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Winners revealed: Southern Architecture Awards 2023

Winners revealed: Southern Architecture Awards 2023

Awards | Three short-stay apartments are named after former occupants Gaynor Clayton, Henry Matthews and John Campbell, and the interiors are inspired by them. Large circular openings at the rear façade of an ap...
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 23 Jun 2023
Master Builders House of the Year (Bay of Plenty region) announced

Master Builders House of the Year (Bay of Plenty region) announced

Awards | Beck Building has effectively revived an architectural gem crafted by one of Aotearoa's beloved architects, John Scott.   / The judges applauded the builder's determination in successfully harmonising n...
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 25 Jul 2023
Wellington's airport terminal gets a new 'rock' look

Wellington’s airport terminal gets a new ‘rock’ look

Projects | When the design of the new international terminal at Wellington Airport was revealed in 2009 the people most surprised by the orange rendered forms were the architects. Somewhere deep within the publi...
Words: Tommy Honey Posted: 26 Jan 2011
Balancing creativity and practicality

Balancing creativity and practicality

People | It’s hard to come up with my favourite but I think the Fortuna chapel by John Scott is a great building – the light and form is just beautiful. AMH: What would be a dream commission for you if you could...
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 14 Jul 2016
Architect profile: Dominic Glamuzina

Architect profile: Dominic Glamuzina

People | In New Zealand, Claude Megson's houses are spatial madness, and I’ve always liked how John Scott dealt with roof forms. The Kiwi architects that I admire the most have a really broad practice. They don’...
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 10 Nov 2016
On the Rise: Geordie Shaw

On the Rise: Geordie Shaw

People | In New Zealand, John Scott is a big influence. Emma and I got married in Futuna Chapel, which was very special for us. AMH: What piece of advice would you give to your student self? / GS: I think it too...
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 24 Jan 2017
Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana

Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana

Projects | Sited about 2km from where this newly-completed visitor centre now stands, the Category 1 Historic Place-listed building (1976), designed by New Zealand’s first registered Māori architect John Scott, ha...
Words: Justine Harvey Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Ways of making

Ways of making

Practice | To provide more in-depth engagement with technology and construction, since 2009, senior lecturer John Chapman, a qualified engineer, ran a post-graduate Timber Technology seminar course in the fourth y...
Words: Andrew Barrie Posted: 18 May 2020
Scrap it or save it… again

Scrap it or save it… again

Practice | Also worth considering is the cost to Council of its current commercial leases for three temporary CBD library pop-ups plus a new Johnsonville library collection and distribution centre, likely costing ...
Words: Ken Davis Posted: 3 Aug 2020
"Exciting and optimistic" apartment wins at 2020 Resene Total Colour Awards

“Exciting and optimistic” apartment wins at 2020 Resene Total Colour Awards

News | It is a feast for the eyes.” / Resene Total Colour Commercial Interior + Public Space Colour Maestro Award / Waitohi Johnsonville Library and Community Hub by John Hardwick-Smith, Chris Winwood, Nick ...
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 10 Nov 2020
Itinerary City Guide: Whangārei

Itinerary City Guide: Whangārei

Review | 14. 2019– Hihiaua Cultural Centre / 56 Herekino Street Moller Architects / Awarding this building, the first in a multi-stage development, the NZIA John Scott Award for Public Architecture in 2020, th...
Words: Andrew Barrie Posted: 26 Jan 2023
2017 Auckland Architecture Awards: winners

2017 Auckland Architecture Awards: winners

Awards | Waitangi Visitor Centre by Harris Butt Architecture / This alteration to a nationally important building is cleverly understated, and continues John Scott’s elegant proportional system with seamless tra...
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 26 Apr 2017
With Patrick Clifford

With Patrick Clifford

People | ANZ: You’d joined forces with Cook Hitchcock & Sargisson and John Scott, hadn’t you? / PC: Yes. We did the first stage and we must have received some money to do the second stage. There were five firms ...
Words: Justine Harvey Posted: 19 May 2014
On the Rise: Haley Hooper

On the Rise: Haley Hooper

People | And Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who works and speaks like a godfather. In terms of New Zealand architects, I have a real thing for Neville Price, and John Scott is another big influence. AMH: What overseas u...
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 10 Oct 2016
Winners announced: 2021 Southern Architecture Awards

Winners announced: 2021 Southern Architecture Awards

Awards | The judging panel for the night was comprised of convenor Rafe Maclean of Rafe Maclean Architects, along with Simon Richmond of Salmond Architecture, Amanda Dorset, owner of Wilson & Dorset, and John Da...
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 21 May 2021
Not a dress rehearsal

Not a dress rehearsal

Practice | John Goldwater was my first studio teacher, another gentle man, who would talk about how to set the scene for the big acts of habitation – the coming together for the rituals of life, eating and sleepin...
Words: Julie Stout Posted: 26 Apr 2022
Once more, with feeling

Once more, with feeling

Practice | Buildings such as John Outram's Isle of Dogs Pumping Station (1986-88) and Stirling Wilford’s No. 1 Poultry (1992-97) have been listed by Historic England. Postmodernism is sweeping back through the arc...
Words: Chad McMan and Giles Reid Posted: 28 Oct 2019
NZIA Gold Medal winner: Pete Bossley

NZIA Gold Medal winner: Pete Bossley

People | David Mitchell, Mike Austin and John Dickson were the main three for me. So, what was it that they imparted? How did they inspire you? I think it was an adventurous and very different approach to doing...
Words: Justine Harvey Posted: 28 May 2012

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