
The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the country who are shaping the future of the industry.
We talk to Interior Awards 2023 juror Scott Compton about interior spaces he loves, what he looks for in a client, and what good design means to him.
Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Pip Cheshire considers the duelling of emotions and uncertainties in the practice of architecture, and ruminates on the importance of cultivating imagination in practice.
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects and the family of F. Gordon Wilson have established the F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship.
Architect Peter Parkes discovers connection in the most unlikely place.
Naomi started Studio Naomi Rushmer three years ago. Her projects range from workplace, hotel and retail through to wellness and residential.
Karamia Müller considers the role of her profession in imagining a better future for Aotearoa.
The well known conservation architect and winner of the 2018 NZIA Gold Medal in Architecture, died peacefully in Auckland on 3 January.
Pip Cheshire believes the architecture profession can sometimes be complicit in the suppression of dreams.
Last week Crosson Architects, an Auckland-based practice led by Ken Crosson announced the significant promotions of three members of their team.
Te Kahui Whaihanga have announced a free lecture on the 18th of November from Melbourne-based architect Mel Bright of Studio Bright. Bookings essential.
After launching their first studio in Aotearoa earlier this year, Cottee Parker has announced the appointment of Edward Hosken as Principal.
Te Ari, an architectural graduate and creative specialising in cultural design, has joined Warren and Mahoney’s Te Matakīrea design unit in Auckland.
Director of Aspect Architecture Victoria Read is inspired by architecture that reflects the natural environment and adds to the built landscape in a positive way.
As the debate around the design quality resulting from intensification of towns and cities across Aotearoa continues, Patrick Sloan looks at the need for a Government Architect.
Pip Cheshire finds the world of creative endeavour is one sometimes beset with angst, false starts, revisions and abandoned variations.
Daniel K. Brown, Prof. of Design at Wellington School of Architecture, writes on this controversial topic and uncovers the murky ethics surrounding it.
This year, Melbourne-based architect John Wardle has been invited by Te Kāhui Whaihanga to present their Resene Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture.
Karamia Müller discusses the impact of economic policy on housing policy and the complex ecology that ensues.
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 on how to navigate the betterment of public spaces “our new living rooms” with measuring tape in hand and an observant eye.
Ian Lochhead pays tribute to Frederick Miles Warren ONZ, KBE, FNZIA, New Zealand’s most celebrated and influential architect of the 20th century.
Chris Barton considers the awesome forces of nature and looks for our plans to adapt in the latest editorial from Architecture NZ magazine.
Karamia Müller on the role of the architectural reviewer to not only appraise architecture based on its design merits but its wider transformative impact.
Design director at interior design studio CTRL Space, Sam Griffin believes that the power of a strong narrative is that it fosters creativity and generates new ideas.
Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) Appoints Chief Executive Officer
Sir Miles Warren, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most influential and leading architects, has passed away (10 May 1929 – 9 August 2022). He was 93.
In advance of Sir Miles Warren’s funeral tomorrow, we revisit his essay from the year 2000 on the past, present, and future, of NZ architecture.
Top healthy building expert, Robyn Phipps has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation at Victoria University of Wellington.
We talk to the prominent Queensland architect about his new position at Ignite, his inspirations and his key advice for budding architects.
The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the country who are shaping the future of the industry.
The award acknowledges the architect’s influence as a changemaker and cultural leader in indigenous design in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.
Anna Kellett speaks with incoming Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) President Judith Taylor (FNZIA).
It is with sadness that we advise of the death of John Sutherland, Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Distinguished Fellow.
At Moller Architects, Craig Moller, alongside his father Gordon, heads a team of 15. The studio’s work is wide-ranging, from the Sky Tower to chocolate factories, boat-building sheds, houses and hotels.
John Haydn arrived late on the architectural scene and, although only in practice for a decade, left an indelible mark. Friend, and former colleague Justin Marler of Pearson and Associates, writes.
Chris Barton speaks on the subject of climate change and kindly unpacks what architects need to know in order to do better. And we must do better.
In the latest edition of On the Rise, supported by Resene, we profile architectural graduate Alex Pirie whose work in heritage is pioneering a pathway for a fresh new wave of heritage specialists in Aotearoa, New Zealand.