Pip Cheshire

What is is about trees?

People | Pip Cheshire dreams of verdant cities in Aotearoa that look to Singapore for inspiration and encourages architects to argue the case for trees.

Cities of self-interest

People | Architect Pip Cheshire believes a respectful acknowledgment of the underlying values of the whenua can yield a city of beauty and humanity.

Some ideas about ideas

People | Pip Cheshire considers how best to negotiate the path between the development of architectural propositions and the studio’s well-being.

Obituary: Marshall Cook

People | Pip Cheshire and Lindley Naismith pay tribute to NZIA Gold Medal-winning architect and friend Marshall Cook (23 June 1940–28 September 2023).

The good, the bad and the ugly

People | Pip Cheshire advocates for greater diversity and inclusivity in the design and planning of architecture in New Zealand’s cities.

House talk

People | Pip Cheshire has a quiet conversation with his house.

Shifting Foundations: Post-quake architecture of Ōtautahi Christchurch

Review | Pip Cheshire reviews Shifting Foundations a book that documents the experiences of residents in rebuilding Ōtautahi Christchurch, 12 years after the earthquakes.

In favour of spiders

People | Pip Cheshire considers the new and profound challenges presented by recent climate change and how best to deal with them.

Country manor come to town

Projects | Pip Cheshire navigates the striking arrangement of formal and informal space at RTA Studio’s Zed House, located in the affluent suburb of Fendalton, in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

An obvious and sound investment

People | Pip Cheshire believes dry, secure and affordable housing should be part of our national infrastructure, and that the crux of the housing issue lies in inherited social constructs.

Cities of self-interest

People | Architect Pip Cheshire believes a respectful acknowledgment of the underlying values of the whenua can yield a city of beauty and humanity.

Some ideas about ideas

People | Pip Cheshire considers how best to negotiate the path between the development of architectural propositions and the studio’s well-being.

The good, the bad and the ugly

People | Pip Cheshire advocates for greater diversity and inclusivity in the design and planning of architecture in New Zealand’s cities.

In favour of spiders

People | Pip Cheshire considers the new and profound challenges presented by recent climate change and how best to deal with them.

An obvious and sound investment

People | Pip Cheshire believes dry, secure and affordable housing should be part of our national infrastructure, and that the crux of the housing issue lies in inherited social constructs.

Do not go gentle…

People | Pip Cheshire believes the architecture profession can sometimes be complicit in the suppression of dreams.

Plan and section

People | Pip Cheshire finds the world of creative endeavour is one sometimes beset with angst, false starts, revisions and abandoned variations.

The size of things

People | Pip Cheshire on how to navigate the betterment of public spaces “our new living rooms” with measuring tape in hand and an observant eye.

Time to dream no small dreams

Practice | Pip Cheshire says it is time to dream big if we are to realise a bold future for housing our whānau in Aotearoa.

Opinion: Safe neighbourhoods

Practice | Pip Cheshire says it’s time we set about creating safe, supportive, resilient and regenerative neighbourhoods.