Andy Spain

Houses revisited: Stewart Island house

Projects | A three-storeyed tower pokes out above the native treetops on the edge of New Zealand’s southernmost town of Oban. First published in 2016.

Western Architecture Awards 2024: Shortlist announced

Awards | Thirteen projects have been shortlisted in the 2024 Western Architecture Awards. The shortlisted projects were selected from a jury led by architect Monica Puri.

Wellington Architecture Awards 2024: Shortlist announced

Awards | Thirty-six projects have been shortlisted in the 2024 NZIA Local Awards for Wellington. The shortlisted projects were selected from a jury led by architect Mary Daish.

Simple and pure

Practice | HMOA’s founding directors consider the evolution of the practice over the past 26 years and the importance of relationships, resilience and respect.

Interior Awards juror 2024: Dorian Minty

Awards | We ask Interior Awards 2024 juror Dorian Minty about what inspires him and this year’s upcoming judging process.

Bringing the change

Practice | Ewan Brown discusses the Living Pā at Victoria University of Wellington, the latest in a list of Tennent Brown projects implementing the Living Building Challenge.

Resonating to different frequencies

Projects | Guy Marriage considers the Herculean task undertaken by Architecture + in the design and restoration of five buildings on Wellington’s busiest intersection at 8 Willis Street.

Architecture for Resilient Communities in Aotearoa

Practice | For World Architecture Day the NZIA reached out to two architects and an academic for their take on the event’s 2023 theme: Architecture for Resilient Communities.

Deeply tau: Pā Reo

Projects | Derek Kawiti surveys Pā Reo, the latest additions to Te Wānanga o Raukawa campus in Ōtaki by Tennent Brown Architects, and the dedicated process under way to achieve Living Building Challenge certification.

Resene Total Colour Award winners announced

Awards | Celebrating colour used creatively, 27 awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony held at New Zealand Fashion Week on the 29th August. See all the winners here.