Farewell Pip
One of New Zealand’s most distinguished architects, Pip Cheshire FNZIA, CNZM and 2013 New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, has died following a brief illness.
Pip Cheshire 2013 Gold Medal interview
We look back at our 2013 NZIA Gold Medal interview with Pip Cheshire.
Elegant span
Andrew Barrie visits the vast, luminous Hangar 4, the Six Green Star certified centrepiece of Air New Zealand’s maintenance base at Auckland Airport by Studio Pacific Architecture.
Introducing 2026 Interior Awards juror Annabel Smart
Joining this year’s Interior Awards jury is Annabel Smart of Studio 11:11, an award-winning design studio operating in multiple disciplines across New Zealand, Australia and The Netherlands.
Colour Collab: Daniel Kempka
In this instalment of the Colour Collab series brought to you by Resene, Warren and Mahoney Senior Associate Daniel Kempka discusses designing deeply empathic spaces.
News
The New Zealand Convention Centre opens
The New Zealand International Convention Centre by Warren and Mahoney, Moller Architects and Woods Bagot opened its doors to the public on 13 February 2026.
Farewell Pip
One of New Zealand’s most distinguished architects, Pip Cheshire FNZIA, CNZM and 2013 New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, has died following a brief illness.
Commonwealth Association of Architects celebrate 60th year in New Zealand.
The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) is marking its 60th anniversary in 2026 with a programme of events and digital initiatives.
Cohousing + passive housing at Peachgrove East
A new development in the Waikato, designed by Smith Architects in collaboration with Greenbridge, promises to make home ownership possible with low deposits and sustainable payments.
Projects
An act of restoration
Andrea Bell visits ACC’s new flagship building in Ōtepoti Dunedin, designed by Warren and Mahoney in collaboration with Aukaha, and finds a weaving together of cultural narratives, built heritage and sustainability.
Houses Revisited: Tasman View House
A Japanese engawa — or porch — captures the panoramic view of Tasman Bay into this home’s sculptural, nautical form. First published in 2018.
Light box that pops
Felicity Wallace discovers Strip Mall, winner of the Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture at the 2025 National Architecture Awards.
Review
Mr Ward’s Map: Victorian Wellington street by street
Robin Skinner reviews Elizabeth Cox’s impressive new book, which documents the c. 1900 edition of Thomas Ward’s map with accompanying commentary.
Urban Art Village 2025: Building a City of Ideas
Gina Hochstein and Yusef Patel experienced the irrepressible Matt Liggin’s Urban Art Village, which ran 30-31 October 2025 in Takutai Square in Britomart.
Ignite. Adapting In the Age of AI: A review and kōrero with Dr Deidre Brown
Elisapeta Heta attended the first event in the University of Auckland’s speaker series Ignite. Adapting in the Age of AI, this panel discussed cultural Intellectual Property and the impacts of AI on the workforce.
Practice
Ō Rua
In the latest instalment of Practice in Profile, supported by Resene, Matekitātahi Rāwiri, Renee Smith-Apanui and Matangireia Yates-Francis, founding directors of ŌRUA, discuss their hopes and aspirations for the new practice.
Conserving memory and culture through virtual reality design
Research from Auckland University of Technology explores how photogrammetry and virtual reality support hybrid workflows for conserving at-risk cultural heritage.
Essay from India: 2
Five years after his first Essay from India, Jeremy Smith continues the conversation about the country’s reductive approach to architecture, seemingly coming full circle to life and building as it was before tech and WiFi.
Awards
Outside In wins eight honours at International Plantscape Awards
The New Zealand interior plantscape design studio, Outside In, has received eight awards across multiple categories at the 2026 International Plantscape Awards (IPA) in Florida, positioning the studio among the world’s leading practitioners in biophilic design.
Meet your 2026 Interior Awards jury
Providing extensive experience across a wide range of markets and disciplines, including residential, hospitality, commercial, civic and education, meet this year’s Interior Awards jury.
People
There be monsters
Chris Barton on the arrival of some very big buildings in Christchurch.
Pip Cheshire 2013 Gold Medal interview
We look back at our 2013 NZIA Gold Medal interview with Pip Cheshire.
Essay from Finland
Jeremy Smith considers the Finnish liking for layering and sectioning for the light, with the underlying influence of the Aaltos evident throughout.
The architect as repairer: The retrofit imperative
Rachel MacIntyre features in the first in a series of sustainability thought pieces from Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.