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RSSThe winning proposals, including one from Kiwi practice Spacecraft Architects, will shape the future of Australian housing by providing templates for faster approval within NSW.
Aotearoa’s collective housing conference, CoHoHui 2025, will be hosted at Ara Institute of Canterbury, in Christchurch, on April 15, 16 and 17 2025.
The c. 1926 heritage-listed neo-Georgian building in Auckland’s Parnell has recently undergone seismic strengthening and a refurbishment that links the old with the new.
Objectspace brings Sámi artist and architect Joar Nango and collaborators to Auckland whose site-specific works build on a nomadic Sámi architectural library. Opens 29 November.
Studio Pacific has announced changes to the Board of Directors, saying farewell to Linda Meade and welcoming Leopino (Leo) Foliaki in the role of Independent Director.
Wellington City Council has released plans for Te Ngākau Civic Square which will affect public artworks in the precinct. Be quick, submissions close 5pm, 13 November.
Coralus (formerly SheEO) has granted interest-free loans to six female or non-binary businesses including Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism, led by Jade Kake.
Opening 17 November in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Platform 24 is a craft forum and networking event showcasing ten well-known New Zealand designer/makers.
Building on its successful 2024 launch, the week-long celebration of design will return 3–9 March 2025 with international designer Karim Rashid as keynote speaker.
Free to attend, the International Conference of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) is taking place 7-9 November 2024 in Auckland, hosted by AUT School of Future Environments.
The first section of a redesigned Auckland CBD street signposts more of what’s to come as part of the city’s midtown regeneration programme.
Along with the 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards, Te Kāhui Whaihanga are hosting a free lecture (with special guest) and a tour of Tāmaki Makaurau’s architectural gems.
The award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture practice DCA Architects of Transformation has recently announced its regional expansion into Auckland and Nelson.
Futuna Chapel opens its doors for a multi-sensory exhibition of documents, artefacts, and related art works that brought Futuna Chapel into being. On now until 17 November.
First published in 2014, the book Down the long driveway, you’ll see it by Matthew Arnold and Mary Gaudin has been reissued in a short run of limited copies.
AUT researcher Maibritt Pedersen-Zari summarises the key initiatives and research behind NUWAO’s new, free-to-access Nature-based Solutions Design Guide.
Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) has released new figures that suggests H1 building regulations cost nowhere near the $50k figure estimated by a few North Island builders.
Opinon: Peter Townsend, Auckland Branch Chair of the NZIA writes an open letter in response to Hon Chris Penk’s proposals around building consents earlier this week.
From Friday 4–13, Auckland Art Week will light up the city centre with over 60 exhibitions, installations and events. ArchitectureNow has all the must-see events.
Tertiary design students in Auckland given the opportunity to influence the renewal of streets in their own neighbourhood.
On now, the Auckland Heritage Festival is offering guided tours, exhibitions more across 130 free or low-cost events through to Sunday 13 October.
Architecture NZ and ArchitectureNow’s annual Model Citizens competition kicked off this year’s Festival of Architecture with great fun and enthusiasm.
Room to Rūma, a trailblazing new app by Peddlethorp for Autodesk Revit, allows native Māori or English speakers to navigate architectural plans in te reo Māori.
The $160 million waterfront apartment complex led by Willis Bond and designed by Architectus marks a new era for the seaside town of Catalina Bay in Auckland.
Colour specialists, Davina Harper and Bree Leech introduce three palettes in the 2025 Dulux Colour Forecast that reflect the need to uplift and nurture ourselves.
Amanda Harkness expected the unexpected from this year’s CoreNet Global NZ Symposium.
Celebrating the architectural partnership of Maurice Mahoney and Sir Miles Warren, the film heads for national release and international festival, following local box office success.
Open Christchurch is calling all architecture-lovers to nominate their favourite buildings in Ōtautahi Christchurch for next year’s festival. Hurry nominations close 11 September.
Starting in September, the nationwide festival offers an eclectic mix of tours, talks, activities, and showings that spotlight our unique architectural perspectives and talents.
On the anniversary of Le Corbusier’s death, Richard Francis-Jones muses on the French architect’s journey through life.
Comedian, author and architecture enthusiast Tim Ross brings a series of talks to Auckland on Wednesday 25 September at Objectspace.
Returning on 19 September as part of Aotearoa Festival of Architecture the event brings together teams from architecture studios for a fun-filled design comp.
Wellington-based Stantiall Studio’s architectural illustrations and perspectives are on exhibit in Wellington from 20 to 24 August.
“Vivid and beautifully controlled, effortlessly combining small moments with sweeping global developments,” says judge Jeremy Hansen, of this year’s winning entry.
Dunedin School of Architecture, OPSA, SANNZ, Resene, and Simon Devitt has opened an architectural photography competition to celebrate new talent.
South Island-based architects Origin Heritage celebrate its conservation and adaptive-reuse legacy going back 30 years and the appointment of a new director.
Begbie’s new role will see her spearhead the practice’s soon to be launched Living House project.
JWA has announced the appointment of former Warren and Mahoney principal and award-winning architect Richard (Arch) Archbold as a new partner.
Whakaata Māori series 1.5 Degrees – A Global Warning will feature two University of Auckland architecture students in its sixth episode.
A petition has been set up by Mayor Weston Kirton on behalf of Ruapehu District Council to save the iconic chateau. Open now to sign. Hurry, signatures close 31 August.