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Directed by Brady Corbet, The Brutalist stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankhol and AlessandroNivola.THE CINEMATIC EVENT OF THE YEAR Awardswatch ELECTRIFYING Vogue BRILLIANT Indiwire ASTONISHING USA Today VISIONARY Rolling Stone SPECTACULAR Film StageEscaping post-war Europe, visionary architect Lszl Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsbet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, Lszl settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavycostWinner of the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, The Brutalist has also been nominated for 7 Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture(Drama).Shot in VistaVision widescreen format, the feature is divided into two chapters with an intermission in between, providing a wholly unique and immersive viewingexperience.ArchitectureNow hasthree double-passes to The Brutalist up for grabs. To enter, like ourInstagram post on18December 2024, comment and tag a friend. Good luck! The winner will be drawn at 3 pm, 19 December 2024. Open to New Zealand residentsonly.The BrutalistTrailer:Image: Courtesy of Universal PicturesComparative films include: The Architect, The Post, Tolkien and The Secrets WeKeep.Awards**Official Selection Venice Film Festival** **Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Directing Venice Film Festival** **Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival** **Official Selection New York Film Festival** **Winner Best Film, Best Actor, New York Film CriticsCircle**Nominatedfor 7 GoldenGlobesBest Motion Picture (Drama) Best Director Best Screenplay Best Original Score Best Male Actor (Drama) Best Supporting Female Actor Best Supporting MaleActorCourtesy ofUniversalPictures

Click to enlargeJosh Sanoria of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellingtons Te Kura Waihanga Wellington School of Architecture with his Queeriosities of Space. Image: David St George1 of 9Sanorias Queeriosities of Space: The Pink Swan. Image: Josh Sanoria 2 of 9Sanorias Queeriosities of Space: The Pink Swan. Image: Josh Sanoria 3 of 92024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award, highly commended: Nofoaga Natia (A Hidden Place) Plantation Perspective by Ethan Hansell-Hunt. Image: Ethan Hansell-Hunt 4 of 9Nofoaga Natia (A Hidden Place) Plantation Perspective by Ethan Hansell-Hunt. Image: Ethan Hansell-Hunt 5 of 92024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award, highly commended: Artistic Activism! Drodel Process by Tom Arbuckle. Image: Tom Arbuckle 6 of 9Artistic Activism! Drodel Process by Tom Arbuckle. Image: Tom Arbuckle 7 of 92024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award, highly commended: Algorithmic Abodes Beacon North Elevation by Lucy Lee. Image: Lucy Lee 8 of 9Algorithmic Abodes Beacon North Elevation by Lucy Lee. Image: Lucy Lee 9 of 9The winner of this years 2024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award demonstrates how architecture can break down barriers to inclusivity, encouraging diversity in the face of adversity.Josh Sanoria of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellingtons Te Kura Waihanga Wellington School of Architecture was the winner of the 2024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Awards with his work Queeriosities ofSpace.The judges were impressed with how the final year MArch students visually exuberant and powerful project demonstrated the ways in which architecture can break down barriers toinclusivity.Colour is beautifully and consistently expressed throughout this project, which invites escapism and exploration in a world that is rarely represented in architecture. The metaphor of the closet is explored as both a place of repression and safety, pushing the boundaries of this space. A postmodern architectural aesthetic is applied to two buildings, one in the Philippines and one in Aotearoa. Each features arches, like rainbows, embracing the visitor as they are welcomed into a safe and respectful environment where they can explore theirsexuality.The judges added that the reuse proposition has a kaupapa of safety and acceptance, encouraging diversity in the face ofadversity.Three students were highly commended: Tom Arbuckle from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington for his Artistic Activism!; Ethan Hansell-Hunt from Te Whare Wnanga o Wairaka Unitec Institute of Technology for Nofoaga Natia (A Hidden Place) and Lucy Lee from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington for AlgorithmicAbodes.Of Arbuckles work, the judges said: Through provocative shapes and forms in a carnival of colours, Artistic Activism! puts art in your face, agitating for it as essential to public wellbeing. Three speculative designs culminate in a remarkable response to a tough site, resolving barriers to accessing the arts by bringing it to thepeople.The judges saidHansell-Huntpushes traditional building technologies to achieve a contemporary take on the fale, creating a respectful outcome for community and guests. People from near are invited to engage in community and commerce, people from afar are invited to connect with culture andcustoms.Of Lees work, the judges said: Partnering with industry shows initiative in fostering solutions toresponsibly resolving housing security against a backdrop of economic and climate challenges. Carbon is addressed at the outset, with the designer embracing technology and nature in the builtresponse.The judges were Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Perehitini Huia Reriti, Ng Aho representative Whare Timu, Raphaela Rose and MuraliBhaskar.

The Wellington City Councils Krau Tpapa Environment and Infrastructure Committee voted yesterday to replace the quake-prone Capital E building and the City to Sea Bridge, which connects the capitals waterfront and Civic Square. The bridge will be replaced with a pedestrian crossing to cross the six-lane Jervois Quay, and a new bridge will be considered for funding by the Council in a future Long-TermPlan.An amendment from Councillor Iona Pannett to delay the decision to give staff time to gather more information and develop a cost effective solution to strengthen the bridge was defeated by 10 votes toeight.The debate reportedly did not consider advice received from engineers Dunning Thornton, noting that the bridge is not subject to the earthquake prone provisions in the Building Act, hence there is no legal requirement to seismically strengthen it. Dunning Thornton also said the safety risk for people on the bridge could be considered lower than in abuilding.The Council said the former Capital E building has a seismic rating of 20% NBS and the bridge is also at risk in a major earthquake and presents a safety and access risk to Jervois Quay a major arterial road if it was to collapse or be compromised in anearthquake.The Council says the cost to fully strengthen the bridge and Capital E was at least $85 million and partial strengthening was at least $53.3 million. These options were deemed unaffordable by elected members given the financial constraints the city isunder.Krau Tpapa Environment and Infrastructure Committee Chair Tim Brown said that todays decision was the correct one: The decision ensures public safety and is financially responsible. It was based on comprehensive expert work presented to Council by seven engineeringcompanies.Council Chief Operating Officer James Roberts said that yesterdays decision means the long-awaited return of Te Ngkau Civic Square wont be delayed: We understand the range of views in the community about the bridge, but making progress on this key part of Te Ngkau takes us closer to our ultimate goal of returning the heart of the city to the people ofWellington.The Council says it is working with the families and representatives of the artists to explore options around finding a new home for the bridgeartwork.The planning phase of the bridge demolition and construction of the new pedestrian crossing will beginsoon.

Click to enlargeWinning terrace design by Housing is a Verb a collaborative team including Other Architects, NMBW Architecture Studio and Tarn. Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales government 1 of 6Winning terrace design by Officer Woods Architects with Jennie Officer, University of Western Australia. Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales government 2 of 6Winning student design by In Common Studio Madeleine Gallagher, Poppy Brown, Kangyun Kim, Paris Perry, John Suh and Catherine Taylor from the University of Sydney, NSW. Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales government 3 of 6Winning mid-rise apartment design by Andrew Burges Architects. Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales government 4 of 6Winning mid-rise apartment design by Neeson Murcutt Neille, Finding Infinity and Monash Urban Lab. Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales government 5 of 6Winning mid-rise apartment design by Spacecraft Architects. Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales government 6 of 6The six winning proposals will shape the future of Australian housing by providing templates for streamlined planning approval within NSW.The NSW government has revealed the winning designs of the states Pattern Book Design Competition, targeting templates for innovative and adaptable homes. Six designs, comprising three terraces and three mid-rise apartments, have been selected from a shortlist of 12 proposals.In the professional category, the terrace winnersare:Housing is a Verb a collaborative team including Other Architects, NMBW Architecture Studio and Tarn NSW andVicOfficer Woods Architectswith Jennie Officer, University of Western Australia WAWinning terrace design by Officer Woods Architects with Jennie Officer, University of Western Australia.Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales governmentIn the studentcategory:In Common Studio Madeleine Gallagher, Poppy Brown, Kangyun Kim, Paris Perry, John Suh and Catherine Taylor from The University of Sydney,NSWWinning student design by In Common Studio Madeleine Gallagher, Poppy Brown, Kangyun Kim, Paris Perry, John Suh and Catherine Taylor from the University of Sydney, NSW.Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales governmentIn the professional category, the mid-rise apartment winnersare:Andrew Burges ArchitectsNSWNeeson Murcutt Neille, Finding Infinity and Monash Urban Lab NSW andVicSpacecraft Architects NewZealandWinning mid-rise apartment design by Andrew Burges Architects.Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales governmentAccording to a media communique from the state government, The winning designs were picked because of their accessibility, adaptability to changing lifestyle needs, affordability and environmentalsustainability.They respond to the unique Australian climate, including a focus on indoor and outdoor living and how to incorporate shade and ventilation, the statementreads.Chaired by NSW government architect Abbie Galvin, the five-person jury comprised architect, urban designer and 2024 gold medallist Philip Thalis; 2024 AIA National Emerging Architect Prize winner Jennifer McMaster; architect and Indigenous spatial expert Michael Mossman, and international architect Paul Karakusevic, based in theUK. Winning mid-rise apartment design by Neeson Murcutt Neille, Finding Infinity and Monash Urban Lab.Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales governmentGalvin commented, The architects behind the six entries stood out from a tough field of architects from Australia and around the world with their thoughtful, innovative and well-integrateddesigns.The homes in their designs will enhance living standards, be an asset to our neighbourhoods and can be readily adopted across NSW, shesaid.All five professional winners will work with the government architect to refine the designs for inclusion within the NSW Housing Pattern Book, which is expected to launch in mid-2025. The Pattern Book will provide the public access to the designs, which will be accepted within a streamlined planning approvalpathway.Winning mid-rise apartment design by Spacecraft Architects.Image: Courtesy of the New South Wales governmentAccording to minister for planning and public spaces Paul Scully, the Pattern Book and fast-track DA process will go a long way to reintroduce variety within Australian housing, in which we have less housing diversity today than we did 100 yearsago.The designs will be constructed on five state-owned sites from Homes NSW, Landcom and Sydney Olympic Park Authority, allowing the public to experience the projectsfirst-hand.The public is also invited to vote for their favourite design on the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure website. The most popular proposal from the winning designs will be announced early2025.This story byLucia Amies was originally published onArchitectureAu.com 15 November 2024. For regular news and insight into architecture in Australia, subscribe to their newsletter.

