Review
RSS
An informative and entertaining ‘open source’ book doubles as a reference document for tradies, educators, students and prospective homeowners.
Nightworks Studio, bespoke lighting specialists in Ōtautahi Christchurch, tell us how they landed on the exaggerated gentility embodied in the design of its new La~De~Da Pendant.
Annabelle Smith reviews the ‘The Great Debate’, part of 2024’s Aotearoa Festival of Architecture, where wine was poured while a motion was raised: “Queen Street must evolve!”
Anthony Hōete believes podcasts such as Negroni Talks are an instrumental design resource, where candid architectural discourse generates new waves of thinking.
In this month’s Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Julia Gatley and Andrew Barrie examine 14 enduring apartment buildings from across the country.
Sahil Tiku reviews the week-long exhibition Our Asymmetric City in Auckland, a challenging studio project that warranted “dynamic, responsive schemes”.
Leading sustainability strategist Rebecca Mills provides key takeaways from the WGIC held in Auckland on September 3–4 and attended by over 600 delegates.
University of Auckland School of Architecture student Donna Luo considers our responsibilities with regard to the land on which we live.
A new student-led publication behind the skin shines a light on the thoughts of a generation of architecture students whose collective experiences have been nothing but the norm.
As New Zealand CBDs evolve post-pandemic, repurposing old or empty spaces should be on the drawing board writes Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez, co-author of new book.
Andrew Barrie and Audrey Lam profile fourteen notable buildings in Whanganui, a city that has served as something of an incubator for architectural talent over the centuries.
Bronwen Kerr reviews Monica Barham So You’re Building: You and the Architect, an exhibition running from 11 May–16 June 2024 at He Waka Tuia, Invercargill.
Julia Gatley reviews Maurice and I, directed by Rick Harvie and Jane Mahoney.
Architectural graduate Fritha Powell finds the continuing tradition of Open Christchurch both progressive and inspiring, with examples offering valuable lessons for the future.
Annabelle Smith gains insight into the challenges ahead for sustainable construction at the 2024 Housing Summit.
Sakina Ali, provides a rundown of this year’s Australasian Student Architecture Congress held in Tasmania, saying the lineup of speakers left students “buzzing”.
An epic cross-section of experts spoke on the challenges and regenerative power of landscape architecture both locally and internationally. Stephen Olsen writes.
In this Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, highlights 13 projects by Monica F Barham — the first in a series dedicated to a singular female architect’s practice work.
Sean Monk and Kelly Gammie of Rarebirds Interiors provide their picks from the designer’s lolly shop that was Salone del Mobile 2024, this year hosting the EuroCucina exhibition.
Gina Hochstein discusses Womb Chair Speaks, an exhibition hosted by the University of Auckland, designed by renowned mid-century modernist architect Eero Saarinen.
Patrick Sherwood discusses how authors Ong Ker-Shing and Joshua Comaroff analyse the “agonising presence of horror” underlying not only the built environment but our very society.
Emma Harvey-Gibbs, Procurement Manager at CTRL Space, shares her experiences of travelling to furniture fairs across the world in 2023.
With so much on choice over its three days (May 3rd–5th), Dan Sullivan provides his picks from this year’s festival offering open access to 50 notable Ōtautahi buildings.
Peter Sergel’s new book, The Time Traveller’s Guide to Hamilton Gardens, is the story of how a rubbish dump was transformed into a world-class attraction.
Jeremy Smith reviews the first volume covering Sheppard & Rout Architects’ first 39-years and contemplates the “a much-ado-about-everything calling” that is writing a book.
Graeme McConchie reviews the latest book in the Time Honored Architectural Conservation Documentation series.
In this month’s itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Andrew Barrie and Julia Gatley call attention to 14 heritage sites in New Zealand.
Mike Austin considers the long-running TV series franchise and its missing component — the architect — while Amanda Harkness goes to see Kevin McCloud on tour.
Multidisciplinary designers Ella Lilley-Gasteiger and Nathan Swaney of Gestalt Studios on the trends and stand-out exhibitors from this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair.
Films are always architectural. And for Yorgos Lanthimos of The Favourite and The Lobster renown, settings are integral to embodying both plot and mood.
This little book sets out to consider the ways in which our public places could use open-sourced data positively and discusses how cities must reconsider what makes them smart.
In this month’s Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Andrew Barrie and Terry Cheng highlight fourteen historic sites across Taupō.
John Walsh attended the 2023 Futuna Lecture delivered by Hawkes Bay-based designers Jacob Scott and Karl Wixon.
Pre:fab’s 2023 conference ‘[Detecting] The Darchive’ aimed to uncover unconventional modes of architectural practice and thinking across Aotearoa. Joseph McAuley writes.
John Walsh reviews Artificial Islands by Owen Hatherley — a writer who found our capital to be “small and dull” and Auckland’s architecture to be “baffling”.
Hannah Hopewell reviews the exhibit Old House: Drawing Interface by architect Simon Twose at Te Auaha Gallery in Wellington.
In this month’s itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Andrew Barrie takes a tour of 14 Neomodernism buildings in New Zealand.
Held in New Zealand for the first time, this State of Australasian Cities Conference (SOAC) was its biggest in 20 years, delivering 250 research papers over three days.
Data continues to show architects and designers earn less than professionals in other industries - rethinking how we charge for architecture can reverse this trend.
John Walsh reviews Unfinished & Far Far Away: The Architecture of Irving Smith Architects which looks at 10 projects led by Jeremy Smith and Andrew Irving.