Tag: Materials | Architecture Now

Kinetic architecture

People | Can façades react - without electricity - to changing weather, temperatures and sun? US academic Doris Sung seems to think so.

Absence of light

Review | Black is always on trend in the fashion world, and architecture is following suit. Take a look at 12 recent striking examples.

Kaynemaile wins at NYCxDesign Awards

News | New Zealand company Kaynemaile has won Best Architectural Product at the NYCxDesign Awards, announced 20 May.

Materials matter too

Practice | Architect Min Hall looks at how we can increase awareness and uptake of the many forms of natural building in New Zealand.

Editor’s choice: plastic

Review | We feature 10 projects that show how this versatile, malleable material can be successfully utilised in a wide range of typologies.

Design people: Monmouth Glass Studio

People | Glass artists Stephen Bradbourne & Isaac Katzoff use traditional techniques to create handblown light pendants and glassware.

Bamboo revival

Review | Stronger than steel and able to withstand compression better than concrete, this raw tubular material is making a comeback.

Another brick in the wall

Review | The use of this natural, ancient material in a range of both simple and complex projects illustrates its timeless flexibility.

Isn’t it good, engineered wood

Practice | Jeff Parker, Wood Producers & Manufacturers Association technical manager, talks about the latest advances in timber.

The makers of Venice

Practice | Bill McKay looks at the technology behind New Zealand’s Future Islands exhibition for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Steely resolve

Review | Weathering steel has become something of a darling in the architectural world over the past few years. We investigate why.

Editor’s choice: glass

Review | We feature 15 creative projects celebrating the variety of ways that this transparent, reflective material can be utilised.

Editor’s choice: concrete

Review | There is more to this material than carparks and brutalist blocks. Here, we review ten recent outstanding concrete projects.

Material thinking

Practice | John de Manincor talks with David Pigram, Iain Maxwell and James Gardiner about material technology and use.

Biomaterials and modes of praxis

Practice | Are so-called “biomaterials” redefining how architects engage with biological systems?

Designer Rugs Evolve workshops

Calendar | Public Event, Auckland, 24 May 2012
Handmade contemporary rug design entails much more than transposing a two-dimensional graphic onto the designated surface. Find out how the professionals do it.

Colourways Workshop

Calendar | Conference, Auckland, 4 May 2012
Experience exciting guest speakers, an insightful discussion panel which should provide for some robust and inspiring exchanges and an overview of the latest January Maison et Objet show in Paris.

A View From Where I Was Sleeping

Calendar | Exhibition, Lower Hutt, 10 Mar 2012 to 22 Jul 2012
This exhibition takes it name from a poem by Gregory O’Brien and visitors will be able to experience the poem wrapped around a vase by artist Noel McKenna.

Steel: the proven performer for a new Christchurch

Calendar | Conference, Christchurch, 29 Feb 2012
The rebuilding of Christchurch brings a unique opportunity to create a desireable and future-proofed CBD.

Dilana’s Marquette Exhibition

Calendar | Exhibition, Auckland, 24 Nov 2011 to
A spontaneous collection of miniture rugs is now on display.