How will we live in Aotearoa in 20, 30, 50 years? Will the quarter of an acre still be the dream of most aspiring homeowners? What will our communities look like and how will climate change affect our choice of housing? Will private ownership still be the most common option? How can collective housing play a role in shaping the future of our housing choices in the future? These are some of the big questions that CoHoHui4, the Collective Housing Conference organised byTHIS is looking at addressing in its 2025 edition, in tautahiChristchurch.Collective housing describes scenarios where residents decide to live in intentional communities, in private, self-contained homes but with some resources that are shared and with the goal of fostering collaboration and mutual support. Examples of collective housing are cohousing, papakinga, community land trusts, ecovillages, housing cooperatives, community housing, co-living, build-to-rent models andmore.CoHoHui this year will be different as, for the first time since its inception in 2019, the event will be offered as an academic conference, with an international call for papers and a special issue Urbanization, Sustainability and Society (USS) Journal,The Future of Housing, published by Emerald Publishing.The event will run across three days, with a networking dinner on the evening of the 15th at Visions, the caf and restaurant on Ara campus. The academic sessions, panels, exhibitions and workshops will be held on the 16th in the Kahukura Building, and site visits on the 17th ofApril.The conference will provide a great opportunity for collective and alternative housing advocates to connect, be inspired and reflect on what key changes are needed for housing to become more affordable, sustainable and truly inclusive in the future. Several themed sessions will run in parallel for academics to present their research, while expert panels and workshops will engage and educate the audience on the latest developments in the collective housingsector.Dr.Thomas Moore, international keynote speaker at next years CoHoHui.Image: University of LiverpoolThomas Moore, one of the international keynote speakers, will be joining the conference from the University of Liverpool, where he works as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Planning. He has researched community-led housing models in England since 2007, exploring their growth and development through local case studies, project and funding evaluations, and international comparisons. Tom is interested in the potential for community-led housing models to challenge transactional, market-based logics that characterise many housing systems, as well as the opportunities and limitations of models that rely on citizen leadership and participation. In addition to community-led housing, Tom undertakes research a range of issues related to community planning and housing policy andinequality.Louise Crabtree-Hayesis a Professor at the Institute of Society and Culture at Western Sydney University and is Australias leading expert on housing cooperatives and community land trusts. Louises research focuses on the social, ecological and economic sustainability of community-driven housing developments in Australia; on the uptake of housing innovation in practice and policy; on complex adaptive systems theory in urban contexts; and, on the interfaces between sustainability, property rights, institutional design anddemocracy.Greer ODonnell, co-founder and director ofThe Urban Advisory will give an update on the findings of its New Zealand Housing Survey, a fundamental tool for councils, government organisations, researchers and developers to help build awareness around how people live, want to live and what barriers are in the way to achieving their housingaspirations.On the last day, CoHoHui will take their attendees on a journey to visit several collective housing developments around tautahi: the recently completed Te Pakau Maru stage one for example, aKinga Maha housing development in New Brighton, offering a mixed-tenures approach while featuring Homestar rated, architecturally designed homes that emphasize sustainability, community connection, andresilience.As we look ahead to CoHoHui 2025, the questions this event seeks to answer could not be more urgent: How can we reimagine housing in Aotearoa to create communities that are affordable, sustainable, resilient and inclusive? How can collective housing offer new pathways to address the housing crisis and reshape the way we live, work, and connect with oneanother?Cohohui4 conference is not just a gathering, but a call to action. Its an opportunity to learn from global thought leaders, engage with innovative housing models, and contribute to meaningful change in our housing systems. Whether youre an academic, a policymaker, a practitioner, or simply someone passionate about better housing for all, CoHoHui 2025 invites you to be part of this vitalconversation.Dont miss this chance to connect, collaborate, and be inspired.Register today to join us in tautahi Christchurch, where the future of housing will be envisioned, debated, and set into motion. Together, lets build a better tomorrow, one collective housing community at atime.The biannual CoHoHui conference is organised by The Housing Innovation Society (THIS) in collaboration with the Architecture and Engineering Department, Ara Institute of Canterbury.

Pearson House is part of The Foundation, a high-end retirement living project adjacent to Aucklands Domain. The villages first building, the Peddlethorp-designed Nathan Residences, opened to residents in October last year and work is currently underway on a second building, AbbottResidences.Pearson House colonnade.Image: SuppliedThe $17-million upgrade of the neo-Georgian Pearson House involved bringing the original colonnade back to life, linking the drawing room and a reading room and establishing a caf on the ground level. Upstairs has been redesigned to house a small cinema, billiard room, lounge, art studio, cardio studio and wellbeingsuite.The Foundation is a partnership betweenGenerus Living Group Limited and Foundation Properties Limited, the property-owning subsidiary of Blind Low Vision NZ, previously known as The Royal Foundation of the Blind. On completion in 2028, The Foundation will be home to an estimated 250 residents, with development costs at approximately $500million.Generus Living director Graham Wilkinson says Pearson House will serve as The Foundations private club. As a heritage property, Pearson House holds significant cultural value that represents a tangible link to the past. By undertaking conservation work, this remarkable property can bemaintained.Wilkinson says the company is committed to sustainable development and building villages which complement their natural surroundings. At The Foundation, contemporary buildings have been designed to complement the various adjacent historic buildings, including Pearson House and the JubileeBuilding.Interior designersMacintosh Harris have drawn inspiration from the neo-Georgian architecture of Pearson House in creating the richly textured interiors. I imagined how one would journey through the circulation spaces, and how that should be an uplifting experience, with bursts of light and colour along the journey, says Stewart Harris. This has been achieved with the use of colour, attention to lighting with crystals and chandeliers, and furniture inspired by the greats of 18th-century furniture makers. This, combined with selected wallcoverings and artworks, links the old with the new, creating a collection of the contemporary and thetraditional.Pearson House Maddington Room.Image: SuppliedSalmond Reed Architectsadvised on design development and the structural upgrading of Pearson House, particularly around seismic strengthening measures to determine more suitable solutions which were sympathetic to its heritagevalues.The buildings seismic upgrade involved removing four chimneys that penetrated through the roof plane, dissembling them and freighting the original bricks to Christchurch where they were slipped and reassembled onto lightweight, earthquake-safe chimneys, before being freighted back to Auckland and lifted back intoplace.Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taongasenior conservation architect Robin Byron says neo-Georgian architecture was favoured in New Zealand during the 1920s and 1930s. Pearson Houses purpose-built design by Gummer and Ford, one of the countrys top architectural firms, helped ensure the blind were a constant public presence in the city and resulted in a building valued for its contribution to the Aucklandlandscape.History of PearsonHousePearson House is named after publisher Sir Arthur Pearson, the founder of St Dunstans in the United Kingdom, a facility for the rehabilitation of serviceman blinded in the First World War(19141918).The building consists of a main block with two short wings, joined by an impressive front colonnade. The 50 men who lived there were housed in large dormitories and single rooms on the first floor. On the ground floor were dining and sitting rooms, one of which was often used for fundraising concerts. Easy access for the blind was an importantconsideration.The simple plan features one corridor at each main level with rooms adjoining. While some men lived there while receiving trade training, others were permanentresidents.The building was renamed in 1933 as a memorial to Sir Arthur Pearson and, until 1998, remained much the same as when first built, with the exception of the enclosure of thecolonnade.Pearson Housetimeline1890 Jubilee Institute for the Blind established1926 Pearson House completed1933 The building was renamed in 1933 as a memorial to Sir Arthur Pearson1982 Last resident moved out of Pearson House1983 Commercial space available to tenants. It was also head office to an entity called Bledisloe Estate Trust (BET), which subsequently became Foundation Properties Ltd. BET moved to the workshops building when Kaplan moved in 19981998 Converted to Kaplans International language school2024 Pearson House renovated by TheFoundation

