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ASB Theatre

ASB Theatre

Projects | The original Aotea Centre was not treated kindly upon inception. Its Auckland Council architect, Ewen Wainscott (who was also responsible for, among other things, the Auckland Central Library, and the...
Duct Tape workshop

Duct Tape workshop

Projects | Duct Tape’s motto, ‘We fix anything digital’, implies a certain resistance to the throwaway culture that surrounds so much of today’s gadgetry. The company aims to fix things rather than automatically...
Kiwibank

Kiwibank

Projects | There is something slightly quaint about bank branches and post offices. They evoke, among other things, the retiree clutching stamp books and accountants making transactions that Generation Y can con...
Russell McVeagh

Russell McVeagh

Projects | Law firm Russell McVeagh recently turned 150 years making it one of the country’s oldest. As such, the firm has played a role at various national historical junctures (including the creation of Fonter...
Dunedin Town Hall

Dunedin Town Hall

Projects | “I was specially struck by what I cannot but call the hyper-excellence of the room… The architecture, furniture, and general apparel of these Houses – such of them as I saw – struck me as almost grand...
Interview: David Ponting

Interview: David Ponting

People | Urbis: Did you always want to work in architecture and design? / David Ponting: Yes, profoundly so, since I was 10 years old, mostly due to experiencing an exceptional architect’s home with my dad, wh...