2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards: Shortlist announced
The prestigious peer-reviewed national awards programme announces 61 shortlisted projects across 12 categories.
Home made with heirlooms
Matuku Moana, by Studio Brick Architects is a home shaped less by a formal brief, and more by evolving circumstance and intuition.
Fast-track Approvals Act – a race to the bottom?
Richard Reid provides his observations and insights on the Fast-track Approvals Act, drawing from 25 years of assessing and designing nationally-important infrastructure and urban renewal projects.
Cooked
Architecture NZ editor Chris Barton asks why we are designing houses that overheat.
Celebrating Cromwell’s rich history
Jasmax’s Cromwell Memorial Hall, Museum and Events Centre is 13 months into construction and due for completion in May 2026.
News
Fast-track Approvals Act – a race to the bottom?
Richard Reid provides his observations and insights on the Fast-track Approvals Act, drawing from 25 years of assessing and designing nationally-important infrastructure and urban renewal projects.
Lexus Design Award welcome Victoria and Massey entrants
Lexus New Zealand has announced Lexus Design Award (LDA) is expanding to Wellington’s Victoria University and Massey University.
Boaz Oh joins COX Architecture Auckland
Boaz Oh joins COX Architecture as a Senior Architect in the Auckland Studio.
Arcadia opens Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Studio
Australian landscape architecture practice Arcadia opens office in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Projects
Home made with heirlooms
Matuku Moana, by Studio Brick Architects is a home shaped less by a formal brief, and more by evolving circumstance and intuition.
Celebrating Cromwell’s rich history
Jasmax’s Cromwell Memorial Hall, Museum and Events Centre is 13 months into construction and due for completion in May 2026.
Unfolding treasure boxes
Bill McKay goes inside the crafted luxury of Horizon by SkyCity, by Moller Architects in association with Warren and Mahoney.
Review
Itinerary: Angus, Flood & Griffiths
In this Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Matt Grant sees 13 significant projects in agricultural regions by the Hamilton firm Angus, Flood & Griffiths.
Book review: The Master Builder: William Butterfield and his times
Ian Lochhead reviews Nicholas Olsberg’s new book on the famed 19th-century architect William Butterfield.
Nature in the balance
Architect Charissa Snijders reports on the Environmental Defence Society’s (EDS) landmark 2025 Dollars and Sense Conference held earlier this month.
Practice
People, place and culture
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, Designgroup Stapleton Elliott director Michael Ware reflects on the studio’s evolution.
After the rain
In part one of six parts, Andrew Barrie looks at the ground-breaking methods being developed to dispose of 1200 disaster-compromised houses across Auckland.
Moments of warmth, tactility and embrace
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, Ben Lloyd and Mike Hartley discuss their practice goals of being in the moment.
Awards
2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards: Shortlist announced
The prestigious peer-reviewed national awards programme announces 61 shortlisted projects across 12 categories.
2025 World Architecture Festival shortlist announced
The World Architecture Festival awards programme has released its shortlist, with 11 projects from nine Aotearoa practices making the cut.
People
Cooked
Architecture NZ editor Chris Barton asks why we are designing houses that overheat.
On the Rise: Charlotte Dunning
The On the Rise series, supported by Resene, profiles young designers from across the motu who are shaping the future of the industry.
Reframing Infrastructure: Ant Vile
Embedding Public Good, Design Quality, and Te Tiriti Commitments.
Plus Architecture promotes Elke Vermeulen to Senior Associate
Plus Architecture’s New Zealand operations have strengthened the practice’s leadership with the promotion of Elke Vermeulen to Senior Associate.