Having already swept up numerous accolades here in Aotearoa, including the 2024 Property Council Property Industry Awards Supreme Awardand a2023 Te Khui Whaihanga NZIA Local Awardfor architecture +, this latest commendation places the central Wellington office known as8 Willis Street or Stewart Dawsons Corner among an elite selection of buildings worldwide that showcase low-carbon sustainable design andperformance.We are thrilled to receive this international recognition for 8 Willis Street, says Peter Mence, CEO of Argosy Property Limited. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team and all involved in the project, and to our commitment to creating sustainable, high-performance buildings that benefit both the environment and thecommunity.The building was originally built in the 1980s and underwent a deep retrofit by architecture + to ensure it met the latest seismic requirements while delivering a world-class workspace. By avoiding demolition and instead opting for adaptive reuse of the buildings structure, the project was able to substantially reduce its emissions, while embedding state-of-the-art electrification and efficiency, water conservation and rainwater storage, while creating a fantastic indoor environmental quality for its occupants. The completed building was awarded Wellingtons first6 Green Star Built rating by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) who nominated Argosy for the 2024 AP Leadership Award.We tend to say a 6 Green Star rating the highest rating possible indicates world leadership in green building. Argosy now has an impressive accolade to back that up. Being recognised next to some awe-inspiring projects throughout Asia Pacific is a triumph and will no doubt inspire future developments to reach for the stars, says Andrew Eagles, NZGBC chiefexecutive.Argosy was one of three finalists in the Leadership in Sustainable Design and Performance Award Commercial Projects category, alongside major developments from China and Hong Kong, illustrating that with central government support, Aotearoa can have a role in the global effort to mitigate climatechange.Competing with some of these very large projects, including building a city from the ground up for one million people, reflects well on those involved in the project but also on the nation in general. While were a very small fish in a big pond, its exciting to see the work being done at Argosy is holding its own on the world stage, Peter Mencesays.8 Willis Streets innovative design incorporates a range of sustainable features, including reusing the old building structure, maintaining heritage features, advanced energy-efficient systems, rainwater harvesting, and extensive use of recycled and locally sourced materials. The building also offers a healthy and productive environment for its occupants, with abundant natural light, excellent air quality, and flexible workspaces designed to enhance well-being andproductivity.With 14 green-rated buildings already in its portfolio, Argosyscommitment to sustainability is apparent. The company is dedicated to reducing its environmental footprint and promoting sustainable practices across all aspects of its operations with its sustainability goals and body of work in this area published on its website. The NZGBC nominated Argosy for its ongoing efforts to achieve Green Star and NABERSNZ ratings for its properties, as leaders in Aotearoa andfor Asia-Pacific, as one of our countrys largest commerciallandlords.AP LeadershipAwardsLeadership in Sustainable Design and Performance CommercialProjectsWinnerIntegral(China)Highlycommended8 Willis / Stewart Dawson Corner (NewZealand)AIRSIDE(HongKong)

Click to enlargeThe Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the Nordic Countries Pavilion. Image: Laurian Ghinitoiu (2023) 1 of 9The Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the Nordic Countries Pavilion. Image: Supplied 2 of 9The Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the Nordic Countries Pavilion. Image: Supplied 3 of 9Joar Nango and Girjegumpis collaborators at the inauguration of Girjegumpi_The Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the Nordic Countries Pavilion. Image: Supplied 4 of 9Joar Nango and Girjegumpis collaborators at the inauguration of Girjegumpi_The Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and co. at the Nordic Countries Pavilion. Image: Supplied 5 of 9Conversation on Architecture in Sapmi. Image: Supplied 6 of 9Joar Nango in Girjegumpi. Image: Supplied 7 of 9Joar Nango, Girjegumpi in Jokkmokk, 2018. Image: Astrid Fadnes 8 of 9Joar Nango, Girjegumpi in Jokkmokk, 2018. Image: Astrid Fadnes 9 of 9Smi architect and artist Joar Nango and collaborators will visit Aotearoa from 18 Nov3 December, leading up to an exhibition at Objectspace opening 6 pm, Friday 29 November, and running from 30 November 202416 March 2025.Titled Building an archive of Indigenous architecture,the show is an iteration of Nangos Girjegumpi project (a nomadic Smi architectural library), which was presented at the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale diVenezia.Formally trained as an architect, Joar Nangos practice includes collaborative site-specific installations and self-made publications that explore the boundaries between architecture, design and visual art. As one of only a few Smi architects, amplifying ideas related to Indigenous contemporary architecture and traditional building customs are integral to hiswork.Location:Objectspace, 13 Rose Road, Tmaki Makaurau, Auckland Opening: 6 pm Friday 29 November Duration: 30 November through to 16 March2025Joar Nango in Girjegumpi.Image: SuppliedBeginning during his time studying architecture, Nango has collected books and materials relevant to Smi architecture and Indigenous worldviews. In 2018, these texts came to be housed in Girjegumpi, a nomadic Smi architectural library that has since travelled across Spmi, and into Europe and Canada. Within Girjegumpi, Nango offers a space for education and dialogue, addressing issues relevant to Indigenous architecture, resistance, and Indigenisation: the importance of collaborative work, consideration of resource use in urgently changing climates, locally grounded material flow and sensitive approaches tolandscapes.The Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the Nordic Countries Pavilion.Image: SuppliedAt Objectspace, Nango creates a continuation of Girjegumpi. This manifestation of the project centres on knowledge sharing and continues Girjegumpis foundations of interrogation and exchange. Prior to the exhibition opening, a group of Indigenous architects from Aotearoa, Spmi and Australia gathered to offer texts that now become part of Girjegumpi. In Aotearoa, facilitating a space to consider Mori architecture was integral to the project and marks the beginning of exchange, tautoko and awhi for the practitionerspresent.Within this exhibition, the publications, moving image from Nangos archive, textiles and ephemera create a collection emblematic of the collaborative grounding of Nangos practice. It is a gathering space, a reading room for study and a dreaming place for Indigenousimagination.The Sami Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the Nordic Countries Pavilion.Image: Laurian Ghinitoiu (2023)Joar Nangos concept ofGirjegumpiThe title Girjegumpi is derived from two Northern Smi words: Gumpi is a mobile cabin on runners, most often pulled by a snowmobile. Girji means book. The construction of Girjegumpi draws on Smi building traditions, characterised by improvisation, pragmatism and adaptation toenvironment.Girjegumpi is a nomadic project that changes in different situations and contexts. It was exhibited for the first time as part of the Arctic Arts Festival in Harstad in 2018. It has been exhibited in Jokkmokk, Canada, Bergen, Oslo and most recently Bod. In 2023, Nango, alongside a team of collaborators presented Girjegumpi at the Nordic Countries Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale diVenezia.About theartistJoar Nango in Venice, 2022.Image: Knut AserudJoar Nango is an architect and artist based in Romsa, Norway. His work is rooted in Spmi the traditional Smi territory covering the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Through building, site-specific interventions, design collaborations, photography, publications and video, Nangos work explores the role of Smi and Indigenous architecture and craft in contemporary thought. Nangos work, including the long-term project Girjegumpi, is nurtured by parallel collaborations with other artists, architects, and craftspeople. Trained at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Nango graduated in Architecture in 2008. Since then, his work has been presented at documenta 14, Bergen Kunsthall, National Museum Oslo Architecture, Canadian Centre for Architecture,Smi Diddaguovdd (Smi Centre for Contemporary Art), andKiasma.This exhibition includes contributions from Eveliina Sarap, Magnus Antaris Tuolja,Katarina Spik Skum and Ken Are Bongo.Joar Nango: Building an archive of Indigenous architecture has been developed by Objectspace and supported byNordisk Kulturfonds Globus initiative and The Warren Trust.Follow@objectspace for information and updates onupcoming events and exhibitions in both Tmaki Makaurau Auckland and tautahiChristchurch.

With over 25 years of experience in corporate strategy, finance, and consulting, Linda Meade has been avital member of theStudio Pacific Architecture Board of Directors since 2019, says thepractice.Board ChairHelen Anderson reflected on Meades contributions,saying:Linda has brought a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective that has been invaluable to the board. Her leadership, guidance, and commitment to cultivating future leadership have been instrumental in positioning Studio Pacific for the years ahead. On behalf of the board, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Linda for her dedication andcontributions.Taking on the role of Independent Director is Leopino (Leo)Foliaki. Foliaki has more than30 years commercial experience ataleading New Zealand corporate consulting company,with interest in sustainability and the community impacts ofdesign.Nick Barratt-Boyes, Managing Director of Studio Pacific, commented on the changes, Lindas contributions have been crucial in supporting our long-term vision. She has helped steer us through both challenges and opportunities, and her departure leaves big shoes to fill. That said, we are also excited to welcome Leo to the board. His diverse experience, forward-thinking approach, Tmaki Makaurau presence, and knowledge of the industry will be instrumental in helping us build on the strong foundation we havecreated.Meade who will be focusing on other projects such as her role as Founding Director of the Wellington-based consulting and advisory group,Kalimena said, Its hard to believe my time at Studio Pacific Architecture is coming to an end. As I stood in the Studio last week after my final board meeting, I felt a mixture of gratitude, and excitement for whats still to come for the incredble team atSPA.

