Ideas from the Inaugural Aotearoa Biophilic Event

Ideas from the Inaugural Aotearoa Biophilic Event

Review | Iva Parapunova of Stack Interiors,discusses the complex ideas surrounding biophilia raised at the Inaugural Aotearoa Biophilic Event in September that was made up of a series of discussions, panels and presentations from leading designers.
Posted: 8 Oct 2025
Reading the raupō

Reading the raupō

People | Karamia Müller considers whether or not raupō architecture, long erased, might not be relics, but rather forks in the road… not artefacts, but provocations.
Towards an old architecture

Towards an old architecture

Projects | Anthony Hōete finds an emergent force in play at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato University of Waikato’s The Pā, designed in collaboration by Architectus, Jasmax and designTRIBE.
Feel Māori, look Māori, be Māori

Feel Māori, look Māori, be Māori

Projects | Karamia Müller visits Kōtukutuku Papakāinga, a Mahitahi Trust social housing project in Auckland’s Ōtara, and finds TOA Architects has created a place of special significance, which welcomes, protects and fosters connections.