Review
RSSRebecca Kiddle visits Violent Legalities at Wellington’s Te Pātaka Toi/Adam Art Gallery and finds a controversial exhibition that is part art, part research.
Maito Akiyama explores the ‘new normal’ – how COVID-19 has disrupted daily rituals and activities, vastly changing spatial experience.
The pandemic has raised a collective anxiety about how to share public spaces – an anxiety heightened in the most intimate of settings: the public toilet. Sarah Bookman examines some solutions.
Mott MacDonald’s Advanced Computational Design Lead, Maria Mingallon, reviews Guy Marriage’s book on the design and construction of tall buildings.
One bizarre scheme promoted during this pandemic was to attract high-net-worthers to invest at least $50 million in NZ. Isaac Sweetapple resists this classist retreat.
John Sutherland considers Peter Dyer’s comprehensive investigation into one of the country’s most costly human-made disasters – New Zealand’s leaky building syndrome.
Lighting designer James Russ lets us in on the process behind a recent large-scale commission that explores “New Zealand’s place in the world”.
Leanne Amodeo takes a look at beautiful bathrooms from around the world as she brings us the latest in design thinking for this very important space.
Leanne Amodeo looks abroad to see how kitchen design continues to change the way we live, discovering a series of stunning spaces, from Milan to Melbourne.
In these three titles, a few worlds, both real and imagined, are distilled into words.
This book explores 14 Australian properties along with their mood boards and fabric swatches from a designer who can be described as “wise and humbled”.
Furniture designer Raimana Jones details the process he used to create what he calls “a bold architectural object designed for everyday life”.
Indigenous knowledge systems will be vital in managing our planet’s complex future challenges and Indigenous voices are critical to flourishing built environments. It is urgent and necessary to hear them.
University of Melbourne professor of architecture Paul Walker reviews this book, edited by Ian Lochhead, that explores the design of an iconic building.
Paul Walker looks at the second volume in the Radical Futures series, a collection of essays focusing on future challenges that affect us all.
Juken New Zealand showcases sustainable forestry producing innovative premium wood solutions for an evolving building industry.
Federico Monsalve was a judge at the recent Inside: World Festival of Interiors in Amsterdam. Here, he talks about the process and his observations.
Sam Kebbell reports on the New Zealand exhibit at this architecture biennale, focusing on pedestrianising the Wellington suburb of Hataitai.
New Zealand architects Craig Moller, Dean Mackenzie and Hamish Monk report on their experiences of the 2019 World Architecture Festival.
When conventional plumbing is not an option in a project’s design, Saniflo’s range of products offers the ideal solution.
Marian Macken discusses this record of a year in the life of architect Pete Bossley – as seen through his drawings.
Rochelle Payne reports on the progress of her Passive House in Auckland – an ambitious undertaking to create one of the country’s most sustainable homes.
Caroline Montague explores a new publication that celebrates this iconic movement and the spread of its influence.
Sean Flanagan reviews this exhibition, which ran at Objectspace, showcasing alternative architectural practice models in New Zealand.
We review two books showcasing housing trends from around the world.
Mike Austin discusses the recent exhibition at Objectspace that explored one Auckland firm’s approach to work, space and context.
A report from the Australasian Student Architecture Congress, held in Christchurch this year and full of forward thinking.
We review books that explore two typologies that are distinct in their own right: one based on geography and one based on size.
Isthmus’ Brennan Baxley responds to an installation that explores the negotiation of humans and nature by Austrian designer Klaus Loenhart.
We review two books about New Zealand buildings: St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel and a Visitor Centre for Kāpiti Island.
Abigail hurst attended a recent talk from Bill Reed, founding director of the US Green Building Council and co-founder of the LEED green building rating system.
Three designers from Peddle Thorp report back from Sydney after attending the 2019 NZ Property Council annual conference.
Andrew Barrie reviews this installation, part of the 2019 Bright Lights Festival, by Matt Liggins.
Colin Martin looks back at some of the key players from the Bauhaus school of art and design and their influence.
Camille Khouri reports back from the inaugural Oceania Biophilia Summit, which took place from 5-7 August in Glenorchy.
Bill McKay reviews this installation in Killarney Park in Auckland’s Takapuna, marking the 125-year anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand.
Architecture student Naomi Vallis reflects on a recent study trip to Spain and Morocco and the architecture of this iconic Islamic complex.
Architecture students from around the country pulled an all-nighter in this competition, where they were invited to imagine life on the moon.
Peter Wood reviews this exhibit that explores the drawings of prominent a Hawke’s Bay architect, running at MTG Hawke’s Bay until 4 August.
This month, we review two books that explore alternatives to urban living.