Public Art Heritageis calling on urgent submissions to protect the iconic artworks in and around theCity-to-Sea Bridgeand Te Ngkau Civic Square, Wellington. The public artworks currently under threat are some of the most recognisable artworks in TeWhanganui-a-Tara.In theTe Ngkau Precinct Development Plan now being consulted on, the strengthening and retention of the City-to-Sea Bridge (by artists Paratene Matchitt, Rewi Thompson and John Gray, 1993) isnt presented as an option and is to be demolished. The Council is only consulting on new options to access the waterfront from Te Ngkau. It is also consulting on what it should prioritise during the development of the remaining parts of theprecinct.The retention of the City Gallery Wellington and refurbishment of the Town Hall and Library are already well underway, however, theMichael Fowler Centre byWarren and Mahoney is potentially underthreat.Says Public Art Heritage of the legacy of the Square and surrounding publicartworks:Conceived as a huge outdoor room with its large, purposefully designed bricked area as a gallery/stage floor, public art was at the heart of this vision. Kara Puketapu from theTenths Trust was consulted on the new square and it was decided bi-culturalism would be best reflected in the commissioned artworks by three senior Mori artists working at the height of their powers. Integrated into the precincts design, the resulting works are a tangible connection with the past, and an embodiment of thiskaupapa.Our research has clarified that the entire site encompassing the City-to-Sea Bridge, Te Aho a Maui Capital Discovery Place (including Thompsons elevated plaza maunga and paving that serves as its roof), the steps with Matt Pines Prow and Capital and forecourt of the square can be considered one integrated architectural and sculpturalinstallation.AffectedworksCity-to-Sea Bridge, currently scheduled to be demolished, by Paratene Matchitt, Rewi Thompson & John Gray, 1993.Image: Wood Wall 3 by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UKCity-to-Sea Bridge (x1) and connected artworks(x3):Paratene Matchitt,Rewi Thompsonand John Gray, City-to-Sea Bridge(1993)Rewi Thompson, Te Aho a Maui(1991)Matt Pine, Prow & Capital(1992)Athfield Architects, Nikau Palms(1992)The main plaza of Te Ngkau Civic Square showing Toi te Rito Maihis paving work.Image: Canuck85 via Wikipedia CommonsTe Ngkau Civic Square precinct artworks(x6):Toi Te Rito Maihi, title unknown (ptiki whriki pattern in brick work, main part of Civic Square), (c.1991)Neil Dawson, Ferns(1998/2018)Mary-Louise Brown, Seven Steps to Heaven(1999)Bruce Campbell, Axis of the Gate to Serendipity(1997)Alan Hobbs, Pig(1995)Jim Allen (TBC), Gibbs Memorial Fountain(1956)Artist unknown, triptych, Michael Flower Centre.Image: SuppliedMichael Fowler Centre artworks(x4):Gordon Crook, wall hangings(1983)Gordon Crook, banners(1983)Jock McEwen with Prisoners of Rimutaka Prison and Students of Petone (Hutt Valley) Technical Institute, Te Pou o Tauiwi me Te Pou o Wi Tako(1983)Artist unknown, triptych (refer to the image above). (If you have any information about this artwork please contact Public Art Heritage).Public Art Heritage has also reported that, within the Square, Charlotte FishersReflecting Pools (1991), Chris BoothsSilent People (1991) and Robert FrankensThe Sun Sets the Stage to the Day and Naga, Protecting the Ancient Knowledge (both 1992) were also commissioned for the precinct but have since beendecommissioned.How to make asubmissionComplete an online submission form, download a submission form, or collect one from any library. Emailyour submission to[emailprotected]before5pm Wednesday 13 November 2024. You can also send an inquiry for an oral submission via the same emailaddress.Public Art Heritagehas prepareda sample submissionformhere, which can be borrowed from, altered, amended or adapted for furthersubmissions.The Architectural Centre Inc.has been following this closely. Follow@architectural_centre_incon Instagram forupdates.

Click to enlargeWAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 1 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 2 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 3 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 4 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 5 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 6 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 7 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 8 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 9 of 10WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio. Image: Brett Boardman 10 of 10The Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio has been declared the World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2024. fjcstudio previously won Building of the Year in 2013, making it the first practice in WAFs history to win the award twice.This years Festival took place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 68 November 2024. ArchitectureNowrounds up this years most recognisable winners from across New Zealand and Australia, starting with this years World Building of the Year awarded to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tmaki architects,fjcstudio.The world-renowned awards programme attracted 775 global entries this year, which were then shortlisted down to 461 projects. The awards festival taking place over two days, selected the very best projects from this shortlist using a Super Jury sourced from all over the globe, including editor of Architecture NZ,Chris Barton. Only 40-odd projects were category winners or received a Highly Commended award respectively. The remaining awards of Future Project of the Year, Landscape of the Year, World Interior of the Year and World Building of the Year went to a sole winner highlighting what a feat it is to be awarded in any of these awardcategories.World Building of theYearDarlington Public School in Australia byfjcstudioThe community school is located on the fringe of the city of Sydney, and has a strong connection to Aboriginal people embodied in itsredesign.The transformed school now seamlessly connects to its surroundings, offering glimpses of the inner courtyard from the main entrance, promoting a sense of privacy and community for the children, as well as providing facilities that are publicly accessible including the community hall, covered outdoor learning area andlibrary.WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio.Image: Brett BoardmanCollaboration took place with educational consultants and the school community to inform the brief, resulting in an inclusive learning environment by the architects. The redesign embraces the rich Indigenous culture through the artistic heritage of the school, conserving and displaying aboriginal artworks around the school to preserve stories of the country for future generations. A community garden with indigenous plants has also been created to teach students indigenous cooking andculture.The school continued to operate during construction, minimising time, cost and disruption. The building also embraces sustainability, with passive design elements such as sawtooth roofs angled to the sun, high-level glazing for indirect daylight, and protective curved screens for filtereddaylight.WAF 2024 World Building of the Year, Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio.Image: Brett BoardmanAlessandro Rossi, Associate at fjcstudio commented: Its very humbling given the modest scale of the building its a little school project, so to have won against all the other big projects at WAF is a testament to the client and the community engagement that helped drive the design process. The real winners are the children who will spend time in the building - a place of enrichment for many years tocome.On behalf of the jury Paul Finch, Programme Director of the World Architecture Festival commented on: thevery highquality of several of this years finalists,not leastthe National Star Observatory in Cyprus, but the jurys unanimous decision was reached relativelyeasily.The result of the project is poetic, a building in which topography and landscape, inside and outside, form and materials, flow seamlessly in an unexpectedly delightful way. It is also an inspirational propositionabout the acknowledgement and reconciliation of historic difference a pointer to brighter, better futures forall.Warren and Mahoney receive three World Architecture FestivalAwardsThe New Zealand practice founded by the iconic architectural partnership of Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney took home three awards in total at WAF2024.A category winner in Completed Projects for Higher Education & Research is the purpose-builtWaimarie Lincoln University Science Facility (also a NZIA 2024 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner).The trans-Tasman practice won two further WAF awards for the University Technology of Sydney, National First Nations College. The College received the prestigious WAFX Award for Cultural Identity.WAFX Award winners are selected from projects that best use design and architecture to tackle major world issues, including health, climate change, technology, ethics and values says organisers, and are chosen from the 2024 WAF Future Projects shortlist this year comprising 150 leading projects from all over theworld.Waimarie Lincoln University Science Facility by Warren and Mahoney (NZ), Winner Higher Education & Research, Completed Projects, WAF 2024.Image: Hamish MelvilleWaimarie Lincoln University ScienceFacilityHigher Education & Research, Completed Projects WinnerUniversity Technology of Sydney - National First Nations College by Warren and Mahoney in association with Greenaway Architects, OCULUS and Finding Infinity won Highly Commended in Future Projects, Education, and is also a 2024 WAFX Award Winner.Image: Warren and MahoneyUniversity Technology ofSydneyMori architecture in thespotlightQuay Stadium, announced earlier this year as a WAFX winner in the Cultural Identity category, is an unrealised project multinational practiceHKSdesigned in collaboration withBuchan,TOA ArchitectsandBoffa Miskell(landscape architects), with close consultation with Ngti Whtuarkei. The project received a Highly Commended in this years Awards under the Competition entriescategory.Founding director ofTOA Architects Nicholas Dalton, travelled to Singapore this year with Matekittahi Rawiri-McDonald having had two projects shortlisted this year, including Te Taumata o Kupe, which wasshortlisted for a WAF Special Prize for Best Use ofColour.Further celebratingAotearoasIndigenous architecture on a world stage was The P, a modern mass-timber structure on the University of Waikato campus in Hamilton by Architectus,Jasmax andDesignTribe in association. The inherentlyMoriarchitecture is inspired by and showcases Mori design technologies, culture and customs to create a bicultural gateway to thecampus.The P by Architectus, Jasmax and DesignTribe in association, Highly Commended Higher Education & Research, Completed Projects, WAF 2024.Image: Simon DevittThe P by Architectus, Jasmax and DesignTribe inassociationHigher Education & Research, Completed Projects HighlyCommendedAuckland Stadium at Quay Park, Te Tangaroa by HKS, Highly Commended Competition Entries, WAF 2024.Image: HKsAuckland Stadium at Quay Park,Te Tangaroa byHKSCompetition Entries HighlyCommendedNightingale Village wins GROHE HousingAwardNightingale Village in Australia by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball, andKennedy Nolan was honoured with the 2024 WAF Award for Housing.The housing development, designed by the above five Melbourne practices, was led by architects with a focus on affordability and sustainability and has been widely lauded for creating community connections and beautiful neighbourhoods while remainingeconomical.Clare Cousins, founder of the eponymous practice was invited to speak in Wellington as part of last years New Zealand Architecture Awards, where she spoke at length about the rewards and challenges of working as a developer-architect on the Nightingale Villageproject.The Village, located in the trendy Melbourne suburb ofBrunswick, is now home to more than 200 families and community housing residents, and serves the architecture and urban planning community as a successful urban housingmodel.Nightingale Village in Australia by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball, Kennedy Nolan, winner of the 2024 WAF Award for Housing.Image: Tom RossFind all 2024 World Architecture Festival winners atworldarchitecturefestival.com.See related ArchitectureNow articles onNew Zealand projects shortlisted for WAF 2024 and those that were up forWAFX or Special Prizes.

