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15 - 16 July 2025
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Tuesday 15 July 2025, 10am - 5pm
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Auckland Showgrounds
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Model Citizens repurpose the Gordon Wilson Flats
Architecture NZ and ArchitectureNow’s annual Model Citizens competition kicked off this year’s Festival of Architecture with great fun and enthusiasm.New app brings te reo Māori into architectural plans
Room to Rūma, a trailblazing new app by Peddlethorp for Autodesk Revit, allows native Māori or English speakers to navigate architectural plans in te reo Māori.2024 Eat Drink Design Awards - shortlist revealed
Two projects by Alexander and Co. and one project by CTRL Space has put New Zealand bar design in the spotlight in this prestigious trans-Tasman awards programme.Catalina Bay Apartments complete
The $160 million waterfront apartment complex led by Willis Bond and designed by Architectus marks a new era for the seaside town of Catalina Bay in Auckland.Applications Open for Studio Pacific Architecture and Design Scholarship
Open to Māori or Pasifika school leavers planning to enrol in an architecture course at Victoria University, the scholarship provides $5,000 towards studies.Colour as an antedote
Colour specialists, Davina Harper and Bree Leech introduce three palettes in the 2025 Dulux Colour Forecast that reflect the need to uplift and nurture ourselves.Disruptive provocations at the annual CoreNet Symposium
Amanda Harkness expected the unexpected from this year’s CoreNet Global NZ Symposium.Maurice and I national release
Celebrating the architectural partnership of Maurice Mahoney and Sir Miles Warren, the film heads for national release and international festival, following local box office success.Open Chch 2025: Call for nominations
Open Christchurch is calling all architecture-lovers to nominate their favourite buildings in Ōtautahi Christchurch for next year’s festival. Hurry nominations close 11 September.Metita named as finalist in global design awards
Metita by CTRL Space has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Restaurant and Bar Design Awards, an awards programme celebrating the world’s most creative spaces.Aotearoa Festival of Architecture returns
Starting in September, the nationwide festival offers an eclectic mix of tours, talks, activities, and showings that spotlight our unique architectural perspectives and talents.Le Corbusier: Death and homelessness
On the anniversary of Le Corbusier’s death, Richard Francis-Jones muses on the French architect’s journey through life.Architecture is Ace: A talk by Tim Ross
Comedian, author and architecture enthusiast Tim Ross brings a series of talks to Auckland on Wednesday 25 September at Objectspace.Model Citizens is back; register your team now
Returning on 19 September as part of Aotearoa Festival of Architecture the event brings together teams from architecture studios for a fun-filled design comp.Keeping it in perspective: Stantiall Studio turns 25
Wellington-based Stantiall Studio’s architectural illustrations and perspectives are on exhibit in Wellington from 20 to 24 August.Newsletter
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