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Improving energy use in bathrooms

Improving energy use in bathrooms

20 Sep 2011

Graham McKerracher looks at ways of improving energy use in the bathroom and laundry.

Workplace revolution

Workplace revolution

15 Sep 2011, Peter Scott

New Zealand business leaders and government need to develop more efficient and flexible terms for commercial leases.

A Taxonomy of Office Chairs

A Taxonomy of Office Chairs

14 Sep 2011, Michael Barrett

Edited by Jonathan Olivares of Phaidon, this book features designs by some classic designers.

Auckland’s most salubrious suburbs

Auckland’s most salubrious suburbs

2 Sep 2011, Robyn Laing

Jenny Carlyon and Diana Morrow present a history of some of Auckland’s most salubrious suburbs.

Kengo Kuma's space-transforming lights

Kengo Kuma’s lights

17 Aug 2011

Tokyo architect Kengo Kuma creates a sense of space using walls of light.

Fixing the notorious Muldoon Corner

Fixing the notorious Muldoon Corner

9 Aug 2011, Helen Frances

NZTA has been trying to make the road over Rimutaka Hill, with notorious Muldoon’s Corner, safer.

Christchurch: Ten thoughts for the city

Christchurch: Ten thoughts for the city

9 Aug 2011, Richard McGowan

In response to the Christchurch devastation, Warren and Mahoney have proposed a sequence of strategies.

Energy-efficient bach by Victoria University students

Energy-efficient bach

3 Aug 2011, Helen Frances

An energy-efficient bach designed by Victoria University students is a finalist in a United States Government competition.

Art and Architecture: Strategies in Collaboration

Art and Architecture

3 Aug 2011, Melanie Joosten

The only meeting of art and architecture needn’t be an abstract sculpture in a building forecourt or a polite artwork on a boardroom wall.

Transforming Auckland's waterfront

Transforming Auckland’s waterfront

1 Aug 2011, Jazial Crossley

Works at Wynyard Quarter have been racing ahead to be finished for Rugby World Cup, transforming Auckland’s waterfront.

Urban Green: European Landscape Architecture for the 21st Century

Urban Green

22 Jul 2011, Cassie Hansen

The beautiful promenades, residential gardens and open spaces of Europe’s inner cities are the subject of this German book.

Cardboard Book

Cardboard Book

21 Jul 2011, Cassie Hansen

This book is a collection of projects from around the world, saluting that recognizable and disposable material – cardboard.

Future of New Zealand's prefab industry

Future of New Zealand’s prefab industry

21 Jul 2011, Pamela Bell

A look at the future of the prefab industry and recent innovative prefab projects.

Whanganui Gateway

Whanganui Gateway

10 May 2011, Laurel Stowell

A beautiful entrance for a beautiful city? Void Architecture Research Urbanism attempts to right the wrongs in Whanganui.

Maori Architecture – From fale to wharenui and beyond

Maori architecture from fale to wharenui

9 May 2011, Garth Falconer

Garth Falconer reviews the first book dedicated to Maori architecture.

Diggers at dawn

Diggers at dawn

7 May 2011, John Watson

Does the St Heliers case clear the way for easier demolition of character buildings?

Corporate Cathedral

Corporate Cathedral

6 May 2011, Michael Barrett

Interior magazine takes a tour of the most significant corporate building of recent times.

Art of the slogan

Art of the slogan

5 May 2011, Michael Barrett

Landscape designer Philip Smith documents images of urban art and graffiti Granada style.

Building Tonga’s Western fale

Building Tonga’s Western fale

10 Apr 2011, Charmaine 'Ilaiu

The Tongan diaspora around the Pacific Rim, particularly in Auckland, participate in a history of architectural exchange.

Training camp for Royal New Zealand Navy

Training camp for Royal New Zealand Navy

12 Feb 2011, Mark Longley

A new training camp for the Royal New Zealand Navy threw up some interesting challenges for constructors.


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