Click to enlargeEdward Fuller, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 1 of 7Edward Fuller, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 2 of 7Edward Fuller, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 3 of 7Edward Fuller, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 4 of 7Leon Kipa, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 5 of 7Leon Kipa, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 6 of 7Leon Kipa, part of Platform 24 Craft Encounters. Image: Supplied 7 of 7Platform is a forum created to bring design, craft and object-makers together to cross-pollinate, support and exhibit. It rounds off the year with Platform 24 Craft Encounters, an exhibition of work by a number of New Zealands well known designer/makers.The exhibition opening 17 November at The Grey Place Gallery in Auckland,brings together ten mid-career designer/makers, presenting an array of craft explorations, furniture forms, assemblages, and carved sculptures, with common ideals of respect for materials and the environment running through thework.Visitors can expect high quality craftsmanship and diverse materials ranging from boiled leather to plexiglass, with found objects and precious native timber inbetween. Each practitioner brings their journey of industry experience, ideas, and skills to the forum, making for a varied and accomplishedshow.Platform 24 Craft Encounters features Platform instigatorsEdward Fuller and Kennedy Brown, joined by Leon Kipa, Tim Wigmore, Rebecca Asquith, Chad Heays, Marion Courtill, Roger Kelly, Rupert Herring, and Katy Wallace.With the cohort based as far apart as Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki and Tairawhiti, Platformhas created a reason to come together strength in numbers. One of the biggest outcomes organisers anticipate from the forum is: The opportunity to hang out with people who speak the same language of making and share a passion for materials andideas.Platform 24is the first in what Platform envision will be an ongoing event in New Zealands design and craftcalendar.Key info anddatesExhibition name:Platform 24 CraftEncountersDates: 19 November7 December2024Opening event: Sunday 17 November, 3:00pmClosing event/meet the artists: Saturday 7 December, 12.30pmLocation: The Grey Place Gallery, 37 Scanlan Street, Grey Lynn,Auckland

The selected businesses, coined Ventures, are all led by women and were voted on by Coralus community of female and non-binary people. One such Venture selected for 2024 support is Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism, a kaupapa Mori design studio working alongside hap, iwi and Mori community organisations to realiseits aspirations for the builtenvironment.Says Jade Kake of being selected: Being a part of this international network is an amazing opportunity for us as a cohort to think globally and in a more connected way. As a community and as a not-for-profit venture capital platform, Coralus demonstrates the power of collectivity and collective ability to invest in what is important to us, outside of short-term politicalcycles.Jade Kake, Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism.Image: SuppliedVicki Saunders, founder of Coralus (formerly known as SheEO), is delighted by the business solutions tackling the worlds to-do list that this years Ventures are bringing to thetable.This year, we are thrilled to welcome six new Ventures, each ready to forge their own path with the backing of our dynamic community of over 700 women + nonbinary folks in New Zealand and a global network of more than 7000 women + nonbinary worldwide, saysSaunders.The 2024 Venture cohort are all purpose-led businesses that span a number of industries including food and beverage, education and FMCG, proving that a difference can be made regardless of your area. This year, half of the named Ventures are founded by whineMori.Saunders says we need Kiwi entrepreneurs that solve real-world problems, and Coralus exists to support them to thrive locally and globally. Successful businesses are vital for driving economic growth and building a prosperous future for generations tocome.She points out that the six Ventures are intertwined through themes of innovation, environmental stewardship, and whanaungatanga (connectedness), which resonate with Coraluss ownprinciples.Coralus Aotearoa New Zealand has achieved incredible progress since its launch in 2017, raising $1.7 million of community capital in circulation. Female and non-binary entrepreneurs often face barriers to securing investment, which is exactly why Coralus wasfounded.Every year the entrepreneurs selected as successful Ventures tell us they benefit from more than just financial backing they value the support by a network of business leaders and innovators who prioritise relationships, mentorship and professionalgrowth.The 2024 Coralus Venturesare:PAUSE forTeaBased on Waiheke Island and founded by Timmy Smith, PAUSE for TEA crafts from whenua (land), for whenua, by Tangata Whenua (people of the land) non-alcoholic beverages from organic, and by-productbotanicals.Heart and Brain WorksLtdBased in Auckland and founded by Georgi Toma, Heart and Brain Works provides a comprehensive solution for mental health at work by addressing both the work environment and individual capability using a data-driven, creative and evidence-basedapproach.Matakohe Architecture andUrbanismBased in Whangrei and founded by Jade Kake, Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism Ltd is a kaupapa Mori design studio working alongside hap, iwi and Mori community organisations to realise their aspirations for the builtenvironment.PoutawaLtdBased in Hamilton and founded by Genae Thompson, Poutawa Ltd specialise in te reo Mori resources, and curriculum design, using digital technology, online apps, and interactive learning to engage and excitelearners.SolidBased in Porirua and founded by Laura Nixon, Solid is on a mission to stop the 1.5 billion plastic toothpaste tubes that go to landfill worldwide by specialising in plastic-free toothpaste, tablets and powders that are vegan, cruelty free, palm oil free and are reusable andrefillable.VinceBased in Whangrei and founded by Debbie Stowe, Vince is an innovative, award-winning meal solution that promotes veggies and healthy eating, and reduces mealtime stress forfamilies.How it Works: The Coralus model has hundreds of women and non-binary folks (called Activators) contributing capital into a collective fund as an act of radical generosity, with the money loaned out at no interest to women and non-binary-led businesses (called Ventures) working on the worlds to do list and paid back over a five-year period. Selected Ventures also get access to Coralus networks, buying power and expertise to grow theirbusiness.AboutCoralusVicki Saunders, founder of Coralus.Image: SuppliedCoralus (formerly SheEO) is a high-impact economic + social model powered by a uniquely inclusive community founded by Vicki Saunders. Members offer and access resources at their own pace, creating a self-regenerating, pay-it-forward pool of skills, connections, funds, and support then used to advance ventures and the collective doing world changingwork.Coralus has circulated nearly $19M to 190+ women- and non-binary-led ventures by distributing capital via collective decision-making. 45% of those founders are from chronically excluded racial and ethnic groups. The payback rate on its unsecured 0% interest loans is 95%. Founded in Canada in 2015, Coralus current footprint includes the US, Australia, New Zealand, and theUK.For more information or to see the complete list of Ventures and Activators, please visit coralus.world.

