Chris Barton

Some kind of miracle

People | Chris Barton wonders whether or not architecture can perform miracles and what it takes for an architect to become a saint.

Grappling with the grid

Projects | Chris Barton visits the Catalina Bay Apartments in Hobsonville Point by Architectus and finds meticulous planning, embracing and disrupting the grid.

Brutal reckonings

People | Chris Barton contemplates why the recently released film The Brutalist has caused such a furore within the architectural community.

Storytime

People | Chris Barton considers some of the winning projects at last year’s World Architecture Festival and questions the thinking behind the much-quoted ‘Bilbao effect’.

Architects not required

People | Editor of Architecture NZ magazine, Chris Barton, considers the current government’s call to put an end to “fancy, architecturally designed classrooms”.

Gobsmacked

People | Chris Barton considers the trending narrative in mainstream media tv show New Zealand’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer.

Ticking all the boxes

People | Chris Barton considers the state of our public housing and the vocal opinions on the “Chinese container-style”.

The theory of everything

People | Chris Barton explores the consequences of the housing crisis and the ethical obligation of architects to tackle the problem.

In the mind’s eye

People | Chris Barton considers OpenAI’s latest offering, Sora, and its ability to render real worlds into existence.

Everyone’s a critic

People | Chris Barton reports on the World Architecture Festival 2023 and some inspirational projects transforming people’s lives.