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.

Architecture

Editorial

Awake awake

Conversations

THE BIG REVEAL

DIVINE DESIGNS

SIGNIFICANT DRAWINGS GIFTED • An estimated 7000 drawings belonging to renowned architect John Scott are now archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library. Futuna Trust chair and architect Nick Bevin charts the events that led to the generous gifting of this drawing taonga by the Scott whānau.

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SHIFTING A CITY: ŌTAUTAHI 10 YEARS ON • Athfield Architects associate Matthew Webby maps the current state of Christchurch’s built form and reveals those areas of the city that have prospered and those that have not.

Architecture NZ + Resene Colour Collab

Something rotten in the state… • Peter Dyer delves into the thorny issue of whether or not targeted repair might be a better solution to New Zealand’s ongoing leaky buildings saga.

Fine-tuning a few elements • Pip Cheshire traverses influences in his design practice, from the shoebox to Donald Judd to Don Clarke to the raw and the cooked.

Boxing clever • Megan Edwards visits Patchwork Architecture’s award-winning 10x10 House in Wellington and finds a playful, elegant and environmentally efficient architectural solution on a scrap of leftover hillside.

Gallery house • Jeremy Smith discovers the Wrightmann House in Christchurch, where considered architectural curatorship by Athfield Architects has given every wall a voice.

iPhone architecture • Chris Barton explores what The Hotel Britomart’s seamless exterior, laneway labyrinth and deconstructed ethos by Cheshire Architects bring to Auckland’s evolving downtown precinct.

A date with the city • Amanda Harkness explores the interior design of The Hotel Britomart – Cheshire Architects’ latest project in the downtown Auckland precinct – and discovers thoughtful craftmanship at every turn.

ITINERARY_ City Guide: Tauranga

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