Tag: Art and architecture
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A commitment to fragility
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Karamia Müller is captivated by the Rendered Futures exhibition at Objectspace, where drawings unfold as a silent, poetic language.
Staging a vibrant ecosystem
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Dorita Hannah visits the new, purpose-built home of The Court Theatre in Ōtautahi Christchurch, designed by London-based firm Haworth Tompkins in collaboration with Athfield Architects.
From Sápmi to Aotearoa
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Objectspace brings Sámi artist and architect Joar Nango and collaborators to Auckland whose site-specific works build on a nomadic Sámi architectural library. Opens 29 November.
Urgent: Submissions needed to save Te Ngākau Civic Square taonga
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Wellington City Council has released plans for Te Ngākau Civic Square which will affect public artworks in the precinct. Be quick, submissions close 5pm, 13 November.
The next generation of architectural photographers
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See the 2024 winners of the Dunedin Architecture School’s Architecture Photography Competition judged by Simon Devitt, Mark Boland and Graeme Campbell.
Art meets architecture in a week-long celebration
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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.
Amateur photography comp opens
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Dunedin School of Architecture, OPSA, SANNZ, Resene, and Simon Devitt has opened an architectural photography competition to celebrate new talent.
Modesty and verve
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Mark Southcombe visits the Toi Mahara gallery redevelopment in Waikanae by Athfield Architects and explores a beautiful dialogue between old and new.
Book launch: Every Building on Cuba Street
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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.
Myers Park’s Waimahara ‘sings’ with you in light and sound
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In what is thought to be a world-first, Waimahara in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland listens and responds when it hears a special waiata.
2024 Garvey Cup awarded to Kim Paton
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Kim Paton, director of Objectspace, has been awarded the Garvey Cup in honour of her commitment to supporting architecture and its place in the public realm.
Priceless taonga set to come home
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RTA Studio has designed a two-level, 2067m2 home to house approximately 90,000 artefacts for the Hastings and Napier Councils in Hastings’ cultural precinct.
Exhibition: Womb Chair Speaks
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Gina Hochstein discusses Womb Chair Speaks, an exhibition hosted by the University of Auckland, designed by renowned mid-century modernist architect Eero Saarinen.
Webb’s auction house launches Design Live
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A new quarterly auction of iconic designers furniture, lighting and other design items from the mid 19th century through to today.
Disquiet, paintings by Pete Bossley
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An exhibition of architect Pete Bossley’s painted works from the last five years is taking place from 6–13 April at 55 Mackelvie Street in Auckland.
Lost & Found: First glimpse of hefty public art work
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Eight large boulders, hand carved with precision by artist Joe Sheehan have been placed along Federal Street in Auckland ahead of the art exhibit’s completion in April.
Myers Park’s meaningful transformation
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This summer, Aucklanders and visitors who step into Myers Park will discover something deeply meaningful in a new art installation by Graeme Tipene.
Old House: Drawing Interface
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Hannah Hopewell reviews the exhibit Old House: Drawing Interface by architect Simon Twose at Te Auaha Gallery in Wellington.
The Chair: A story of design and making in Aotearoa
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The premise of this exhibition is simple. One object type — the chair — explored from the earliest documented period of local production through to today.
Whare brings joy, love and deep connection
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Wharenui Harikoa opens at Waikato Museum 1 December. The brightly crocheted meeting house has already attracted thousands and is on track to becoming an international treasure.