Tag: Civic | Architecture Now

Sacred spaces

Review | Architecture and religion have been entwined since the beginning. Here, we take a look at ten contemporary faith spaces.

Projects | A new surf club, designed by Wilson & Hill Architects, sits both confidently and modestly on the golden sands of Sumner Beach.

Projects | From a sculptural visitor centre to a sophisticated theatre, these are ArchitectureNow’s top five civic spaces of 2016.

Projects | Fearon Hay Architects’ design for a chapel at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell is an elegant and delightful sacred space.

News | Panuku Development has just announced plans for the Civic Administration Building in Aotea Square and the surrounding area.

Projects | A new theatre complex in the heart of Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter is a vibrant hive-like complex.

News | The NSW government has revealed working designs for a comprehensive upgrade of the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House.

Projects | RTA Studio Architects’ bold and innovative design has supported the transformation of a troubled school in the Bay of Plenty.

Review | Nick Roberts looks at two types of self-aware isolated urban enclaves: the corporate tech campus and the free-trade zone.

Projects | Nine government agencies – and their respective interior identities – are comfortably housed together.

Review | Contemporary funeral architecture is dignified and minimalistic, with spaces that engage with a fuller range of experience.

Projects | Christchurch’s first civic building to be designed since the earthquakes is a bold and innovative bus station by Architectus.

Projects | Brightly coloured and multifunctional, this building serves as the community services centre for a small Canterbury town.

Projects | With its roots in Pacific culture, Archimedia’s new community centre has been likened to “a giant musical instrument”.

Projects | Jasmax has involved the community in the form and functions of its design for a library in Rānui, West Auckland.

Careers | A request for qualifications has been issued by the Obama Foundation to create a centre in honour of president Barack Obama.

Projects | Moller Architects’ library and community centre features dynamic interior spaces and façade sunscreens.

Review | Barnaby Bennett discusses ‘the curious case of convention centres’, and how media affects the way our cities are constructed.

Projects | Created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, the first major battle for Anzac soldiers in WWI.

Review | No longer purely a repository of books, today’s libraries are social and information hubs, combining physical with digital.