Tag: Civic | Architecture Now

Best of 2018: Top commercial projects

Projects | A look back at our most popular commercial projects in New Zealand of 2018.

Projects | This new swimming complex belies a modest budget with its shed-like structure that is elegant and characterful.

Projects | From a small surf lifesaving club to a multi-layered station, these are the top 5 most viewed civic projects of 2017.

Projects | Lake Waikaremoana’s new visitor centre by Tennent Brown Architects returns local iwi to its ancestral home beside the lake.

Projects | Michael O’ Sullivan has designed a lofty auditorium for the Māngere branch of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Auckland.

Review | Federico Monsalve speaks to designers from Architectus about some of the basic interior requirements of legal spaces.

Projects | Wellington Airport’s latest addition by WaM features a ‘net’ of angled cross-frames that stretch between existing buildings.

Projects | Ōtāhuhu’s new train station delivers a rich, multi-layered experience, as well as a sense of our place in the South Pacific.

Projects | Dalman Architecture’s community-minded Chapel Street Centre is a dramatic piece of place-making, executed with modest means.

Review | Architecture and religion have been entwined since the beginning. Here, we take a look at ten contemporary faith spaces.

Projects | A new surf club, designed by Wilson & Hill Architects, sits both confidently and modestly on the golden sands of Sumner Beach.

Projects | From a sculptural visitor centre to a sophisticated theatre, these are ArchitectureNow’s top five civic spaces of 2016.

Projects | Fearon Hay Architects’ design for a chapel at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell is an elegant and delightful sacred space.

News | Panuku Development has just announced plans for the Civic Administration Building in Aotea Square and the surrounding area.

Projects | A new theatre complex in the heart of Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter is a vibrant hive-like complex.

News | The NSW government has revealed working designs for a comprehensive upgrade of the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House.

Projects | RTA Studio Architects’ bold and innovative design has supported the transformation of a troubled school in the Bay of Plenty.

Review | Nick Roberts looks at two types of self-aware isolated urban enclaves: the corporate tech campus and the free-trade zone.

Projects | Nine government agencies – and their respective interior identities – are comfortably housed together.

Review | Contemporary funeral architecture is dignified and minimalistic, with spaces that engage with a fuller range of experience.