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A Modernist’s legacy in the Waikato: Henry Kulka
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Architect Matt Grant investigates the history of Henry Kulka’s work in Hamilton City and the design legacy they hold as world-class examples of the teachings of Adolf Loos.
Cashel Square
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This 30,000m2 anchor building occupies the site where the popular Re:Start container mall once stood.
Base build
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A challenging build at the base of a skifield, 1600 metres above sea level, led by Arrow International.
Clyde Quay Wharf
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Athfield Architects’ 239m-long luxury housing development is a surprisingly sensitive response to its prominent wharf site.
Taking the floor
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Public perception may be changing to favour structural timber solutions after the failure of concrete flooring in Canterbury.
Te Kaitaka - The Cloak
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Fearon Hay Architects’ playful new marketing suite at Auckland Airport is a declaration of intent.
Axis Series Small Home Test Lab
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Hobsonville Land Company, Isthmus and Architecture Workshop have tested a new approach to affordable detached housing.
A measured approach
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Julian O’Sullivan, manager of Opus Architecture, discusses issues surrounding the adaptive reuse of whole buildings.
March/April edition of Architecture NZ out now
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A book pavilion, a buddhist pagoda, a broadcast tower and a revamped brutalist building all feature in the March/April issue.
Royal Society of New Zealand
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A dramatic volume links the duo of black-and-white box forms in Wellington.
Pretty cool barn
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This heavy-timber structure on the edge of Christchurch’s red zone will house IT companies displaced by the earthquakes.
A Tip Top job
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The administration building of Tip Top’s iconic Auckland factory has had a makeover. Progressive Building gets up close.
UoA: Medical and Health Sciences
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Together with Daryl Jackson of Sydney, Jasmax has created a more connected and student-centred space.
The University of Auckland
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Tommy Honey outlines the major capital works programme at the University and reviews its latest wave of buildings.
Glazing and energy efficiency
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How glass can be strategically used as a key device in environmentally sustainable design.
Creative Arts Building – Te Ara Hihiko
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Athfield Architects’ inspirational building for Massey University Wellington is a fine response to site.
Nga Purapura, Te Wananga o Raukawa
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Tennent + Brown Architects have realised the metaphorical essence of Te Whare Tapa Wha.
Te Raukura Te Wharewaka o Poneke
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A watershed Wellington structure designed by architecture +.
Police use containers for training
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A mock two-storey house built entirely out of shipping containers is used by the police for training.
A opportunity to warm up Christchurch
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Nick Collins, CEO of Beacon Pathways, suggests we should be insulating the 110,000 quake-damaged homes in Christchurch.