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The Brutalist

Film about a visionary post-war architect opening soon

16 Dec 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

In cinemas January 23, The Brutalist follows the life of László Tóth, a fictional Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States.

Top design award goes to “rarely represented” work

Top design award goes to “rarely represented” work

6 Dec 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Josh Sanoria of Victoria University has won the 2024 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award

Council committee votes to demolish Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge

Council votes to demolish Wellington’s City to Sea Bridge

6 Dec 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

The Wellington City Council voted yesterday to replace the quake-prone Capital E building and the City to Sea Bridge.

NSW Pattern Book Design Competition winners announced

Kiwi practice winners in NSW Housing competition

25 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

The winning proposals, including one from Kiwi practice Spacecraft Architects, will shape the future of Australian housing by providing templates for faster approval within NSW.

CoHoHui 2025 will investigate the future of Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand

CoHoHui 2025 will investigate the future of Housing in Aotearoa New Zealand

21 Nov 2024, Irene Boles

Aotearoa’s collective housing conference, CoHoHui 2025, will be hosted at Ara Institute of Canterbury, in Christchurch, on April 15, 16 and 17 2025.

Fully restored Pearson House forms historic gateway to The Foundation

Restored Pearson House becomes historic gateway

20 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

From Sápmi to Aotearoa: Connecting architecture and craft across the hemispheres

From Sápmi to Aotearoa

15 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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 announces changes to Board of Directors

Studio Pacific announces changes to Board of Directors

14 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Urgent: Submissions needed to save Te Ngākau Civic Square taonga

Urgent: Submissions needed to save Te Ngākau Civic Square taonga

12 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Global community of women invests in six female-led business ventures in Aotearoa New Zealand

Six female-led Kiwi businesses granted interest-free loans

8 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Coralus (formerly SheEO) has granted interest-free loans to six female or non-binary businesses including Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism, led by Jade Kake.

Platform 24 - Craft Encounters

Platform 24 - Craft Encounters

8 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Opening 17 November in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Platform 24 is a craft forum and networking event showcasing ten well-known New Zealand designer/makers.

Auckland Design Week 2025: Chance + Change

Auckland Design Week returns in 2025

7 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

AUT hosts international sustainability conference

AUT hosts international sustainability conference

6 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Victoria Street West redesign opens to public

Victoria Street West redesign opens to public

5 Nov 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Not to miss 2024 NZIA events

Not to miss 2024 NZIA events

29 Oct 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

DCA opens new offices

DCA opens new offices

24 Oct 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

The award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture practice DCA Architects of Transformation has recently announced its regional expansion into Auckland and Nelson.

Futuna Chapel exhibition a rare insight into architectural taonga

A rare insight into architectural taonga

22 Oct 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Down the long driveway reissue

Down the long driveway reissue

21 Oct 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Innovative urban resilience in Moananui Oceania

Innovative urban resilience in Moananui Oceania

14 Oct 2024, Maibritt Pedersen Zari

AUT researcher Maibritt Pedersen-Zari summarises the key initiatives and research behind NUWAO’s new, free-to-access Nature-based Solutions Design Guide.

ADNZ release figures in support of H1 building regulations

ADNZ release figures in support of H1 building regulations

11 Oct 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Ready for reform

Ready for reform

11 Oct 2024, Peter Townsend

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.

Art meets architecture in a week-long celebration

Art meets architecture in a week-long celebration

2 Oct 2024, Jacinda Rogers

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.

Design students get creative alongside their campus

Design students get creative alongside their campus

1 Oct 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Tertiary design students in Auckland given the opportunity to influence the renewal of streets in their own neighbourhood.

Experience the heritage of Auckland

Experience the heritage of Auckland

30 Sep 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

On now, the Auckland Heritage Festival is offering guided tours, exhibitions more across 130 free or low-cost events through to Sunday 13 October.

Model Citizens repurpose the Gordon Wilson Flats

Model Citizens repurpose the Gordon Wilson Flats

25 Sep 2024, Amanda Harkness

Architecture NZ and ArchitectureNow’s annual Model Citizens competition kicked off this year’s Festival of Architecture with great fun and enthusiasm.

New app brings te reo Māori into architectural plans

New app brings te reo Māori into architectural plans

25 Sep 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Catalina Bay Apartments complete

Catalina Bay Apartments complete

3 Sep 2024, Jacinda Rogers

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 as an antedote

Colour as an antedote

2 Sep 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Disruptive provocations at the annual CoreNet Symposium

Disruptive provocations

2 Sep 2024, Amanda Harkness

Amanda Harkness expected the unexpected from this year’s CoreNet Global NZ Symposium.

Maurice and I national release

Maurice and I national release

30 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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 Chch 2025: Call for nominations

Open Chch 2025: Call for nominations

29 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Aotearoa Festival of Architecture returns

Aotearoa Festival of Architecture returns

27 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Starting in September, the nationwide festival offers an eclectic mix of tours, talks, activities, and showings that spotlight our unique architectural perspectives and talents.

Le Corbusier: Death and homelessness

Le Corbusier: Death and homelessness

27 Aug 2024, Richard Francis-Jones

On the anniversary of Le Corbusier’s death, Richard Francis-Jones muses on the French architect’s journey through life.

Architecture is Ace: A talk by Tim Ross

Architecture is Ace: A talk by Tim Ross

23 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Comedian, author and architecture enthusiast Tim Ross brings a series of talks to Auckland on Wednesday 25 September at Objectspace.

Model Citizens is back; register your team now

Model Citizens is back; register your team now

22 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

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.

Keeping it in perspective: Stantiall Studio turns 25

Keeping it in perspective: Stantiall Studio turns 25

20 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Wellington-based Stantiall Studio’s architectural illustrations and perspectives are on exhibit in Wellington from 20 to 24 August.

Winners announced: The Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing 2024

Winners: Warren Trust Writing Awards

19 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

“Vivid and beautifully controlled, effortlessly combining small moments with sweeping global developments,” says judge Jeremy Hansen, of this year’s winning entry.

2024 Architecture Photography Competition

Amateur photography comp opens

19 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Dunedin School of Architecture, OPSA, SANNZ, Resene, and Simon Devitt has opened an architectural photography competition to celebrate new talent.

Origin Heritage celebrates 30 years with the promotion of Kirsten Gibbs-Allen to director

Origin Heritage celebrates 30 years

16 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

South Island-based architects Origin Heritage celebrate its conservation and adaptive-reuse legacy going back 30 years and the appointment of a new director.

Daryne Begbie joins RTA Studio

Daryne Begbie joins RTA Studio

12 Aug 2024, ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk

Begbie’s new role will see her spearhead the practice’s soon to be launched Living House project.

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