Radical responsibility
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, ahha, a socially responsible architecture practice, discusses its aims and aspirations.
Meet the 2025 Interior Awards jury: Natasha Markham
Natasha Markham, a registered architect, qualified urban designer and founder of MAUD, brings an expertise of residential housing to the Interior Awards jury.
Houses revisited: Moetapu Bay house
In Pelorus Sounds, one of New Zealand’s most beautiful locations, sits a stunning home that meanders down the hillside. First published in 2017.
A sneak peek into Open Christchurch 2025
Open Christchurch, the annual festival of architectural excellence, returns 2 to 4 May with another programme set to spark conversations about why design matters.
Midcentury design sophistication: Paul’s Book Arcade
Matt Grant recounts the story of the historically significant interior renovation project by Austrian architect Ernst Plischke: Paul’s Book Arcade.
News
Tākina by SPA runner-up in the World-Architects ‘Building of the Year’ awards
Tākina by SPA runner-up in the World-Architects ‘Building of the Year’ awards.
A sneak peek into Open Christchurch 2025
Open Christchurch, the annual festival of architectural excellence, returns 2 to 4 May with another programme set to spark conversations about why design matters.
Future research leaders receive support from the Royal Society Te Apārangi
University of Auckland researchers will receive a total of $6.56m in Royal Society fellowships over the coming years.
A model for mass timber and low carbon design
Join UDINZ for a tour of Tukutuku AUT’s most energy-efficient and lowest carbon development to date.
Projects
Learning from Lego and Minecraft
Bill McKay investigates the modular construction used on for the Kāinga Ora project, 1243 Great North Road, in Auckland’s Point Chevalier.
Houses revisited: Moetapu Bay house
In Pelorus Sounds, one of New Zealand’s most beautiful locations, sits a stunning home that meanders down the hillside. First published in 2017.
Midcentury design sophistication: Paul’s Book Arcade
Matt Grant recounts the story of the historically significant interior renovation project by Austrian architect Ernst Plischke: Paul’s Book Arcade.
Review
The Brutalist: Form over function
Patrick Sherwood finds the recently released film to be disappointingly light on Brutalism but full of promise and complexity.
Book review: Urban Aotearoa: The Future of Our Cities
Karamia Müller sees Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities by David Batchelor and Bill McKay, as a thought-provoking exploration of New Zealand’s urban landscapes.
Herbst: Architecture In Context
Sean Flanagan reviews Herbst Architects’ recently published monograph of key works authored by John Walsh and finds it “an elegant record of a highly awarded practice”.
Practice
Radical responsibility
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, ahha, a socially responsible architecture practice, discusses its aims and aspirations.
Artificially clever
Anthony Brand encourages a group of third-year architectural students to seek out AI tools that might help them design more efficiently, effectively and innovatively.
Remembering Rossano Fan
Michelle Wang, pays homage to an influential yet largely unrecognised Asian architect, and develops a platform to celebrate Asian Kiwi excellence in architecture.
Awards
Alex McLeod joins Dulux Colour Awards 2025 judging panel
Founder of at.space interior design studio in Auckland and Supreme HOME Interior of the Year Award winner, Alex MCLeod joins the esteemed jury for next year’s comp.
The Interior Awards are back. Enter now.
The quest to find the country’s top interior projects and designers has now begun. Find the key dates, project requirements and how to enter the 2025 Interior Awards here.
People
The ramp
Pip Cheshire recounts a recent pilgrimage, including a trek up a dauntingly steep ascent to a centuries-old, crystalline castle in India.
Wingates appoint David Maurice as Principal of Interiors
Wingates announce David Maurice as Principal of Interiors.
Meet the 2025 Interior Awards jury: Murali Bhaskar
A director at Boon in New Plymouth, Murali Bhaskar brings experience across community, cultural, residential and education projects to this year’s Interior Awards jury.
Meet the 2025 Interior Awards jury: Natasha Markham
Natasha Markham, a registered architect, qualified urban designer and founder of MAUD, brings an expertise of residential housing to the Interior Awards jury.