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An ambitious plan to regenerate a polluted Auckland waterway has recently been recognised at this year’s Asia Pacific International Federation of Landscape Architects awards.
Nigel Rye, design industry stalwart and CoreNet NZ executive director has died.
Kainga Ora – Homes and Communities’ sustainable public housing pilot project, Ngā Kāinga Anamata, features at COP26.
The 2021 Interior Awards marked a decade of celebrating the very best in New Zealand interior design, and four special brands have been supporting it since the start.
RTA Studio and Irving Smith Architects project Te Whare Nui o Tuteata has been awarded two prizes at the prestigious 2021 Architecture MasterPrize.
The latest of the supermarket chain’s collectable rewards is eco-friendly, interlocking bricks and two architecture firms have taken up the challenge to design with them.
Studio Pacific Architecture has released masterplans for Sunfield, a 5000-home development proposed for Papakura, designed around the 15 minute neighbourhood principle.
The global workplace strategy and design firm has announced a new regional CEO for Australia and New Zealand, citing “major growth”.
Tāmaki Makaurau Office Architecture (TOA) is looking to hire an architectural graduate/technician to join their team.
Two winners have been crowned in our Model Citizens @ home competition. See all of the shortlisted projects here and find out who’s won!
The rescheduled 2020 World Expo has recently opened and runs until 31 March 2022. Take a look inside the Jasmax-designed New Zealand Pavilion.
In memory of Jack Manning (1929-2021), a highly awarded Fellow of Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA and Gold Medal winner and designer behind Auckland’s AMP Building and Wellington’s Majestic Centre.
The multidisciplinary firm has announced that James Wallace and Marc Woodbury will join the board of directors for the next 12 months.
Watch: The Council has recently announced projects surrounding the planned CRL Aotea Station including upgrades to Federal Street, High Street and Hobson Street (among others) and refurbishing Aotea Centre.
Entries are open for the 2021 programme until 10 October and British designer Tom Dixon OBE is set to bring a global view to this year’s judging panel.
Gina Hochstein pays tribute to a celebrated New Zealand architect, art collector and book publisher, whose award-winning career spanned more than five decades.
Dorrington Atcheson Architects (DAA) is looking to hire an architectural graduate to join their Grey Lynn studio.
Plus Architecture has offically announced the completion of The Pacifica in Auckland’s CBD, measuring 178 metres high and housing over 200 apartments.
The Festival has announced over 40 events today, running from 12-31 October aimed at celebrating and accelerating climate action, including talks on build-to-rent schemes and designing for climate change.
The firm has announced five associate directors have been promoted to sector lead positions, with three directors also now named as principals.
As New Zealand continues staying home, we’ve got an activity for the whole family. Use whatever materials you can find, create a model home and send us the result!
The Auckland-based gallery committed to showcasing craft, design and architecture has announced architecture firm Architectus as their “strategic design partner”.
A new six-berth Ferry Landing together with the public downtown waterfront space, Te Wānanga, was a collaborative effort from Isthmus, Auckland Transport, Auckland Council, mana whenua partners and other stakeholders.
The winners of the 35th Dulux Colour Awards have been revealed, with Queenstown’s Central Hotel taking home the top prize for New Zealand.
Architects behind the project, Peddlethorp, report that the Passive House public housing development in South Auckland is the first public housing project funded by Central Government in Australasia.
With sustainability, the pandemic and climate and biodiversity crises front of mind, this year’s Brick Bay Folly entries tackled issues beyond those of simply translating whimsical computer renders into constructed reality.
This free, fully online, media arts festival will offer installations situated at the intersection of art, technology, and society from 8-12 September.
The last three stages of the design include widened footpaths, a zone for essential vehicles only and further prioritisation of pedestrians in some areas.
See how Boffa Miskell used geographic information system (GIS) software to evaluate likely visibility from certain structures to bolster the resource consent application for a client.
Dulux has released its colour forecast for 2022 with three palettes for a changed and changing world, informed by year-round research and engagement with specialists around the world.
The design for the new Social Sciences Building has been recognised as setting new benchmarks for carbon use and general sustainability.
The company has announced that the former chair of their Melbourne studio has been selected to lead their team in Auckland.
Three projects across two categories from the Auckland-based team have been named finalists in this year’s Eat Drink Design awards, including Interior Awards finalist Hotel Ponsonby.
Continuing on the medium-density trend, developers Lamont & Co (also behind recent projects like SKHY, Fabric and The Onehunga Mall Club) have announced a new $35 million project in Epsom.
Te Poari Kaihoahoa Ngaio Rēhita o Aotearoa, New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB) has appointed Dougal McKechnie as their new Chief Executive, effective 26 August.
Submissions are open until 10 October 2021, and entrants will be judged on how their creative ideas anticipate, innovate and captivate.
Artist and arts and design manager Mei Hill has been appointed to the newly created role of cultural design executive at Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa, the commercial arm of central Tāmaki mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Held at a gala evening in Auckland’s Cordis Hotel, this year’s ceremony saw public health projects, high-density housing projects and more named as winners.
Previously employed as an associate at Australia’s Grey Puksand, mixed-use specialist Kevin Adasko has been appointed to the firm’s specialist commercial team at their Auckland offices.
The deadline for entries has been extended to 29 September. Winning pieces can receive up to $2000 in prize money, and this year’s competition is open to all types of writing including poetry, fiction, comics and more.