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Connect locally, inspire globally
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Warren and Mahoney’s John Coop writes on countering homogenisation of architectural work through the understanding of identity.

Creating new historic places
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David Batchelor, creator of Wellington City Heritage Week 2017, asks if we can purposefully create new historic places.

Opinion: Safe cladding practice
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Bill McKay asks if the Grenfell fire could happen here in New Zealand and looks at the ACP cladding system.

Autism-aware design
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Thomas Denhardt investigates how architects can improve the lives of those who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Long hours: Go hard or go home!
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Lee Hillam reflects on the long-hours culture in architecture and asks: What is the real cost of this exploitative practice?

Architects amidst conflict
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Thomas Denhardt examines Lebanon’s conflict-filled history and asks, “What is the architect’s role during war and conflict?”

Architecture of the Pacific
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The first in an ongoing series by Bill McKay and Jason Mann on the long-neglected architecture of the South Pacific.

NZIA board co-opts Māori arch graduate
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Elisapeta Heta, an architectural graduate at Jasmax, has been co-opted as the Ngā Aho representative to the NZIA board.

Quake city
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Guy Marriage investigates the effects of the recent 7.8-magnitude Kaikoura earthquake on Wellington’s city buildings.

Managing mental health
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New research discusses how the architectural profession might better support its members through periods of mental illness.

Diversity = creativity
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Lynne Elvins discusses the lack of diversity in top design roles – and how we can close the gender and diversity gaps.

Not just a high-wire act
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A look at recent changes to the Health and Safety at Work Act, and how architects can avoid running into problems.

Limiting disputation
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Architects increasingly need to be more savvy when it comes to preventing and resolving disagreements.

Water for wellbeing
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A report on solving design challenges for health through the presence of water.

Future Thinking III: open source design
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For the third in the Future Thinking series, Sarosh Mulla reports on Make/Use, a user-focused zero-waste fashion project.

Biophilic design in the workplace
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Partner Content: An Interface research study on the relationship between psychological well-being, work environments and employee expectations.

Man of steel
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Progressive Building talks to Steel Construction NZ manager Alistair Fussell about the state of the steel industry.

Igniting a sense of startup culture
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Partner Content: A Steelcase paper on reconnecting with the startup mindset without getting weighed down by the sheer scale of a large enterprise.

Jasmax Māori Cultural Advisory
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A group of architectural designers at Jasmax are working to promote Māori cultural engagement in design and creative thinking.

Future Thinking II: Nanotechnology
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The second in a series exploring design research and innovation, compiled by Auckland-based designer, Sarosh Mulla.