Architecture NZ

Architecture New Zealand is the journal for New Zealand’s architects. For over fifty years it has been at the centre of the profession – keeping architects informed, inspired and engaged with reviews of the latest projects, insightful commentary on key issues and critical discussion of practice matters.

Gobsmacked

Architecture

Finding a public voice

Going for growth

PROJECTS SHORT-LISTED AMONGST THE WORLD’S BEST

AOTEAROA FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE RETURNS

AFFORDABLE HOUSE IMPRESSES GLOBAL JUDGES

ARCHITECTURAL WRITING WINNERS ANNOUNCED

AN EXPRESSION OF HAUORA

IWI-LED BUILD-TO-RENT

A MEDITATION ON LANDSCAPES • Donna Luo looks back on the University of Auckland’s 2023 Te Pare School of Architecture and Planning study tour through France, Spain and Morocco, and considers our responsibilities with regard to the land on which we live.

JUDGES SELECT FINALISTS FOR BRICK BAY FOLLY • This year, five fanciful submissions have been short-listed for the prestigious 2025 Brick Bay Folly. Amanda Harkness takes a closer look at the line-up.

AWARDING OUTSTANDING INTERIORS AND DESIGNERS

LIFE AMONGST THE TREES • Beneath the fresh, Scandi vibe of this modest Stufkens + Chambers-designed family home – a finalist in this year’s Interior Awards – is a strong sense of social and environmental awareness. Amanda Harkness finds out more.

Drawn out • Sean Flanagan examines the way in which drawing and seeing are intricately bound and the reasons why hand-drawing makes an efficient and rich contribution to design.

Work

Science on show • Matthew Webby explores the expressive curves, the sustainability and seismic credentials, and the carefully curated work and teaching spaces of Waimarie, Lincoln University’s new agricultural science facility by Warren and Mahoney and Lab-works Architecture.

Snakeskin chic • From its bone-like verandah posts and sleek, blue-mirrored glass façade to its slender structural diagrid and rooftop oculus, Guy Marriage finds much to like in BNZ Place in Wellington, designed by Jasmax with fit-out by Studio Pacific Architecture.

Civic welcome • Felicity Brenchley explores the collaborative design process behind Whangārei’s new civic centre, Te Iwitahi, by Team Architects Auckland, and the development of its Māori ‘cultural narrative’ through the engagement of Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism.

RAPHAELA ROSE • On a mission to radically reform the impact of our built environments, Raphaela Rose and her team at ahha are daring to imagine a future that’s better for everyone.

Local Architecture Awards 2024 • Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Local Awards celebrate the best architecture from around the country. National winners will be selected from those showcased on the following pages and announced at the New Zealand Architecture Awards on Friday 22 November in Auckland.

AUCKLAND

WAIKATO & BAY OF PLENTY

WESTERN

GISBORNE & HAWKE’S BAY

WELLINGTON

NELSON & MARLBOROUGH

CANTERBURY

SOUTHERN

Housing, not Houses 1: Increasing Density

Crit/Talks

Crit/Exhibition

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