Chris Barton

Editorial: Chris Barton on complacency

Practice | Architecture New Zealand editor Chris Barton muses on the creation of a ‘Museum of Head-in-the Sand Climate Change Complacency’.

Cool store collection

Projects | Engage with Irving Smith Architects’ freezer-panel-encased refurbishment of the Whakatāne District Museum and Research Centre, Te Whare Taonga ō Taketake

Editorial: Chris Barton on giving back

Practice | Chris Barton discusses a recent declaration by one architecture firm to strive for carbon neutrality and the lack of such aims by Kiwi firms.

Editorial: Chris Barton on declarations

Practice | Architecture New Zealand editor, Chris barton, comments on the recent Architects Declare movement and what climate-friendly architecture might look like.

Happily mewed up: Wynyard Central

Projects | Chris Barton explores the Architectus way as seen in its radical arrangement of apartment types at the heart of this waterfront development.

Editorial: Chris Barton on short-termism

Practice | Architecture New Zealand editor Chris Barton comments on the need for a plan with longevity for Auckland’s waterfront.

Wilderness for the wealthy: The Lindis

Projects | Chris Barton finds the undulating roof lines of this lodge by Architecture Workshop at one with the topography that inspired them.

Editorial: Chris Barton on longevity

Practice | The Architecture New Zealand editor discusses the closing of the Wellington Central Library and what the future holds for this iconic building.

Reforming the servant and served

Projects | Plant & Food Research’s Mount Albert site has received a radical makeover by Bossley Architects and Lab-works Architecture.

Editorial: Taking it outside

Practice | Chris Barton explores how taking the fight against terrorism outside can reclaim both public and sacred space.