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Blackened timber cabins by Cheshire Architects overlook the Tasman Sea
This pair of charred timber holiday homes by Cheshire Architects stand on the side of a hill in New Zealand that slopes down to the Tasman Sea (+ slideshow). The twin residences were designed by the...
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New Zealand selects Silver Fern as design for national flag vote
New Zealand has selected a winner in a contest to find a new national flag, which will go up against its existing design in a public vote. Melbourne-based architect Kyle Lockwood's Silver Fern design –...
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Window with cross-shaped frame forms beacon for rebuilt church by Dalman...
A tower with a large window rises above this New Zealand church rebuilt by Dalman Architecture, replacing the corner spire of the original building destroyed in earthquakes (+ slideshow). The...
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New Zealand rejects crowd-sourced flag design
New Zealand residents have voted to stick with their existing flag after a competition that attracted over 10,000 designs and a national referendum, estimated to have cost NZ$26m. The preliminary...
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Honeymoon retreat by Andrew Patterson nestles on shoreline of a New Zealand...
This tiny stone cottage by Patterson Associates provides a remote honeymoon retreat on the rugged coast of a New Zealand peninsula (+ slideshow). Seascape Retreat is one of four luxury villas located...
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Shigeru Ban completes Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch
News: the Cardboard Cathedral designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban opens to the public today in Christchurch, New Zealand. The building was designed by Shigeru Ban as a temporary replacement for...
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Cloudy Bay Shack by Paul Rolfe Architects and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
Two towering walls of Corten steel lead into this four-bedroom guesthouse at the Cloudy Bay winery in Marlborough, New Zealand (+ slideshow). Australian firm Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects teamed up...
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Model Home 2013 by Michael Lin and Atelier Bow-Wow with Andrew Barrie
Architectural drawings of a small workers' shack that featured in an exhibition in Shanghai, China, have been enlarged and used to create a full-scale replica in Auckland, New Zealand. Tokyo architects...
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Lake Hawea Courtyard House by Glamuzina Paterson Architects
This brick courtyard house by Auckland studio Glamuzina Paterson Architects sits at the foot of a mountain in New Zealand's Otago region (+ slideshow). Photograph by Patrick Reynolds Lake Hawea...
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S House by Glamuzina Paterson Architects
This timber-clad house in Auckland by New Zealand studio Glamuzina Paterson Architects zigzags across its site to outline gardens on both its east and west sides (+ slideshow). Glamuzina Paterson...
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Point Resolution Bridge by Warren & Mahoney
Curving steel columns morph into angular arches around the etched concrete body of this bridge by New Zealand architects Warren and Mahoney over a road, railway and waterway in Auckland (+ slideshow)....
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Auckland Art Gallery wins World Building of the Year 2013
World Architecture Festival 2013: the Auckland Art Gallery by Australian studio Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp has been awarded World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore....
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"We wanted to make a building that is embedded in New Zealand culture"
Movie: in this exclusive interview Australian architect Richard Francis-Jones explains the importance of local materials at Auckland Art Gallery, which was crowned World Building of the Year at World...
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Monk Mackenzie and Glamuzina Patterson create angular giraffe shelter at...
The two intersecting roofs of the Giraffe House at Auckland Zoo in New Zealand were designed to comfortably accommodate both its long-necked inhabitants and their human keepers (+ slideshow). New...
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Waiatarua House by Monk Mackenzie incorporates a wooden lattice
This black-stained timber house in Auckland, New Zealand, by local studio Monk Mackenzie features a gridded plywood screen that allows filtered light to enter the interior (+ slideshow). Waiatarua...
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Down the long driveway: New Zealand homes photographed by Mary Gaudin
Photo essay: Montpellier-based photographer Mary Gaudin has created a series of images documenting mid-century residential architecture in New Zealand, her home country. Following the 2011 Christchurch...
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Belly of the Beast is a hillside folly with a scruffy coat made from old tyres
Scraps of rubber tyres create a shaggy coat around this narrow tower created by architecture students Matt Ritani and Declan Burn on a countryside sculpture trail in New Zealand. Named Belly of the...
