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Editorial: Anatomy of a sinkhole
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A 100-year old broken pipe leading to catastrophic waste-water contamination in the Waitematā raises concerns for how Watercare will manage our biggest city’s aging drains.
Some ideas about ideas
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Pip Cheshire considers how best to negotiate the path between the development of architectural propositions and the studio’s well-being.
Is the system working?
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Karamia Müller looks beyond the “electoral moment” to the built realm and asks whether or not the system is working.
Cartoon - Malcolm Walker ‘Dreaming…’
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Cartoonist and Architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Across the Board
Timber arch sets record for size
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Air New Zealand’s new Hangar 4 is set to be the largest timber arch in the southern hemisphere.
Giles Reid and Mary Gaudin publish Withers House
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Giles Reid and Mary Gaudin publish Withers House.
Obituary: Marshall Cook
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Pip Cheshire and Lindley Naismith pay tribute to NZIA Gold Medal-winning architect and friend Marshall Cook (23 June 1940–28 September 2023).
Architecture+Women.NZ Dulux Award 2023
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Held every three years, this unique awards programme celebrates women in the field of architecture across just three categories: Leadership, Diversity and Excellence.
Waterfront wonders
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The third Model Citizens event was held during the 2023 Aotearoa Festival of Architecture and Auckland Architecture Week, with 11 teams coming together to compete.
Forever an educator
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Robin Skinner remembers heritage and contemporary architecture academic and enthusiast Michael Findlay (1959–2019) and his passion for mid-century modernism.
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Laminex: New awakenings
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Kairangi Ama, Interior Designer at Woods Bagot, collaborates with Laminex, creating contemplative and earthy still lifes featuring their new range of Italian porcelain surfaces.
Interior Spaces: Committed to quality
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When it comes to medium-density housing, Ōtautahi-based practice Sheppard & Rout has form. Amanda Harkness considers its latest project, Worcester Terraces.
COLORSTEEL® Awards winners announced for 2023
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The Awards recognising excellence in architecture & roofing named eight winners in a celebration of workmanship, innovation, design, and energy efficiency.
Practice
The evolution of Matter
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Matter Architects’ founder Jonathan Smith looks back at 10 years of the practice and considers the importance of magic, making a moment and movie quotes.
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Communities of learning
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Jasper van der Lingen investigates how extensive community consultation shaped the carefully layered communal forms of Christchurch’s new Te Aratai College by Architectus.
Vernacular adventure
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On the upper reaches of Lake Wakatipu, RTA Studio and Bureaux go high concept with traditional types at The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp.
Warm walls and good manners
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Bill McKay visits Te Mātāwai, Kāinga Ora’s new mixed-tenure, high-density social housing development in Auckland’s Greys Avenue by Mode Design.
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Colour Collab: Liv Patience
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In this series brought to you by Resene, Material Creative co-founder Liv Patience discusses inspiration found around the world.
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Itinerary: Neomodernism in New Zealand
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In this month’s itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Andrew Barrie takes a tour of 14 Neomodernism buildings in New Zealand.
Book review: Unfinished & Far Far Away: The Architecture of Irving Smith Architects
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John Walsh reviews Unfinished & Far Far Away: The Architecture of Irving Smith Architects which looks at 10 projects led by Jeremy Smith and Andrew Irving.
Old House: Drawing Interface
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Hannah Hopewell reviews the exhibit Old House: Drawing Interface by architect Simon Twose at Te Auaha Gallery in Wellington.
Urban Art Village
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Sahil Tiku reviews five exhibitions of the Urban Art Village that defy the boundary between art and architecture.
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