New Zealand Architecture Now

Tanya and Rosalind dissect Tanya’s hometown, Levin. A regional, market town that reveals more than a drive through the main street, suggests. Every scale of architecture and industry is flourishing across the broad Horowhenua Plains. We talk retail, residential, factory, and warehouse all within the rural backdrop between the Tararua Ranges and the coastal wetlands of Hokio Beach

Neil Cotton; Consultant ASC Architects in Auckland NZ, discusses their design and construction of Coastlands Aquatic Centre: Kapiti's very own piece of parametric architecture, with its pillows of transparent ETFE foil roof. The same system was used in China for their Olympic Stadium. Neil entertains. with a journey through his career in 70's, 80's, 90's Auckland through till now. A highlight was...

A debrief regarding the Disrupt Architecture Symposium

A Voyage Round the Universe of Meenakshi’s Kitchen

Anna Colville-Smith of ACS Marketing, discussing her focus on places for people in her work across the scale, from Mega Malls in the Gold Coast QLD and back home to NZ with her awareness and experience of placemaking, as a member of Placemaking Aotearoa.

Phillip has built in the most wildly, fascinating landscapes throughout Australia and for two of the nation's most legendary architects. Phillip is dedicated to building, architecture, and telling great stories.

The magazine vividly documents the life and times of the inner-city neighborhood of Uptown – Mt Eden / Eden Terrace / Upper Symonds Street areas. Discussions include ‘community visioning’ workshops / the development of the huge City Rail Link development / collective housing / local architects / repurposing heritage buildings as music studios / community gardens and a church restoration

Dr Kay Flavell, from San Francisco, discusses her latest book: ‘People of the Lane’, her 100 years of oral histories from the neighborhood of Lark Lane in Liverpool. Kay, a master storyteller herself, allows the people to tell theirs. City streets, 19th-century park design, urban activism, and social history within everyday architecture.

On geopolitics, urban issues, environmental concerns, and cartographic representations

Executive Director: ReBuilding Center: Oregon The history of the ReBuilding Center as the home of ‘Deconstruction’ of building sites, and its evolution as a learning and training center for reuse and repurposing of building materials. Advocacy for home maintenance training, particularly for low-income families, to educate for healthy and durable homes.

BOB ZUUR: PHOTOGRAPHER: ‘MOMENTS OF LIGHT’; Paekakariki Photographing buildings for architecture presentations; and collaborative projects with photographic artist Joseph Michael: ‘Antarctica: While You Were Sleeping’ https://www.joemichael.co.nz/antarctica. https://youtu.be/iaC4PUivJAU The photographic story of the life and death of an iceberg, lighting the walls of the Dominion Museum, Auckland,...

Kate Mackness. Lecturer, Planning, Waikato University. Planning concepts and education with her research into the 20 Minute City

Deep dive into the Planning profession in all its intricacy and scope.

Steelmakers for all architecture structural requirements, general engineering and everything in between

Darren and Sharon Hunter entertain us with their many stories of exciting and passionate work over the decades, based on the Kapiti Coast

Ruth discusses her experiences with three architects participating in creating her restaurant, catering and events businesses.

Simon comes back to us, discussing the construction of his local housing development at Paraparaumu. Recorded remotely, including all the drama of lockdown for a busy construction site

Hugh Tennent of Tennent Brown Architects has been the architect for the new buildings at Te Wananga o Raukawa in Otaki for some years. His understanding of the learning culture for the local iwi at Otaki and also a theological project in Taranaki is broad in serving his design approach.

A discussion with Sam Trubridge on the origins of his successful Performance Arcade as part of the NZ Arts Festival

Rosalind on the evolution of the NZ suburban home from pioneer to villa to now

Simon Wallace co-housing developer: Lotus Eco Village Simon charts the journey of concept to tender of his co-housing development at Lotus Yoga Centre

Journeys discovering architecture and politics after travel to Brisbane, Noosa, Singapore and Malacca

Rosalind’s upcoming trip to Queensland and Asia Rosalind discussing her upcoming trip to Noosa Queensland, around the book ‘The Shaping of Noosa’ by architect and previous Mayor, Michael Gloster and travel to PNG, Singapore and Malacca