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A new commission by Ammon Ngakuru takes the stage at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki tomorrow – Saturday 27 September.
Cynthia Yuan and Norman Wei are the recipients of the 2025 F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Affordable Housing. Their proposal, Loose-Fit Futures, has been recognised for its multicultural approach to rethinking domestic space in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington is urged by The Architectural Centre to reuse the structure of Wellington’s controversial Gordon Wilson Flats.
Open to all, the popular quick-fire battle will feature six speakers (architects, engineers and social commentators) facing off in two teams, to argue for and against the motion: “AI would design Auckland better than us”.
New analysis suggests New Zealand homes could be fully solar-powered by 2032. The data reveals residential solar capacity surged 43 per cent in the past year alone, with adoption set to outpace previous forecasts.
Colour specialists, Davina Harper and Bree Leech introduce three palettes in the 2026 Dulux Colour Forecast that reflects reflect continued global uncertainty and digital fatigue.
Five enchanting submissions have been short-listed for the eleventh Brick Bay Folly.
This year’s Earth Building Association of New Zealand conference will profile the latest ideas, technologies and projects shaping the future of low carbon, high performing, sustainable building in Aotearoa.
Plus Studio (formerly Plus Architecture) has announced the completion of a comprehensive rebrand in collaboration with international creative agency Frost*collective.
Dennis Radermacher is an architectural photographer whose work is seen in many of this country’s leading architectural publications and websites. Here, he discusses the fine art of photo editing.
The annual Aotearoa Festival of Architecture returns from the 14th September, opening the doors of the profession to celebrate the vitality, creativity and diversity of architecture in New Zealand.
Australasia’s largest lightwall, The Lightship, is set to launch its 2025–26 season in September, illuminating Auckland’s waterfront.
A convergence of landscape and art will see Auckland’s historic Okahu Bay Wharf illuminated in a unique new public installation.
How can the NZIA and Auckland Council collaborate across design, planning and policy to deliver density without compromising liveability, equity or sustainability?
Celebrating the people who build Aotearoa. The 2025 Building People Awards shine a spotlight on the human skills in construction.
The Board of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects announce the appointment of Mark Abbot as the organisation’s new Chief Executive.
Open Christchurch invites you to nominate buildings to participate in Open Christchurch 2026.
Richard Reid provides his observations and insights on the Fast-track Approvals Act, drawing from 25 years of assessing and designing nationally-important infrastructure and urban renewal projects.
Lexus New Zealand has announced Lexus Design Award (LDA) is expanding to Wellington’s Victoria University and Massey University.
Boaz Oh joins COX Architecture as a Senior Architect in the Auckland Studio.
Australian landscape architecture practice Arcadia opens office in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Sarah Allan, the UK government’s chief architect, will be delivering public lectures in Auckland on 17 September and in Dunedin on 24 September.
Anthony Vile advocates for critical public discourse when it comes to matters relating to the RMA and urban intensification.
One of the winning team members in this year’s ArchEngBuild competition shares details of the nationwide cross-disciplinary learning experience.
Unitec has partnered with XPO Events since 2016 to showcase student-led design explorations through the practice of making.
Dorita Hannah visits Te Pūtahi’s annual Open Christchurch event and finds a blueprint for sharing Aotearoa’s unfolding architectural heritage.
The Future of Housing Summit, in collaboration with Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects (NZIA), is set to take place at the nation’s largest build, design and architectural trade show, BuildNZ.
Terry Cheng reviews DigiComm25 and is cautiously optimistic about the role of emerging technologies in enabling more-meaningful work.
A team of University of Auckland architecture students is constructing a series of architectonic sculptures to explore suburban built environments and home ownership attitudes.
Former CEO of Isthmus Group, Ralph Johns, has been announced as the new President/Chair of NZILA. He will serve a two-year term until June 2027.
Architectus and Māori architectural practice ŌRUA have announced they are joining forces to further advance culturally responsive, place-based architecture that reflects the unique identity of Aotearoa.
Studio Studio designers transform an Arrowtown dwelling of ‘mixed origin’ into a sophisticated, contemporary bolthole that holds its own in the world of uber cool interiors.
Heritage architect Joanna Theodore considers the recent decision to demolish the Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington.
Students from Unitec’s School of Architecture are celebrating Matariki by showcasing their work at Waiwharariki Anzac Square in Takapuna.
Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects partners with BuildNZ to host The Future of Housing Summit.
The New Zealand Registered Architects Board has approved the accreditation of Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, Otago Polytechnic’s School of Architecture, Master of Architecture (Professional) programme.
Charting 50 years of architectural drawing, this Objectspace exhibition captures the final years of architecture as an exclusively hand-drawn discipline to today’s digital culture.
Led by architects Julie Stout and Ken Davis, this exhibition features the work of 18 MArch students from the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning.
Architects Jeremy Smith and Murali Bhaskar go looking for water and hard-to-find buildings in one of the world’s most populous mega-cities, Dhaka.
Annabelle Smith enjoyed an early tour of Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Kaurinui Valley home, soon to be opened to the public.