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.

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PIED PLUMAGE • This year’s winning Brick Bay Folly, Within the Wings of the Kāruhiruhi, will shed its foliage feathers as the seasons pass. Amanda Harkness finds out how the designers have so cleverly woven nature into their project.

AFTER THE RAIN: MATERIAL FLOWS • In part five of this series, observing the disposal of disaster-compromised houses, Andrew Barrie considers moves to overcome impediments to the circular economy.

MATERIAL FOCUS: CORONET RIDGE RESORT • Architect Mitch McKenzie discusses G2 Studio’s latest luxury boutique hotel project in Queenstown.

CÉILI MURPHY • As Interiors Lead at one of the country’s top architectural practices, Céili Murphy brings a fine arts background to the fine art of shaping cohesive, considered spaces for Architectus’ diverse range of clients.

THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS BROKEN – THE ARCHITECT AS HARVESTER OPPORTUNITY • In our third sustainability thought piece from Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, Rachel MacIntyre considers the economics of specifying sustainable materials in the design process.

Soul work • Tim Dorrington and Sam Atcheson of Dorrington Atcheson Architects consider what it takes to make buildings that mean something.

Sacred feathers • Jon Rennie investigates the layered mana whenua narrative and its expression in Amokura Hawke’s Bay Museum by RTA Studio.

Architecture of the deal • John Walsh delves into the tangled history and the complex urban design thinking underlying Auckland’s 32,000m2 New Zealand International Convention Centre by Warren and Mahoney in association with Moller Architects and Woods Bagot.

Composed of shadows • Caro Robertson investigates the soft tectonic form of Hamilton’s new Te Ara Pekapeka and Taurapa bridges, winner of the 2025 NZIA Planning & Urban Design award, by Edwards White Architects and BBO in association.

Window to the world • Jade Kake explores the tensions of public space on show at Wellington’s $217.6-million seismic upgrade and makeover of its central library, Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, by Athfield Architects in collaboration with Tihei.

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