Tag: Practice | Architecture Now

Toxic declaration

Practice | Labelling tools are now helping architects choose material products to help sustain the health of a building’s occupants.

Clean green image

Practice | Owner-occupiers take note: solar technology is not only good for your public image, it also helps your bottom line.

Glazed expression

Practice | Technological advances have increased the use of glass in construction in recent years, with some stunning results.

How place fosters innovation

Practice | Partner Content: A Steelcase research that looks at innovation in the workplace and how it can supercharge organisations.

West 8

Practice | ArchitectureNow talks with Maarten Buijs of Rotterdam-based West 8.

Value systems

Practice | Blair Mckolskey gauges some recent spatial theories around world-class workplaces.

Walking the talk

Practice | Blair McKolskey says stop bandying the word collaboration around – and start collaborating.

Switching on to LED

Practice | While LED technology is not new, it has only recently gained traction as a lighting solution.

Noise – Infusion or confusion

Practice | Blair McKolskey and Greg Tate examine ways to mitigate productivity-affecting disturbances.

Sound matters

Practice | Steve Aschebrook explains how design and acoustic treatment can be achieved through planning and zoning of spaces.

Social Architecture

Practice | A look at the increasing influence of social media within the field of architecture.

How to find a job

Practice | Architectural graduate Virginia Raike was eager to find out about how to become a registered architect.

Past occupation

Practice | When considering detail, attention to human scale is key, writes Virginia Kerridge.

New Principal at Warren and Mahoney, Wellington

New appointment at Warren and Mahoney

News | Architect Alistair Luke has moved from Jasmax to take up a Principal post at Warren and Mahoney, Wellington.

Architecturally exposed structural steel

Practice | 17 suggestions to help make designing with architecturally exposed structural steel an enjoyable, interactive process.

America’s top models: pro bono and beyond

Practice | US approaches to community outreach in architectural practice and how they could relate to Australia.

Dominik Mazur joins HBO+EMTB's Wellington studio

A new face at HBO+EMTB Wellington

News | International architect Dominik Mazur joins the multi-disciplinary design house HBO+EMTB as a senior architect.

Tommy Honey - Number 8 wire

Calendar | Talk, Auckland, 1 May 2012
As part of the School of Architecture and Planning’s Communiqué Autumn Lecture Series, Tommy Honey will talk about his experience, work and Number 8 Wire.

Susanne Hofmann - The Baupiloten

Calendar | Talk, Auckland, 28 Mar 2012
As part of the School of Architecture and Planning’s Communiqué Autumn Lecture Series, Susanne Hofmann will talk about her experience, work and Baupiloten, a joint venture between her architectural firm and the Technical University of Berlin.

Restricted Building Work is coming

News | Restricted Building Work (RBW) is coming, making it essential to be a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP).