The Influencers: Mike Grumball
Staying switched on New Zealand’s ESI is on a path of unprecedented growth, with Government policy on energy decarbonisation driving transformational change and innovation. To set the scene, Transpower believes ‘as much generation will need to be built in the next 15 years as was built in the past 40 years’. To meet […]
The Influencers: Lianne Dalziel
Head along to Te Pae Although we had a formal opening for Te Pae, our amazing new Convention Centre, just before Christmas, the arrival of Omicron meant that it could not open its doors straight away. Now it’s opening again and this time it is for good! What Christchurch has in Te Pae […]
Shortlisted architecture projects
Fifty local projects have been shortlisted for the Canterbury Architecture Awards 2022. Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) will announce the winners on 8 July. The jury (judging panel) comprises Jane Rooney of Architectus and architects Jerome Buckwell of Crosson Architects and Jane Peddie of JHA, as well as lay […]
Embracing raw beauty
Concrete has a reputation as the marmite of building materials. Where some see clean lines, strength, thermal and acoustic properties, longevity, and modernity, others see a bland and Orwellian bunker-like chill. None other than the illustrious Le Corbusier championed its use, pioneering the term beton brut, or raw concrete, while detractors promptly fashioned […]
A dream driftwood design: South Architects
There is something poetic about driftwood. Steeped in the ecological cycle, its journey begins as a living host, breaking away to follow a process of bleaching and smoothing, becoming home and food to a second ecosystem. Rotation is completed through breaking down to even smaller pieces, or quick carbonisation in a beach bonfire, […]
Inner-city project perfection: Priority Projects
Fit-out, design-build, and project management company, Priority Projects recently completed two inner-city projects. A vacant floor below Bridgeside Chambers’ existing offices provided the ideal opportunity to expand and open an avenue for new members. Acting on a colleague’s recommendation, Bridgeside briefed Priority Projects to manage the project, who engaged their team of experienced […]
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