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Monk Mackenzie grows leadership team

News | Mat Brown, an architect with more than 25 years of experience, has joined the Monk Mackenzie team in their Auckland studio as Managing Principal. The firm explains that this growth of the senior leaders...

New Zealand firm wins at World Architecture Festival day one

News | Kiwi architecture firm Monk Mackenzie has taken home a win in the ‘Infrastructure – Future Projects’ category. / Monk Mackenzie and Novare’s winning project is Thiruvalluvar in Kanyakumari, India: a 50...

The resilience of the diagram

Projects | I met the team from Monk Mackenzie and interior architects Bureaux to walk through the newly completed building in a moment of quiet interlude — following the photoshoot but before move-in. As we wander...

Interior Awards 2022, Emerging Design Professional Award Winner

Awards | Current design practice: Monk Mackenzie / Project involvement: / Ōwairaka House / Foodstuffs North Island HQ / Te Mauri Paihere Ki Mangakōtukutuku / Hopuhopu Papakāinga / "I am a multi-disciplinary art...

Twenty New Zealand projects shortlisted for World Architecture Festival 2019

News | New Zealand has once again shown up strong with 20 projects named as finalists in 14 categories. / Warren and Mahoney, Monk Mackenzie, Jasmax, LandLAB and RTA Studio return to the shortlist this year ...

Watch here: Interior Awards 2022, Emerging Design Professional finalists

Awards | / Sarah Delamore of Jasmax / Raukura Turei of Monk Mackenzie / Zee Shake Lee of Jasmax / Video unavailable. /

Watch here: Interior Awards 2023, Emerging Design Professional finalists

Awards | Ella Lilley-Gasteiger of Monk Mackenzie / / Emma Hoyle of Emma Hoyle Interiors / / Oli Booth of Oli Booth Architecture /

Onekoura holiday house by Arthouse Architecture

Projects | Correct orientation, shading, and LED lighting throughout all contribute to the overall energy efficiency of the house, says Monk.

‘A piece of sculpture’: Tasman View House

Projects | Monk lived in Japan for five years and was influenced by the special features of Japanese architecture, like the use of screens and the concept of the engawa. “This means an in-between space, a transiti...

Entries open for 2018 World Architecture Festival

News | New Zealand members of the more than 130-person jury pool include Hamish Monk (principal, Monk Mackenzie Architects) and Jeremy Smith (design director, Irving Smith Architects). Entries made to the WAF ...

World Architecture Festival 2021 shortlist

Awards | The nine shortlisted New Zealand projects are: / COMPLETED BUILDINGS / Higher Education and Research / Scion Innovation Hub, Te Whare Nui o Tuteata, Rotorua – RTA Studio and Irving Smith Architects / Hotel and Leisure / Holiday Inn...

Auckland Architecture Awards 2024: Shortlist announced

Awards | See above for images of the shortlisted projects, which are: / Housing / Leigh Road Home by Belinda George Architects Ōwairaka House by Athfield Architects Huruhi by Bossley Architects Shapeshifter by Crosson Architects Waimana Estate ...

Studio Pacific announces 2023 promotions

People | Below is a complete list of all recent promotions within Studio Pacific: / Kaiārahi Matua – Senior Principal – Marcellus Lilley / Kaiārahi – Principal – Dorian Minty – Julie Stewart – Michael Lowe / Pou Whaihanga Matua – Senior Associa...

WAF 2017 shortlist announced

News | The shortlisted New Zealand projects are: / COMPLETED BUILDINGS / Culture / ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland – Moller Architects with BVN Architecture / Mixed Use / Mackelvie Precinct, Auckland – RTA Studio / New and Old / Kauri Timbe...

Strong show of Kiwis on the 2018 World Architecture Festival shortlist

News | Experimental / Island (Auckland) by LandLAB / House / Arrowtown House (Arrowtown) by RTA Studio / / Infrastructure / Te Whau (Auckland) by Monk Mackenzie and Jasmax / Thiruvalluvar (Kanyakumari, Indi...

Interior Spaces: Screen with a view

Projects | There’s something about a Monk Mackenzie design that makes you catch your breath. Whether it’s the proposed Bond-esque X-House hovering above the land in Queenstown, the Foodstuffs North Island headquar...

Carving a niche: Monk Mackenzie

People | Both Hamish Monk and Dean Mackenzie of Auckland-based practice Monk Mackenzie Architects (MMA) have a vast wealth of international experience, working in spots such as Hong Kong, New York and London for...

Architecture Workshop wins at World Architecture Festival day two

News | Architecture Workshop’s Lindis Lodge was named the winner of the Hotel and Leisure – Completed Buildings category at the second day of the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. Festival organisers...

2015 World Architecture Festival

News | A diverse cross-section of projects, ranging from large infrastructure works to small-scale designs, have been announced as finalists in the fourth iteration of the World Architecture Festival program...

World Architecture Festival 2022 shortlist revealed – 15 New Zealand projects are in the line-up

News | WAF represents the world’s largest live-judged architectural awards programme and amongst this year’s shortlist of 420 projects (selected from hundreds of entries from over 50 countries) are 15 from A...

Sweet picks from Salone 2024

Review | An interior designer let loose at the furniture fair in Milan could be likened to a child running riot in a lolly shop. The Salone del Mobile, Milan Furniture Fair 2024 was no exception, in fact, we g...

A jewel in the cycle network

News | Dean Mackenzie and Hamish Monk of Monk Mackenzie Architects, in collaboration with Henry Crothers of LandLAB, are behind the modern, eye-catching design for the cycleway. At the project's commencement, ...

WAF 2016 shortlist announced

News | The shortlisted New Zealand projects are: / COMPLETED BUILDINGS / Civic and Community / Te Oro – Archimedia / Culture / Len Lye Centre – Patterson Associates / House / The Red House – Crosson Architects / House / K Valley House – Herbs...

Report from WAF

Review | – Craig Moller / Slightly controversial / At last year’s World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam, Monk Mackenzie was invited to help judge the Small Project category – the finalists in this category ha...

Winners: A+W•NZ Dulux Awards 2023

News | Raukura Turei of Monk Mackenzie / Congrats to this year's finalists: / Anna-Marie Chin of Anna-Marie Chin Architects / Sue Evans of Kāinga Ora / Dr Julia Gatley / Jane Rooney of Architectus / ĀKAU / Tes...

Behind the Object: Kit Stool

Review | JR: Where did the concept for the Kit Stool come from? / Gestalt Studios (GS): The design for the Kit Stool originated from the desire to create a simple range of products that could be deployed outsi...

Auckland Zoo Giraffe House

Projects | This new Giraffe House at Auckland Zoo is a collaboration between Monk Mackenzie and Glamuzina Paterson Architects as well as being a tribute to Auckland City, given that we could have ended up just wit...

2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards

News | SIR MILES WARREN AWARD FOR COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE: / Annandale Farm, Banks Peninsula by Patterson Associates / JOHN SCOTT AWARD FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE: / #LightPathAKL/Canada Street Bridge, Auckland by Monk<...

Announcing the 2021 Interior Awards jury

News | / Raukura Turei (Ngāitai ki Tāmaki, Ngā Rauru Kītahi) / Architect, artist and mother – Monk Mackenzie Raukura is an architect based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She was the recipient of the Interior Awards R...

On the Rise: Tane Pamatatau-Marques

People | JR: Tell me a little about the type of projects and work you do as an architectural graduate at Monk Mackenzie. TPM: I was lucky enough to start here just before I finished my thesis, working mostly wit...