Grappling with the grid
Chris Barton visits the Catalina Bay Apartments in Hobsonville Point by Architectus and finds meticulous planning, embracing and disrupting the grid.
Wingates appoints new principals, Rachel Venables and David Joyce
Wingates announced the appointment of two new principals: Rachel Venables as Principal Architect and David Joyce as Design & Operations Manager.
Joining forces for good
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, the 2024 Gold Medal recipients Hugh Tennent and Ewan Brown reflect on the their collaborative architectural practice.
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.
Brick Bay Folly 2026: Call for entries
The well-known architecture competition, is now taking entries, offering emerging architects the opportunity to realise an installation of their design with a $30,000 grant.
News
Darklight and Resonate- A descent into colour
The DarkLight event is created by Angus Muir Design, the award-winning studio known for immersive installations. Resonate is a collaboration between Darklight and Music First.
Wingates appoints new principals, Rachel Venables and David Joyce
Wingates announced the appointment of two new principals: Rachel Venables as Principal Architect and David Joyce as Design & Operations Manager.
Brick Bay Folly 2026: Call for entries
The well-known architecture competition, is now taking entries, offering emerging architects the opportunity to realise an installation of their design with a $30,000 grant.
Studio Pacific Architecture appoints Marc Woodbury as executive director
Senior principal Marc Woodbury’s appointment to the position of executive director at Studio Pacific Architecture supports the continued evolution of the practice’s governance.
Projects
Houses revisited: Pauanui holiday house
This bold holiday home designed by Kamermans & Co Architects features a renovated container as a bedroom. the First published in 2011.
Grappling with the grid
Chris Barton visits the Catalina Bay Apartments in Hobsonville Point by Architectus and finds meticulous planning, embracing and disrupting the grid.
A crack in the façade
Mark Southcombe finds Warren and Mahoney’s addition to Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganuito be a beautiful space for dialogue, reflecting a stunning combination of old and new.
Review
Exhibition: Building an archive of Indigenous architecture: Joar Nango and collaborators
Elisapeta Heta reviews Building an archive of Indigenous architecture: Joar Nango and collaborators, a powerful reclamation of space.
Book review: The Organizer’s Guide to Architecture Education
Lynda Simmons reviews The Organizer’s Guide to Architecture Education, a book aimed at students, educators and practitioners insistent on change.
Itinerary City Guide: Levin
In this Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Andrew Barrie tours 14 resilient buildings in Levin.
Practice
Joining forces for good
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, the 2024 Gold Medal recipients Hugh Tennent and Ewan Brown reflect on the their collaborative architectural 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.
Awards
Southern Architecture Awards 2025: Shortlist announced
Thirty-one projects have been shortlisted in the 2025 Southern Architecture Awards. The shortlisted projects were selected from a jury led by architect Mark Mawdsley.
Western Architecture Awards 2025: Shortlist announced
Nineteen projects have been shortlisted in the 2025 Western Architecture Awards. The shortlisted projects were selected from a jury led by architect Gerald Cogan.
People
Challenging gender norms in architecture
Josh Sanoria, winner of the 2024 Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Resene Student Design Awards, explains his escapist, explorative thesis, Queeriosities of Space.
On death and the sublime
Pip Cheshire considers the challenges associated with judging a building, including assessing its ‘smell’.
The politics of the architect’s narrative
Opinion: Karamia Müller believes stories about architecture need to examine power, displacement and capital.
Colour Collab: Lorraine O’Rourke
In this series brought to you by Resene, Lorraine O’Rourke showcases her talent for storytelling, art and honest materiality.