Tag: Urban Design | Architecture Now

Cobblestone Park

Projects | A small Wellington park gets revised for a new generation of urban use.

Wai-atarau Plaza

Projects | Boffa Miskell ventures under the bridge and works up a public plaza in a tricky position.

Playing naturally

Review | David Irwin shares five thoughts on the evolution of the naturalistic playspaces designed by Isthmus Group.

Driving history

Review | What are true costs of Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction? Patrick Reynolds muses.

University of Waikato Student Centre

Projects | Mansergh Graham Landscape Architecture adds a naturalistic fringe to a big glass box with a brutal side.

Urban Design Awards 2012

News | A new awards programme has been established to acknowledge urban design projects across New Zealand.

World Conference on Timber Engineering

Calendar | Conference, Auckland, 15 Jul 2012 to 19 Jul 2012
A first for New Zealand, this conference will discuss the developments of timber structures and joint timber research in New Zealand as well as the best internationally.

Taurarua Judges Bay

Projects | Pontoons, a pier, boardwalk and sand-covered beach are just some of the citizen-friendly interventions at Judges Bay.

Te Ara Alexandra stream cycle path

Projects | Stage one of transportation network for the North Shore of Auckland – connecting parks, reserves and backyards.

Lorne Street by Architectus

Projects | A pedestrian-favouring gathering space that frees the Auckland Public Library from its narrow confines.

Jasmax fills in some of the gaps around its Eden Park project with Populous

Jasmax on its Eden Park project

Review | Matthew Glubb, Mike Thomas and Joseph Muir sit down and answer some questions about the redevelopment process.

Finding common ground on sustainable cities

Searching for common ground

Review | Wellington recently hosted a ‘hotbed of discussion’ focused on low-carbon economies and sustainable cities.

Onewa interchange

Projects | A strong, simple hierarchy of planting creates visual cohesion amongst this complex arrangement of roads and bridges.

Ormiston Activity Centre

Projects | A technicoloured activity centre and ‘skater pit stop’ for Auckland’s Flat Bush residents.

Get Urbanized – a Gary Hustwit documentary about those who shape cities and how they do it.

One to watch

People | Urbanized, a new documentary by Gary Hustwit about how the world’s cities are shaped.

Christchurch to shape the next century

News | Christchurch has taken a spot on the list of top 10 global cities worth watching.

The humanitarian architect

People | Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity is busy engaging students with the new possibilities for earthquake recovery.

Words on the street

Projects | Isthmus Group’s urban design team goes to town in Taradale.

Down by the water

Projects | 35 resource consents, 45 building consents, 2 district plan changes, 16 months of construction and bam! Hello waterfront.

Design can’t wait

News | New Zealand urban designer Garth Falconer keynote speaking at West Australian design forum.