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Architects amidst conflict
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Thomas Denhardt examines Lebanon’s conflict-filled history and asks, “What is the architect’s role during war and conflict?”
Architecture of the Pacific
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The first in an ongoing series by Bill McKay and Jason Mann on the long-neglected architecture of the South Pacific.
NZIA board co-opts Māori arch graduate
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Elisapeta Heta, an architectural graduate at Jasmax, has been co-opted as the Ngā Aho representative to the NZIA board.
Quake city
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Guy Marriage investigates the effects of the recent 7.8-magnitude Kaikoura earthquake on Wellington’s city buildings.
Managing mental health
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New research discusses how the architectural profession might better support its members through periods of mental illness.
Diversity = creativity
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Lynne Elvins discusses the lack of diversity in top design roles – and how we can close the gender and diversity gaps.
Not just a high-wire act
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A look at recent changes to the Health and Safety at Work Act, and how architects can avoid running into problems.
Limiting disputation
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Architects increasingly need to be more savvy when it comes to preventing and resolving disagreements.
Water for wellbeing
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A report on solving design challenges for health through the presence of water.
Future Thinking III: open source design
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For the third in the Future Thinking series, Sarosh Mulla reports on Make/Use, a user-focused zero-waste fashion project.
Biophilic design in the workplace
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Partner Content: An Interface research study on the relationship between psychological well-being, work environments and employee expectations.
Man of steel
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Progressive Building talks to Steel Construction NZ manager Alistair Fussell about the state of the steel industry.
Igniting a sense of startup culture
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Partner Content: A Steelcase paper on reconnecting with the startup mindset without getting weighed down by the sheer scale of a large enterprise.
Jasmax Māori Cultural Advisory
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A group of architectural designers at Jasmax are working to promote Māori cultural engagement in design and creative thinking.
Future Thinking II: Nanotechnology
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The second in a series exploring design research and innovation, compiled by Auckland-based designer, Sarosh Mulla.
Northland talent: ĀKAU
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A new architectural social enterprise is weaving together youth creativity and community into real-life design projects.
Māori architecture: past, present, future
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Rameka Alexander-Tu’inukuafe reflects on the progress of Māori architecture over the past 20 years.
Critique of the unbuilt
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Increasingly realistic digital renderings and ubiquitous online commentary necessitate a new framework for informed debate.
Classroom design and student engagement
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Partner Content: A Steelcase study about the relationship and implications of student engagement and spaces for learning.
Toxic declaration
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Labelling tools are now helping architects choose material products to help sustain the health of a building’s occupants.