Stephen Olsen

The Firth NZILA Wānanga

Review | An epic cross-section of experts spoke on the challenges and regenerative power of landscape architecture both locally and internationally. Stephen Olsen writes.

The state of our cities discussed at SOAC

Review | Held in New Zealand for the first time, this State of Australasian Cities Conference (SOAC) was its biggest in 20 years, delivering 250 research papers over three days.

Urban researchers converging on Wellington

News | Organisers of the State of Australasian Cities (SOAC) conference being held in Wellington next week 6-8 December, say that it will be the biggest in its 20-year history.

Joining the dots on urbanism

Review | Stephen Olsen reviews the Urbanism New Zealand conference, which took place in Wellington on 14 and 15 May.

Jonathan Rose: bringing cities to life

People | This Urbanism New Zealand speaker talks about bringing cities and mixed-income neighbourhoods to life and keeping them alive.

Urbanism NZ event primed to provoke

News | The two-day 2018 Urbanism New Zealand conference has just added Sydney academic Elizabeth Farrelly to its programme.

University of Otago Childcare Centre

Projects | A children’s space has been built according to the needs and perspectives of the children and their minders.

Inside Gehry

Review | Frank Gehry’s first Australian building is known for its daring façade, but the spaces within are its unseen beating heart.

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Projects | A revitalised art deco building offers plenty of natural light, vibrancy and workplace innovation.

Taking car parks for a spin

News | Park[ing] Day transformed the streets of Wellington on 11 March with art installations parking up around the central city.

Ward paints a canvas

News | Vincent Ward – artist and storyteller – painted a canvas of many hues at the IFLA 50 conference in Auckland this week.

Massimo Santanicchia in New Zealand

People | Reykjavik-based Massimo Santanicchia talks about “Meanwhile” – low-budget small scale interventions.

Green Property lessons

Review | Portland v San Fran: which is the “greenest” city? Steven Olsen reports back from Auckland’s Green Property Summit.

Kiwi Prefab: Cottage to Cutting Edge

Review | Stephen Olsen takes in the launch of the new book, ‘Kiwi Prefab: Cottage to Cutting Edge’

Making a mark in community housing

News | Pelorus Architecture and McKenzie Higham Architecture have been singled out in a publication by the Wellington Housing Trust.

Awards for social housing professionals

Awards | Novak and Middleton, Architecture+, DGSE and Studio Pacific Architecture were recognised at the awards held in Wellington.

Kiwi urbanism struggling to fly

Review | Stephen Olsen reports from Urbanism Downunder, a gathering of 100 practitioners committed to discussing ways our cities work.