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New York’s finest: Affordable housing in the Big Apple

New York’s finest

10 Jun 2015, Sophie Dyring

Sophie Dyring visits three exemplar social housing projects in New York City.

Opinion: Bill McKay

Opinion: Bill McKay

25 May 2015, Bill McKay

McKay on Auckland’s proposed port extension on behalf of the Auckland Architectural Association.

Risk Report: Day two

Risk Report: Day two

19 May 2015, Grace Mortlock, David Neustein

The 2015 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Conference: Grace Mortlock and David Neustein file their final report.

Risk Report: Day one

Risk Report: Day one

19 May 2015, Grace Mortlock, David Neustein

The 2015 Australian Institute of Architects’ national conference: Grace Mortlock and David Neustein assess risks and rewards.

Size matters

Size matters

14 May 2015, Michael Neustein

A NSW court ruling prompts outcry after it seems to enlarge minimum apartment sizes - but the ruling has been misunderstood.

Jury report: 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale Australian creative director

Jury report

7 May 2015, Ken Maher

Ken Maher reflects on the selection of Australia’s creative directors for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Experiments with light: James Turrell dazzles at the NGA

Experiments with light: James Turrell

6 May 2015, Sasha Grishin

If you are drawn to the spiritual dimension in art, the NGA’s James Turrell exhibition could prove to be a revelation.

Checkpoint

Checkpoint

1 May 2015, Federico Monsalve

What happens when you recreate a public interior entirely out of wood and exhibit it in a gallery context?

Architecture under the shutter

Architecture under the shutter

28 Apr 2015, Colin Martin

Colin Martin visits touring exhibition Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age.

Editor's choice: Highlights from 2015 Milan Design Week

Editor’s choice: Milan Design Week

17 Apr 2015, Editorial Desk AAU

We take a look at the products and installations turning heads at the 2015 Milan Design Week.

The unlimited city: Tokyo

The unlimited city: Tokyo

16 Apr 2015, Marnie Morieson

Marnie Morieson journeys to Tokyo, where she finds a lack of planning control has resulted in a unique urban fabric.

Manufactured urbanism: Dubai Marina

Manufactured urbanism: Dubai Marina

16 Apr 2015, Sonia Sarangi

A former resident of Dubai returns to the city to find it changed beyond recognition, but not redemption.

In search of bushfire architecture

In search of bushfire architecture

14 Apr 2015, Thomas Denhardt

Thomas Denhardt investigates the effect of Australia’s ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires and how the architectural community can respond effectively.

Kunle Adeyemi at in:situ

Kunle Adeyemi at in:situ

10 Apr 2015, Jeremy Bailey

Jeremy Bailey reminisces on Kunle Adeyemi’s presentation at the NZIA’s 2015 conference, in:situ.

Architecture as weaponry

Architecture as weaponry

7 Apr 2015, Admed Youssef

Ahmed Yousef suggests that “the power of an idea can change people, impact history and, of course, metamorphose into architecture.”

NZIA revisited

NZIA revisited

3 Apr 2015, Federico Monsalve

Interior sat down with Aaron Paterson and Patrick Loo to discuss the NZIA’s 2015 Conference.

Shine on

Shine on

27 Mar 2015, Jo Jeffy

Progressive Building looks at the latest in lighting technology and design in New Zealand and abroad.

Energy oversight

Energy oversight

20 Mar 2015, Neil Purdie

Consultant Neil Purdie talks energy efficiency in commercial buildings.

The Emperor’s new Speedos: how home energy ratings really work in the tropics

The Emperor’s new Speedos

12 Mar 2015, Tony Isaacs

Does Australia’s energy rating scheme for houses actually encourage the use of air-conditioning?

Elevated design

Elevated design

3 Mar 2015

Joby Barham discusses the design for a 600-hectare park on the banks of China’s Yangtze River.

Opinion: Kelly Henderson

Opinion: Kelly Henderson

24 Feb 2015, Kelly Henderson

Kelly Henderson suggests “the suburb is a crack house”.

What is design's role in the future of healthcare?

What is design’s role in the future of healthcare?

20 Feb 2015, Editorial Desk AAU

Local and international experts come together to discuss the critical role of design in the future of healthcare.

Designing for personalised performance

Designing for personalised performance

18 Feb 2015, Justin Foote

Houses talks to Shay Brazier of Evident Connect, a building performance consultancy that evolved from the Zero Energy House project.

People of the forest

People of the forest

17 Feb 2015, Renée Davies

In Malaysia’s Sarawak rainforest, Unitec’s Renee Davies experiences a cultural landscape like no other.

Book review: Inter-view: The Contribution of Urban Design Panels to Auckland’s Urban Story

Book review: Inter-view

10 Feb 2015, Bill McKay

Bill McKay finds an addition to the “21st-century genre of hagiographic publications.”

A place for BIM

A place for BIM

6 Feb 2015

AECOM’s Glenn Jowett discusses the urgency around the uptake of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

Praktik Bakery

Praktik Bakery

29 Jan 2015, Simon Bush-King

A mid-range hotel achieves the mood of a four-star equivalent thanks to clever design and… fresh bread.

Mackelvie reclothed

Mackelvie reclothed

22 Jan 2015, Jo Jeffy

Retail spaces are transforming an industrial enclave off Auckland’s Ponsonby Road into a vibrant fashion hub.

Portraits of Ath

Portraits of Ath

20 Jan 2015

When Sir Ian Athfield won the NZIA Gold Medal in 2004, Architecture New Zealand asked eight architects to share some words about the architectural icon.

2014 World Architecture Festival

2014 World Architecture Festival

15 Jan 2015, Justine Harvey

With seven New Zealand projects short-listed for WAF 2014, our architects were out in force in Singapore.

Postwar flats

Postwar flats

13 Jan 2015, Sarosh Mulla

Sarosh Mulla suggests that city growth is “not about cramming low-quality, prison-like quarters into every nook and cranny.”

Off the grid

Off the grid

16 Dec 2014, Christopher Bruin

The fractured laneways and decentralised spaces of Melbourne’s Federation Square provide inspiration for Christchurch.

Urbis Best of 2014

Urbis Best of 2014

15 Dec 2014, Kirsten Matthew

Urbis’ annual round-up of the very best products, places and people.

Food trucks: movable feasts

Food trucks: movable feasts

27 Nov 2014, Jo Jeffy

Interior magazine explores the local food-truck scene.

Orgatec 2014

Orgatec 2014

24 Nov 2014, John Sacks

John Sacks reviews on one of the world’s largest office and object trade shows.

Shigeru Ban: Cardboard Cathedral

Shigeru Ban: Cardboard Cathedral

18 Nov 2014, Linda Tyler

Architecture New Zealand magazine reviews a new book about the Transitional Cathedral and its architect.

Why the role of architects is on trial

Why the role of architects is on trial

4 Nov 2014, Christopher Kelly

Chris Kelly suggests ways architects can remind the public that architecture is essential to the quality of civic life.

The New Auckland: A radical rethink

The New Auckland: A radical rethink

31 Oct 2014, Graeme Birkhead

Graeme Birkhead of Arrow International says solving Auckland’s housing crisis will require an overhaul of the status quo.

Detailed delights: Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Imabari, Naoshima

Detailed delights: Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Imabari, Naoshima

21 Oct 2014, Sam Daysh

On a tour of Japan, Sam Daysh is awe-struck by the fine attention to detail he discovers in its architecture.

Wellington's flyover

Wellington’s flyover

21 Oct 2014, Guy Marriage

Architect Guy Marriage muses on the New Zealand Transport Agency’s contentious Basin Bridge (flyover) proposal.

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