The week-long celebration of design will run from 39 March and aims to build on the momentum of 2024 whilst drawing inspiration from international design festivals. With internationally renowned designerKarim Rashid secured as keynote speaker and a host of prestigious brand sponsors on board to help bring it to life, including Resene,Fort and Lexus; ADW is set to be a landmarkevent.Karim Rashidis one of the worlds most prolific designers. Exhibiting his art in galleries around the world and with more than 4000 designs in production, his work has won 400+ awards including luxury good design forVeuve Clicquot and Alessi; high tech products forAsus and Samsung; brand identity forCitibank and Sony Ericsson; and packaging forKenzo and Hugo Boss. Rashid says I am extremely excited to have been invited to New Zealand for ADW25. I aspire to shape culture through my work by making design a public subject, so I relish this opportunity to meet with designers, design enthusiasts and the Kiwi public to share our passion for all thingsdesign.ADW25 aims to transform the spirit of place and space through the positive power of design. Its mission is to create a platform for change that facilitates collaboration and encourages conversation, whilst also showcasing and supporting the local design community. The theme for 2025, Chance + Change, explores the transformative potential and ethical implications of emerging technologies in the multidisciplinary design landscape including AI, VR, AR, prefabrication, 3D printing, robotics, software-generated design andmore.Early bird tickets are on sale now atwww.aucklanddesignweek.com and the full scope of activity will be announced in the new year. The event will incorporate satellite events, design workshops, exhibitions, a design conference, and networking opportunities. Satellite events will span the city from Parnell, Newmarket and Grey Lynn to Morningside and Drury, and will be free to attend. The main hub for ADW25 will be situated in Mt. Eden, hosting exhibition space for emerging and established designers, as well as a ticketed conference day which will explore subjects such as, The Future of Design, Women in Design & Tech and Balancing Risk & Reward: Ethics, Cybersecurity, and EmergingTechnologies.Lexus, a new sponsor for 2025, has signed on as one of the events Gold Partners and will create an emerging design studio which will include exhibition space for its Lexus Design Award (LDA) winners. Lexus merges brave design with leading-edge technology, so a partnership with Auckland Design Week was a natural fit for our brand, says Andrew Davis, Lexus New Zealand Vice President. The annual Lexus Design Award calls on our young emerging designers in New Zealand to push the boundaries of how design can create a better tomorrow, and we are really excited for this years winners to showcase their concepts at Auckland DesignWeek.Resene and Fort, both supporters of the event since its inception, have renewed their Principal and Platinum agreements respectively, for 2025, with Gaius Piesse, Director of Fort, acknowledging ADWs potential as the cornerstone event we know it can be. Resene has also committed to aligning its annual Total Colour Awards with ADW for 2025; whilst the ADW line-up is also expected to include a strong fashion element in partnership with Yasmin Farry, former NZ Fashion Week GeneralManager.ADWs Founder and Director, Jen Jones, has spent a significant portion of her career in the design and construction industry. She was driven to create the event by her admiration for the talent and skill of the designers she worked with and says Im astounded by the response weve had to ADW, and to be heading into year two with such incredible support provides a great deal of confidence for the future of the event. Our aim is to embed ADW as a highly anticipated annual fixture for the design community, as well as locals and visitors to Auckland. One that inspires, educates, stimulates and celebrates all thingsdesign.For more details about Auckland Design Weekvisit www.aucklanddesignweek.com.

SASBE 2024is taking place in AUTs WA and WG Buildings,79 November 2024 in Auckland, hosted by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) School of Future Environments.In addition to the line-up of international speakers, a number of AUT academics are speaking, including Professor Charles Walker, head of the School of Future Environments, and Dr Suzanne Wilkinson, deputy dean of the Faculty of Design & CreativeTechnologies.Read on for more information onthe International Conference of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, proudly held this year in Tmaki MakaurauAuckland.Day 1: Thursday November 7,2024Starting at 5:00 pm and entailing a formal welcome from several AUT professors and academics, day one concludes with networking and drinks from 6:30 to 9:00pm.Day 2: Friday November 8,2024Day two kicks off at 8:30 am with a comprehensive list of discussion points covered in theconference programme and listed below. Day twos final keynote will be fromProf. Derek Clements-Croome (University of Reading, UK) who will give his talk Intelligent Sustainable Liveable Buildings for the 21st Century from 6:156:45 pm, followed by a closingsession.Conferencethemes:Climate Change Adaption andMitigationConstruction & Engineering Project Management, Health & Safety, Logistics, andSchedulingData Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, and Data-Driven Approach for Optimization of BuiltEnvironmentDesign for Multispecies and Wellbeing in Urban and Peri-UrbanEnvironmentsDigital Twins, Smart Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Network of Sensors, and IntelligentAgentsIndigenous Design and Sustainability Management of Information and Knowledge on Innovation andSustainabilityOpenBIM, Linked Data, and Semantic Web for Automating Design andCode-CheckingPeople-Centered Design Systems Based on Virtual Reality and CognitiveToolsPublic Health in UrbanCommunitiesResilientStructuresSmart and Sustainable Design, Construction, and Operation of New Built Facilities and Regeneration of ExistingOnesSocial Aspects of Urbanization, Including Social Equity and the Impacts of Urbanization onCommunitiesSustainable Buildings, Infrastructure, Districts, Cities, and theCommunitySustainable or Innovative Supply Chains in the BuiltEnvironmentSustainable Urban Development: Urban Planning, Urban Greening, Design and Infrastructure Adaptation, Urban SustainabilitySolutionsSustainable UrbanTransport/MobilityUrban Governance andPolicyThe event is free to attend and no registration is needed. Refer to theevent page for moreinfo.#SASBE2024

Click to enlargeMetita by CTRL Space, regional category winner of the Best Australia & Pacific Restaurant (Hotel category), Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Mark Scowen1 of 7Metita by CTRL Space, regional category winner of the Best Australia & Pacific Restaurant (Hotel category), Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Mark Scowen2 of 7Metita by CTRL Space, regional category winner of the Best Australia & Pacific Restaurant (Hotel category), Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Mark Scowen3 of 7Metita by CTRL Space, regional category winner of the Best Australia & Pacific Restaurant (Hotel category), Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Mark Scowen4 of 7Amphora at Marvel Stadium by Hachem, winner of Best Australia/Pacific Restaurant/Bar, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Supplied 5 of 7Title at The Warehouse (Sharq, Kuwait), by Lines, Overall winner, Restaurant category, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Supplied 6 of 7Coffee Bar at Gaoxingli Insun Cinema (Haikou China), by One Plus Partnership, Overall winner, Bar category, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024. Image: Supplied 7 of 7Architectural interior designstudioCTRL Space has received international recognition for its work on Michael Merediths Metita, a Pacific-inspired restaurant in Aucklands SkyCity hotel, named Best Australia & Pacific Restaurant in the Hotel category of the prestigious Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. Metita was the sole nominee from NewZealand.Metitawas celebrated alongside 26categorywinners, five regional winners (awarding the best in the Americas, Asia, Australia and Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa), and the two overall winnersTitle at The Warehouse (Sharq, Kuwait), by Lines, andCoffee Bar at Gaoxingli Insun Cinema (Haikou China), by One PlusPartnership.Amphora at Marvel Stadium by Hachem, winner of Best Australia/Pacific Restaurant/Bar, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024.Image: SuppliedThere were 39 entries in total from New Zealand and Australia withCTRL Spacethe New Zealand category winner, along with five winners from Australia:Akin Atelier / RBA (Melbourne),Jordon Design Studio (North Sydney),Woods Bagot (Adelaide),Like Minds Studio (Chippendale, AU), andHachem (Melbourne) taking out the regional award for Best Australia/Pacific Restaurant/Bar for Amphora at MarvelStadium.Now in its 16th year, the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards are the only awards of its kind dedicated to the recognition of exceptional creative food and beverage spaces all over the world. The judging panel is a heavy-weight line up ofinternational industry leaders including Rika Lisslo, Vice President Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; and David Martin, Global Head of Restaurants & Bars, Corinthia Hotels and Aurelie Schwend, Director Interior Design, Luxury Brands, Marriott International, who described Metitas design as having a very nice feel and mix of materials, with authentic and crafteddetails.Metita by CTRL Space, regional category winner of the Best Australia & Pacific Restaurant (Hotel category), Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2024.Image: Mark ScowenCTRL Spaces Founder and Principal, Chris Stevens and Creative Director, Sam Griffin collected the award at a ceremony at the Hoxton Hotel in Barcelona, celebrating alongside influential hospitality designers and operators from around theglobe.Stevens said he was extremely honoured to be recognised by the Restaurant and Bar Design awards and to receive such high praise from the judges. This is incredible. We are so proud to represent New Zealand on an international stage such as this. We put our heart and soul into our work and it is extra special that Metita is the recipient of this award. Its design is enduring but importantly, it adds something truly unique to our countrys hospitality landscape, helping to tell the story of Aotearoas rich and vibrant culture, hesays.CTRL Space has studios in Auckland and Brisbane and is the name behind interior works for many of New Zealands most well-known and prestigious hospitality venues, hotels and workplaces. The Restaurant and Bar Design Award win followsan Interior Award for Metita and a Best Award forNightcar.This years Restaurant & Bar Design Awards were held at The Hoxton in Barcelona.Image: Davide Pellegrini

