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Waste Management headquarters sweep property awards

Waste Management New Zealand’s new headquarters took home three key awards at the 2020 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.

Keystone Trust announces 2021 scholarship recipients

Keystone Trust introduced its successful 2021 scholarship recipients at the Trust’s 26th annual Awards Evening, held at Auckland’s Okahu Bay on 22 October.

Surface redefined

Partner content: Laminex New Zealand™ introduces the Alucci™ Collection, a next generation fusion of material and technology in ultra-matte surfaces.


Auckland Council updates its Māori Design Hub

With the city's population intensifying, the Auckland Council has updated Te Pokapū Whakatairanga Tikanga Māori (The Māori Design Hub) to refine its best practice for Māori design.

"Exciting and optimistic" apartment wins at 2020 Resene Total Colour Awards

An apartment by Paul Anselmi of Bull O’Sullivan Architecture Ltd and Maria Chen is among 23 colourful winners that Resene has just announced. See all the winning projects here.

Obituary: Guy Kingdon Natusch

Architect Claire Natusch remembers her great-uncle: a Hawkes Bay architect of "honest, elegantly practical" homes and a champion of heritage architecture.

Winners of the 2020 NZ Building Industry Awards announced

Held at three venues across the country to celebrate excellence in the field, the New Zealand Institute of Building’s annual awards ceremony saw a record number of entries this year.

Australian startup uses AI to shake up town planning

A Gold Coast startup is using AI to streamline and simplify development applications to allow planning consultants to focus on town planning rather than report writing.

Blind, curtain or both? Luxaflex presents LumiShade

Partner content: Find out more about beautifully flexible light control you can walk through, whether open or closed with Luxaflex® LumiShade™.

Concept design unveiled for Christ Church Cathedral Quarter

Warren and Mahoney, in association with Snøhetta Architects and Salmond Reed, has released the concept designs for the reinstatement of this iconic South Island landmark.

Auckland Council appoints new head of design office

Landscape Architecture Aotearoa reports on the appointment Lisa Dunshea but says she won’t hold the same power or enjoy the same freedom as her predecessor.

Auckland Architecture Week begins 31 October

Though a full-blown Festival of Architecture was not able to happen this year due to COVID-19, the NZIA Auckland branch will host a week full of events from 31 October to 5 November.

Semi Permanent returns for 2020 – and it’s free for everyone

One day, ten hours, 27 speakers and performers. Semi Permanent Aotearoa is New Zealand’s longest-running creative conference. And this year, for the first time, it’s completely free.

Architect Nick Stevens talks sandcastles and collaboration

The co-founder of Stevens Lawson Architects recounts his journey with architecture and starting a practice from the ground up on a new podcast for creatives.

Interior Awards 2020 student winner on Radio New Zealand

Abdallah Alayan caught up with Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand to discuss his winning project, how the event went and much more. Listen here.