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen designs new library for earthquake-damaged Christchurch
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has unveiled its design for a new library in Christchurch, New Zealand, to replace the building left wrecked after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes (+ slideshow). The...
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Auckland art gallery by Mitchell and Stout Architects features an...
Green aluminium panels cover the facade of this contemporary art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, where a ceiling shaped like a gramophone horn funnels in light from an opening in the roof (+...
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Pattersons Associates uses stainless steel to create shimmering art museum...
The reflective stainless steel skin of the new Len Lye Museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand pays tribute to the work of the experimental artist known for his kinetic and multimedia pieces (+ slideshow)....
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New Zealand announces 40 potential new flag designs
New Zealanders are to get a chance to vote on a new flag for their country, which could replace its existing graphic featuring the Union Jack. Unity Fern (Red and Blue) by Paul Jackways After reviewing...
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New Zealand shortlists four designs for crowdsourced national flag
New Zealand has narrowed down the options for its potential new flag design to include three fern motifs and a traditional koru emblem (+ slideshow). Announced at a ceremony this morning, the four...
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Case Ornsby completes cedar-clad house in Christchurch divided up by courtyards
House-shaped blocks and courtyards make up this cedar-clad residence in Christchurch, New Zealand, which architect Case Ornsby designed to replace another destroyed in the 2011 earthquake (+...
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World Landscape of the Year 2016 is "about respect for water" says landscape...
In our next exclusive movie from this year's World Architecture Festival, Grant Bailey of Isthmus explains how the Auckland firm's award-winning Kopupaka Reserve was informed by local Maori culture....
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USA, Australia and New Zealand agree reciprocal architecture licensing
Architects certified in either the USA, Australia or New Zealand are now able to gain reciprocal licenses in all of the three countries thanks to a new agreement. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement...
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Vaughn McQuarrie completes island cottage overlooking New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf
Architect Vaughn McQuarrie has replaced a 1920s cottage on New Zealand's Waiheke Island with a modest concrete and timber residence, set among mature gardens. McQuarrie was asked to design Oneroa House...
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Tents create guest bedrooms with panoramic views at Peggy Deamer's New...
The main living areas of this compact holiday home near New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour are arranged perpendicular to a platform that provides space for three tents used to accommodate guests. Yale...
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Huge glazed gable frames sea view at Vaughn McQuarrie's Anzac Bay House
Architect Vaughn McQuarrie has completed a house on New Zealand's Waiheke Island that features fully glazed gable ends, and a helical staircase connecting an open-plan ground floor with mezzanines...
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Studio Dror installs huge wine-rack-shaped sculpture in New Zealand vineyard
New York designer Dror Benshetrit has created a geometric sculpture at Brancott Estate's Marlborough vineyards in New Zealand, which matches a wine rack he has developed for the brand. The Studio Dror...
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Rocket Lab creates "space graffiti" by launching fake star into orbit
New Zealand-based aerospace startup Rocket Lab has faced criticism from astronomers after it secretly launched an artificial star into orbit. The satellite, which has been likened to a giant disco...
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Gardens and terraces slot around timber-clad extensions to Auckland house
William Tozer Associates has completed an extension to a house in Auckland, comprising a series of blocks clad in wooden shingles and vertical boards that enhance the connection with various gardens...
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Knight Associates looks to Japan for design of eco-friendly fashion store in...
Japanese architecture and joinery inspired Knight Associates design for this clothing shop in Wellington, which is defined by a sequence of slatted timber panels. The flagship store for ethical...
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen wraps earthquake-resistant Christchurch library in...
Christchurch Central Library has been designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen as a "symbol of hope, unity, and rebirth" for the city in New Zealand, which was ravaged by an earthquake in 2011. Partially...
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New Zealand Architecture Awards 2018 winners announced
A seaside retreat, a restaurant slotted between heritage buildings and replacements for earthquake-ruined structures in Christchurch are among the best new architecture projects from New Zealand. The...