The new rail network will bring thousands more people into these streets and spaces, using more transport modes than were previously available, says Auckland Council Head of City Centre Programmes, Jenny Larking. People will arrive by rail, bus, walking or on scooters and bikes, and by car or deliveryvehicle.This shift in functionality and lift in anticipated numbers underpinned the need for the repurposing and redesign of a number of streets and spaces in the immediate vicinity. On both sides of the street, heritage kerb stones have been retained alongside new paving and a flowing water patterning etched into basalt pavers on the southside of the street by artists Chris Bailey and Sally Smith hints at a significant artwork coming to the Queen Street corner inmid-2025.By then, the Lorne Street to Albert Park section of Victoria Street is due to be complete and theCRL streetscape surrounding the station portal in Victoria Street will also befinished.The mid-section of Victoria Street, from Queen Street to Lorne Street, is scheduled to open in 2026, onceWatercares Midtown Wastewater Upgrades aredelivered.Victoria Street has been gifted the name Te H Noa by mana whenua, explains Larking, encouraging people to take a breath and enjoy the experience of the sights and sounds around them. Mana whenua also guided the terracing design of the stone tree pits, referencing the volcanic geology and forms of Tmaki Makaurau. A number of the tree pits serve a sustainable purpose in the citys stormwater drainage system, with surface rainwater from the road and paved surfaces dispersed into the pits, which irrigate the trees and filter the water before it flows to thesea.Visitors to the finished section of Victoria Street will see uplit trees, widened footpaths and spaces with new seating. They will also be able to enjoy the first flowering of phutukawa, which were crane-lifted into the street in September, along with other mature native trees priri, taraire and titoki, which are amongst the 900 plants further greening new gardens at streetlevel.In time, Te H Noa will form a green link across the city, linking two much-loved city parks Rangipuke Albert Park and Waikkota Victoria Park, saysLarking.A Council render showing the view from Kitchener Street down Victoria Street East, across Queen Street and up Victoria Street West.Image: SuppliedThe opening of the first section of Te H Noa has allowed people to start experiencing the refreshed atmosphere and functionality of the redesigned Victoria Street, which is truly exciting, says Policy and Planning Committee Chair Councillor, Richard Hills. Summer is going to be a wonderful time for people to experience these upgrades, including widened footpaths to stroll on and take in the new trees, which provide shade in the day and light up atnight.Victoria Street is one of three east-west streets in the Te Waihorotiu Station neighbourhood undergoinga major transformation to create a new gateway for the city centre. Before the midtown regeneration project, Victoria Street, Wellesley Street and Mayoral Drive were dense traffic routes carrying more than four lanes of cars, trucks andbuses.In the regeneration, Wellesley Street will become an important central city bus interchange, and the upgraded Victoria Street will make connecting between walking, cycling, high frequency bus routes and the train station easier and safer, saysLarking.We recognise that beautiful public spaces encourage social interaction, creating a strong sense of community and belonging. We are creating streets and spaces that are authentic, safe, sustainable and reflective of our place in the world, with mana whenua-led expression woven throughout, while continuing to support the operations of a busy citycentre.Some midtown upgrades are already complete, including Queen Street,upperFederal Street and Myers Park. Learn more about the midtown regeneration here.

Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) concludes itsregional awards programme with the 2024New Zealand Architecture Awards on 22 November. The event,arguablythe biggest awards night on the architecture calendar, will be held this year in Tmaki Makaurau Auckland, atthe Viaduct Events Centre.Doors open at 6:00 pm for canaps and drinks and the ceremony begins at 7:00 pm.Tickets can be purchasedthrougheventbrite.Always House, Mornington Peninsula by Kennedy Nolan.Image: Derek SwalwellPreceding the event, Patrick Kennedy will present How to be an Architect now?, a free lecture commencing midday, Friday 22 November, at the Viaduct Events Centre. He says it is the most compelling question they ask themselves at Kennedy Nolan. We are still working out how we respond to place and our unresolved relationship to it. And we are still asking how best to respond to the climate catastrophe, says Kennedy. Attending NZIA members earn 10 CPD Points (Design). Registrations are essential. Secure your place to attend.The following day, on 23 November,the NZIAs annual Architecture Tour will take place in Tmaki Makaurau Auckland. This years tour willinclude influential projects, including a selection of 2024 architecture award-winners. Food and refreshments are provided at stops along the journey. There are limited spots, sobook in early to ensure you dont missout.This years national award-winnerswere selected from a shortlist of 48 projects across 12 categories from the Local Awards.As well as national category winners, recipients will also be announced for theF. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Public Housing, John Sutherland Practice Award, Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture, Ted McCoy Award for Education, Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housingand the John Scott Award for Public Architecture.The jury, comprising Ari Stevensof Athfield Architects, Julie StoutofMitchell Stout Dodd andPatrick KennedyofKennedy Nolan(Melbourne, Australia), accompanied jury convenor Caro Robertson on the nationaltour.The 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards are supported byAPL and Resene, and Tmaki Makaurau Auckland City Architecture Tour is supported by Nu-Wall.

In Tmaki Makaurau Auckland, the new DCA office is led by architect, Chris Buch. Buchs career spansover 25 years,during which he has led design teams and coordinated a variety of construction types and sectors, including commercial, education, government, and mixed-use developments in both Aotearoa New Zealand andoverseas.Te Arawa Whare Waka, Rotorua, by DCA Architects of Transformation.Image: Graeme MurrayThe studios southern presence is based in Whakat Nelson, with Nathan Edmondston taking up the Team Leader position in DCAs new Nelson office. Edmondston is an experienced architect dedicated to sustainable outcomes. He has credentials as a Homestar Designer and Assessor, Certified Passivhaus Design, and is a Green Star Accredited Professional, having also recently completed his own certified Passive House in Nelson the first home to achieve a 10 Homestar V5rating.Managing director, Darryl Church is thrilled to be further expanding into Aotearoasregions:Founding the practice in the central North Island has allowed us to work alongside organisations and clients with a closer consciousness of their communities. These communities and mana whenua, have grounded our work in a cultural context and an acute environmental awareness, demonstrating our responsibilies as kaitiaki guardians of Aotearoa.This ethos has been incorporated into our design methodology as the starting point for projects, guided by the belief that all regions of Aotearoahave a unique narrative that can be woven into our designs. We are excited to be expanding this design philosophy into new regions ofAotearoa.The Chodge, by DCA Architects of Transformation.Image: Simon DevittThe practice has garnered attention for its innovative and responsive architecture, which it believes will be further enhanced by the appointments of these experienced new team leaders who bring their individual strengths and expertise to its two newstudios.DCA attributes its success to its diverse high-performing team, new impactful business strategy and its commitment to creating meaningful people-focused designs. The studio saying its expansion across these regions reflects DCAs dedication to its ongoing efforts to achieve outstanding outcomes for the regions guided by the pursuit of its mission, Empowering the regions tothrive.

Entitled From the Archive: The Making of Futuna, the exhibition uses words, drawings, images, sound and physical objects to explore the commissioning, architectural design, art works and the construction of Futuna Chapel in Karori, Wellington. The work was produced by architect John Scott (9 June 192430 July 1992) and artist Jim Allen (22 July 19229 June 2023) and constructed by a dedicated team of voluntary lay brothers between 1957 and1961.The Futuna Exhibition reveals the extent and significance of the collaboration between Chapel architect John Scott, Chapel artist Jim Allen and the building brothers, says Futuna Chapel Trust Chairperson and exhibition organiser, NickBevin.Described as a poignant demonstration of canopy and cave, the ceilings exposed rafters and matai sarking contrast with the concrete walls and serpentine marble floor.Image: Paul McCredieCo-curated by Chapel trustee, poet and artist Gregory OBrien along with Christina Barton (former Director of Te Ptaka Toi Adam Art Gallery), the exhibition will also feature a wide array of objects, many of which could be thought of as relics, says the FutunaTrust.Visitors will find out how Kiwi boot polish, wooden door handles, a chunk of serpentine and a strange rectangular sculpture are all a part of the Futuna story which is still very much ongoing, saysGregory.He describes the process of developing the exhibition as investigating a place and a history that is still alive and evolving. In bringing together drawings, art, photographs, video footage and objects, we didnt feel like archivists digging around in the distant past. The ideas and concepts at the heart of Futuna have become more relevant and vital as the decades have passed. Working on the exhibition, Tina and I have, to borrow a phrase from Ezra Pound, gathered from the air a livetradition.The architectural records of John Scott consisting of approximately 300 photographs, 10,000 drawings, and 10,000 pages of business files were donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library by the Scott whnau in 2020. By the end of 2024 this collection will be fully catalogued and digitised and made available for researchers to explore andaccess.Weve been very fortunate to work with Alexander Turnbull Library and the Scott whanau in the enabling of this work, saysNick.Part of the Wellington Heritage Festival, The Making of Futuna exhibition will be complemented by a series of floor talks and public talks that will expand on the creative lives and influence of the works of bothmen.A hand-carved mahogany statue of Christ, by sculptor Jim Allen adorns the wall behind the large stone altar.Image: Gavin Woodward, J.C. Beaglehole Room, Victoria University of WellingtonWe are thrilled to have secured an exceptional line up of speakers; James Charlton, Puawai Cairns, Barbara Fill, Francis Martin, Chris Moller, and of course Gregory OBrien and Christina Barton. The depth of coverage from the psychedelic intent of Jim Allens work to the legal aspects of protecting Futuna, as well as the broader areas of heritage exploration and the creative lives of these extraordinary men will make for fascinating listening, saysNick.Architect John Scott and artist Jim Allen are both towering figures in this countrys recent history. Their influence and inspiration and the dedicated efforts of the building brothers will live on in the work of subsequentgenerations.The Making of Futuna exhibition will run from 29th October17 November, 11am-3pm daily except Sundays 11:00 am1:00 pm (Saturday 16 November opening hours are 1:30 pm3:00 pm) at Futuna Chapel,Karori.The official opening of From the Archive: The Making of Futuna is on Tuesday 29th October at 6:00pm.Multi-paned gables of coloured Perspex throw a tapestry of colour over the chapels roughcast concrete walls.Image: Paul McCredieEntry is by koha. Floor talks will be held on Saturdays 23:00 pm and public talks on Sundays 24:00 pm. Information about bookings are available on Eventbrite atFutuna Chapel Trust Events or on the Futuna Chapel website.This exhibition is presented by the Futuna Chapel Trust in conjunction with the Alexander Turnbull Library and with the support of Dulux, FL Bone Hardware Merchant, Heritage Studios, Molloy Joinery,Riegers Print and Copy and The Warren Trust.Futuna Chapel is listed as a Category I building with Heritage New Zealand and is operated by the Futuna ChapelTrust.The chapel took influences from the Mori whare, including its low eaves and central pole.Image: Paul McCredie

