Designing Dreams returns, with a second six-episode series screening on Prime

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In the new series, Dave Strachan of Strachan Group Architects visits Herbst Architects’ Under Pōhutakawa with the series host, Matthew Ridge.

In the new series, Dave Strachan of Strachan Group Architects visits Herbst Architects’ Under Pōhutakawa with the series host, Matthew Ridge. Image: Supplied

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Strachan visits a Bossley Architects-designed Bay of Islands house with Ridge.

Strachan visits a Bossley Architects-designed Bay of Islands house with Ridge. Image: Supplied

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Sally Ogle of Patchwork Architecture takes Ridge to Kahutara, a Patchwork project.

Sally Ogle of Patchwork Architecture takes Ridge to Kahutara, a Patchwork project. Image: Supplied

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Ridge and architect Stacey Farrell visit Coast House, designed by Farrell.

Ridge and architect Stacey Farrell visit Coast House, designed by Farrell. Image: Supplied

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Anthony Hōete of WHAT_architecture and Professor of Architecture at the University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning takes Ridge to the UK to see his Costa Street development in London.

Anthony Hōete of WHAT_architecture and Professor of Architecture at the University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning takes Ridge to the UK to see his Costa Street development in London. Image: Supplied

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Architect Rafe Maclean shows Ridge the Kōwhai House, designed by his practice.

Architect Rafe Maclean shows Ridge the Kōwhai House, designed by his practice. Image: Supplied

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Ridge discusses architecture with Hugh Tennent of Tennent Brown Architects.

Ridge discusses architecture with Hugh Tennent of Tennent Brown Architects. Image: Supplied

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Due to begin on Monday 14 August at 8.30pm on Prime, the second season of Designing Dreams sees host Matthew Ridge tour the country – and further afield – with well-known New Zealand architects Dave Strachan, Sally Ogle, Stacey Farrell, Anthony Hōete, Rafe Maclean and Hugh Tennent.

The six-part docu-series focuses on six local architects, as they talk about the projects and architects that have inspired their work as well as showing viewers a number of projects they have designed themselves.

Each episode sees Ridge visit three projects of special significance to the architect and the pair also take a tour of some of the architect’s own work.

The first series, which screened on Neon in 2021, featured Roger Walker, Nicholas Dalton, Anna-Marie Chin, Pip Cheshire, Julie Stout and Michael O’Sullivan. Episodes from the first series can be viewed here.

Architecture NZ editor Chris Barton’s review of Series One can be read here.


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