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The theory of everything
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Chris Barton explores the consequences of the housing crisis and the ethical obligation of architects to tackle the problem.
Columns
Secede Auckland!
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Opinion: Pip Cheshire considers the potential of an independent Auckland to improve urban planning efficiency, taking its cue from city-states such as Singapore.
Cartoon - Malcolm Walker ‘A modern parable…’
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Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Across the Board
Priceless taonga set to come home
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RTA Studio has designed a two-level, 2067m2 home to house approximately 90,000 artefacts for the Hastings and Napier Councils in Hastings’ cultural precinct.
Futuna Chapel Fund launched
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The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust has officially launched the Futuna Chapel Fund.
Are you okay?
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Pam Carter discusses her thoughts on mental health and well-being within the industry.
The new natural
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Jeremy Smith and Andrew Barrie talk with Junya Ishigami at Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ in:situ conference.
2024 Brick Bay Folly winner announced
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This year’s colourful winning Brick Bay Folly, Femme-ly Velues, represents a first for the programme since its launch almost 10 years ago. Amanda Harkness takes a closer look.
Product
Material Focus: The Helier
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Tessa Pawson of Peddlethorp discusses one of the practice’s most recent projects for long-standing client Oceania and the thinking behind its interiors.
Colour Collab: Oli Booth
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In this series brought to you by Resene, Oli Booth creates a still life artwork using Resene colours that pays tribute to his eponymous architecture practice’s affinity with nature.
Practice
‘Oh Vienna’ Where do we live tomorrow?
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Architecture Workshop’s Christopher Kelly examines Vienna’s ‘affordability of everyday life’ and recommends an amalgam of solutions to New Zealand’s housing crisis.
Interiors
Interior Spaces: Raising the bar
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When the world’s largest law firm appointed Unispace to design its new workplace in Wellington, it was looking for a radical new environment. Amanda Harkness investigates.
Work
Under the roof
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Abigail Hurst looks at Marian College, the bold transformation of a former Foodstuffs distribution centre by Sheppard & Rout Architects, and what it says about sustainability and schools of the future.
Re-imagining urban communities
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Lynda Simmons examines the vital ingredients of urban design — shared space and families — as she explores The Greenhouse by Ockham Residential in Ponsonby, Auckland.
Levity and gravity
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John Walsh explores Omata Beach House, winner of the 2023 Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing, by Herbst Architects and finds a pavilion on a plinth that seems as though it’s grown out of the land.
Crit
The Hannah Playhouse: Theatre architecture as enduring event
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This year’s arts festivals in both Wellington and Auckland were distinguished by a superb New Zealand theatre work, Gravity and Grace, developed in Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse, now referred to as The Hannah.
Exhibition: Womb Chair Speaks
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Gina Hochstein discusses Womb Chair Speaks, an exhibition hosted by the University of Auckland, designed by renowned mid-century modernist architect Eero Saarinen.
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