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Childish Gambino invites festival-goers to switch off in immersive wellness...
American rapper Childish Gambino has built a multi-sensory "wellness centre" that encourages festival-goers to relax and reconnect with one another. On show at Childish Gambino's very own Pharos music...
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Mary Gaudin photographs little-known Werry/Francis Houses by New Zealand...
The sunlit spaces of a mid-century modern family home in New Zealand, designed by the late architect John Scott, are captured in these new images by photographer Mary Gaudin. Gaudin took the photos for...
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"Giant hybrid face-hand" installed on roof of art gallery in Wellington
The roof of City Gallery Wellington is now home to a "kinda creepy" five-metre-tall sculpture of a hand with a face called Quasi, by New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout. The hand, which stands on two...
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House in New Zealand sits on a concrete plinth surrounded by trees
Herbst Architects has raised a house in Piha, New Zealand, on a concrete plinth and steel stilts to give views through the dense woodland to the beach. Called Kawakawa House, Auckland-based practice...
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Avalanche House is a timber holiday home in New Zealand's mountains
A timber-clad holiday home by Intuitive Architects frames dramatic views of its mountainous setting in Central Otago, New Zealand. Based on the wooden cabins that are scattered throughout the nearby...
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Black shutters and concrete wall conceal Te Pakeke retreat in New Zealand
This holiday home in New Zealand by Fearon Hay Architects hides from neighbouring properties while having uninterrupted views of the mountainous landscape. Te Pakeke house is situated north of the...
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Christchurch's experimental mid-century houses revealed in book by Mary...
A photography book by Mary Gaudin and Matthew Arnold reveals how the Christchurch Style movement produced an array of distinctive modernist houses in the New Zealand city in the 1960s. I never met a...
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Cheshire Architects uses local materials to create The Hotel Britomart in...
Cheshire Architects used local Kiwi materials and craftwork for the interiors of this hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. The 99-room The Hotel Britomart, which is located on Galway Street in downtown...
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Tiled facade wraps curved convention centre by Woods Bagot and Warren & Mahoney
A curved facade clad in herringbone tiles encloses the Te Pae Convention and Exhibition Centre, which Australian studio Woods Bagot and New Zealand studio Warren & Mahoney have completed in...
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New Zealand design pavilion launches as part of San Francisco Design Week
Promotion: six New Zealand design brands have joined forces to create a pavilion of Kiwi design that will be showcased during San Francisco Design Week later this month. Installed at Shack 15...
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Crosson Architects creates stealthy lifeguard tower on remote New Zealand beach
Local studio Crosson Architects used dark-coloured concrete to help the circular Te Pae lifeguard tower blend in with its setting on a remote black-sand beach near Auckland, New Zealand. The structure...
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Coast House by Stacey Farrell emerges from dunes on New Zealand beach
Architect Stacey Farrell has completed a seaside holiday house in Omaui, New Zealand, which nestles into the landscape for protection from the harsh coastal weather. Queenstown-based Farrell designed...
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Fabric builds CLT vacation cabin in New Zealand rainforest
Architecture studio Fabric has designed a cabin in the West Coast region of New Zealand that provides accommodation for vacationers and features framed views of the surrounding landscape. Nestled among...
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Fabric creates timber and polycarbonate shed to double as light sculpture
Timber slats that mimic the surrounding treeline wrap around a shed in Akaroa, New Zealand, which was designed by architecture studio Fabric to transform into a light sculpture at night. Named...
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Seear-Budd Ross completes minimalist dwelling on New Zealand coast
Pale pine cladding and a white-metal roof bring a minimalist feel to RK Residence, a home near the coast in New Zealand by architecture studio Seear-Budd Ross. The design of the home is informed by the...
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William Samuels creates relocatable home as "radical departure" from standard...
The corrugated metal-clad modules of this home in New Zealand were designed to be easily moved by using a trailer, as an alternative to standard houses. Faced with the challenge of finding his own home...
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