News
2024 Firth NZILA Wānanga
Earlybird registration is now available for the 2024 Firth NZILA Wānanga, which will be held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington from 16–17th May 2024.
BuildNZ 2024: Navigating challenges and shaping the future
New Zealand’s largest trade-only event for people who design, construct and manage the country’s buildings and facilities is happening 25–26 June at Auckland Showgrounds.
Alien Architecture: The Architecture of AI
British architect, curator, and author Neil Leach will be sharing his theory on AI’s architectural evolution at a free lecture at Auckland University, on 30 April.
Anthony Hōete made a Fellow by the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Professor Anthony Hōete has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow for his advancement of New Zealand and Māori architecture worldwide.
Projects
A Long Bay farewell
Partner content: A stunning entertainer’s home in Auckland’s Long Bay was the last hurrah for a boutique design and build company prior to seeking new adventures in the South Island.
Houses revisited: Coastal house
This house’s cladding has timber battens deliberately spaced to read as the homeowners’ favourite piece of music by Bach. First published in 2016.
Houses revisited: Stewart Island house
A three-storeyed tower pokes out above the native treetops on the edge of New Zealand’s southernmost town of Oban. First published in 2016.
Review
Book Review: Horror in Architecture: The Reanimated Edition
Patrick Sherwood discusses how authors Ong Ker-Shing and Joshua Comaroff analyse the “agonising presence of horror” underlying not only the built environment but our very society.
Fair Play
Emma Harvey-Gibbs, Procurement Manager at CTRL Space, shares her experiences of travelling to furniture fairs across the world in 2023.
Dan Sullivan’s top picks: Open Chch 2024
With so much on choice over its three days (May 3rd–5th), Dan Sullivan provides his picks from this year’s festival offering open access to 50 notable Ōtautahi buildings.
Practice
‘Oh Vienna’ Where do we live tomorrow?
Architecture Workshop’s Christopher Kelly examines Vienna’s ‘affordability of everyday life’ and recommends an amalgam of solutions to New Zealand’s housing crisis.
Culture and collegiality
John Walsh visits Te Rangihīroa, the University of Otago’s new hall of residence designed by Jasmax.
Te taura whakairo: the continuing tradition
This year’s Te Kāhui Whaihanga Gold Medallist, Deidre Brown, discusses her journey through architecture as she follows the evolution of Māori and Pacific design.
Awards
NZGBC announce Future Thinker 2024
Widi Auliagisni, Doctoral student in Emergency and Disaster Management at Massey University, is the sixth young leader awarded the Future Thinker of the Year title.
2024 Brick Bay Folly winner announced
This year’s colourful winning Brick Bay Folly, Femmely Velues, represents a first for the programme since its launch almost 10 years ago. Amanda Harkness takes a closer look.
People
Building Change: The mass timber revolution
Carbon measurement expert Rebecca Mills, delves into the science behind mass timber’s green claims in an eye-opening exploration into the future of sustainable construction.
Are you okay?
Pam Carter discusses her thoughts on mental health and well-being within the industry.
Building Change: The carbon measurement ‘glow up’
In the first of our ‘Building Change’ series, Rebecca Mills, founder of The Lever Room, summarises the present state of carbon accounting and finds it on the cusp of a transformation.
Auckland upzoning under the microscope
Chief Economist at Auckland Council Gary Blick discusses the results of recent ‘upzoning’ across Auckland and its link to improving housing and rental affordability.