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Unnecessarily beautiful
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A series of multinational, not-for-profit, children’s tutoring centres has put interior design high on its priority list.
Cool store collection
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Engage with Irving Smith Architects’ freezer-panel-encased refurbishment of the Whakatāne District Museum and Research Centre, Te Whare Taonga ō Taketake
Final barracks: Lakeside Soldiers Memorial Hall
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Ian Lochhead reflects on what the reinstatement of this building means to the local community and its sense of connectedness to place.
Distinguished, with X-ray clarity sound
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Ian Lochhead celebrates the extraordinary engineering gymnastics employed to renew the Christchurch Town Hall.
Cinderella: Lower Hutt Civic Precinct
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Justine Harvey gives a brief history of the ‘Cinderella City’ and Julia Gatley explores its recent rejuvenation.
The third place: Tūranga
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Christchurch’s new central library welcomes all and inspires the pursuit of knowledge.
Best of 2018: Top commercial projects
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A look back at our most popular commercial projects in New Zealand of 2018.
Streamline Swim Academy
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This new swimming complex belies a modest budget with its shed-like structure that is elegant and characterful.
2017’s top 5 civic spaces
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From a small surf lifesaving club to a multi-layered station, these are the top 5 most viewed civic projects of 2017.
Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana
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Lake Waikaremoana’s new visitor centre by Tennent Brown Architects returns local iwi to its ancestral home beside the lake.
A blanket of sweet frangipani
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Michael O’ Sullivan has designed a lofty auditorium for the Māngere branch of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Auckland.
Shifting courts
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Federico Monsalve speaks to designers from Architectus about some of the basic interior requirements of legal spaces.
Wellington Intl Airport: South Extension
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Wellington Airport’s latest addition by WaM features a ‘net’ of angled cross-frames that stretch between existing buildings.
Sense of place: Ōtāhuhu Train Station
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Ōtāhuhu’s new train station delivers a rich, multi-layered experience, as well as a sense of our place in the South Pacific.
Dynamic geometry: Chapel Street Centre
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Dalman Architecture’s community-minded Chapel Street Centre is a dramatic piece of place-making, executed with modest means.
Sacred spaces
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Architecture and religion have been entwined since the beginning. Here, we take a look at ten contemporary faith spaces.
Coastal gem: Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club
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A new surf club, designed by Wilson & Hill Architects, sits both confidently and modestly on the golden sands of Sumner Beach.
Top 5 civic spaces of 2016
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From a sculptural visitor centre to a sophisticated theatre, these are ArchitectureNow’s top five civic spaces of 2016.
Gold sanctuary: Bishop Selwyn Chapel
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Fearon Hay Architects’ design for a chapel at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell is an elegant and delightful sacred space.
Transformation at Aotea Square
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Panuku Development has just announced plans for the Civic Administration Building in Aotea Square and the surrounding area.