Click to enlargeDown the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin1 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin2 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin3 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin4 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin5 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin6 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin7 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin8 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin9 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin10 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin11 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin12 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin13 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin14 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin15 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin16 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin17 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin18 of 19Down the long driveway, youll see it, second edition, published 2024. Image: Mary Gaudin19 of 19First published in 2014, the book Down the long driveway, you'll see it by Matthew Arnold and Mary Gaudin, has been reissued in a short run of limited copies.Ten years ago Mary Gaudin and Matthew Arnold released Down the long driveway, youll see it a book of Mid-Century Modern New Zealand homes described by design commentator Douglas Lloyd Jenkinsas:Exceptionally beautiful, full of real surprises and destined to become a much-sought-after collectorsitem.The book has long been out of print and second-hand copies scarce, but its now available again in a very short and limited run. The revised edition has a new cover in gloss black, an updated design, and the photographs have a fresh colourgrade.Pick up your copy before it sells out atdownthelongdriveway.comSay the authors: These houses arent new, theyre old and lived in. They can be a little dusty, slightly worn around the edges and all have what antique dealers like to call patina. But theyre perfect in the minds of the people who live in them because of what they represent, which when designed, was a better way ofliving.Fourteen Mid-Century Modern New Zealand homes are featured in the book.Image: Mary GaudinHousesfeaturedHenderson House - 1950 - Ernst Plishke Einhorn House - 1950 - Helmut Einhorn Lang House - 1953 - Ernst Plischke Sellars House - 1954 - Guy Sellars McKenzie House - 1958 - Cedric Firth Ballantyne House - 1959 - Warren & Mahoney Manning House - 1960 - Jack Manning Sutton House - 1961 - Tom Taylor Alington House - 1963 - William Alington Fletcher House - 1964 - Hall & Mackenzie Orr-Walker House - 1965 - Mark Brown & Fairhead Munro House - 1968 - Warren & Mahoney Martin House - 1971 - John Scott Wood House - 1974 - TedWoodDown the long driveway, youll see it:Specifications anddetailsFirst Published in2014Second edition published2024Photography,MaryGaudinText, MatthewArnoldDesign,The InternationalOfficeHardcover336pages290mm x230mmISBN978-0-473-29961-3Cost: $110NZDAbout theauthorsMary Gaudinis a New Zealand photographer currently living in Montpellier in the south-west of France with her husband and a Labrador namedAalto.Matthew Arnold lives with his family in Christchurch in a 1960s Warren and Mahoney-designed house. Like everyone, he has opinions onarchitecture.

TheNUWAO (Nature-based Urban Design for Wellbeing and Adaptation in Oceania) project, focuses on urban design driven by Indigenous knowledges to address climate adaptation and community well-being. The multi-disciplinaryNUWAO team is led out of Te Wnanga Aronuio Tmaki Makau Rau Auckland University of Technologys School of Future Environments. NUWAO consists of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers and designers from Aotearoa New Zealand, Samoa, Vanuatu, Kiribati, and New Caledonia, representing disciplines such as ecology, architecture, landscape design, and internationaldevelopment.Nature-basedsolutionsNUWAOs NbS Design Guide is a free online resource that is also available in PDF format.Image: SuppliedCommunities across Moananui Oceania face increasing challenges. As the impacts of climate change become more acute and biodiversity continues to decline, the need for rapid transformation in towns and cities is urgent. Given that most people now live in urban environments, this is where much of humanitys adaptation to these challenges must takeplace.The Nature-based approach integrates design with nature more effectively in cities. This involves adding more vegetation in, on, and around buildings, and increasing urban green and blueinfrastructure.The termNature-based Solutions(NbS) first coined in theearly 2000s is defined by the United Nations as Actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems, which address social, economic and environmental challenges effectively and adaptively, while simultaneously providing human well-being, ecosystem services and resilience and biodiversity benefits. A keycomponent of this definitionfor NUWAO is the dual purpose of NbS; to increase the well-being of people and ecosystems at the sametime.NUWAO participatory fieldwork, Apia, 2023.Image: SuppliedNature-based Solutions Design Guide for MoananuiOceaniaNUWAO has been working on devising and recognising NbS suitable for the Aotearoa and wider Moananui Oceania context through participatory mapping and fieldwork, an international symposium and design competition, and various academic and other publications such as the NUWAO podcast series. One of the culminations of this work is theonlineNature-based Solutions (NbS) Design Guide for Te Moananui Oceania recently launched at the4th Pacific Climate Change Conference (POPCCC) inApia.The guide focuses on improving urban resilience and human and ecological wellbeing in the region by detailing 100 NbS paired with local case studies. It is aimed at urban designers and planners, architects and landscape architects, policymakers, and other professionals and decision-makers of the builtenvironment.People ca search forNbS in the guide that can address specific climate change impacts such as sea level rise, flooding, or temperature increase, or that can address societal issues like water and food security. People can also search for NbS by tapping into what is termed in the guide interconnected livingecologies.Te Moananui Oceania.Image: Sam Wood, 2024Moananui, of which Aotearoa is a part, is of course very diverse, but being able to search for NbS in this way prioritises respecting the living world akin to generalised Indigenous understandings of how to live well within dynamic ecological and climatic conditions in theregion.The intention is to understand how NbS can be a means to work with, celebrate, or strengthen mauri (life force), v (relational space) and related concepts, and centres an Indigenous way of framing relationships to the living world and working with nature for increased collectivewellbeing.Moananui, of which Aotearoa is a part, is of course very diverse, but being able to search for NbS in this way prioritises respecting the living world akin to generalised Indigenous understandings of how to live well within dynamic ecological and climatic conditions in the region.The NUWAO NbS guide takes a ridge to reef or ki uta ki tai approach acknowledging that cities are part of wider watersheds, and in Moananui Oceania, are often near the ocean. Examples in the guide include internationally well known NbS such as green roofs and walls, swales, and constructed wetlands and reefs, as well as ways of working with nature that are drawn from both traditional and contemporary Indigenous knowledge. Examples include coastal erosion prevention strategies such as te buibui (Kiribati), weed management concepts such as whi (Aotearoa), and land management systems such as ahupuaa (Hawaii), tapere (Cook Islands), and pkainga(Aotearoa).By utilising NbS that are rooted in local cultures, climates, and ecosystems, communities can enhance resilience to climate change while improving the quality of urban life. The NbS strategies outlined in the NUWAO NbS guide offer inspiration for designing and retrofitting buildings, towns, and cities that honour cultural values and strengthen local ecosystems and communities while becoming more able to adapt to climatechange.Access to the free online NUWAO NbS guide, along with further details about the NUWAO project, the team, and other publications can be found on www.nuwao.org.nz.From: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Design Guide for Te Moananui Oceania, 2024.Image: SuppliedA call to make citiesbetterInnovative, nature-based, and vegetation-integrated urban and architectural design presents a bold vision for future cities, reducing climate change drivers, adapting to its impacts, and improving biodiversity and ecosystem health. Some cities, such as Singapore and Melbourne, are already moving towards this vision through policy andimplementation.Nature-based design, both in a technological and worldview sense, is not new. Indigenous communities have long developed ways of working with nature that enhance resilience, biodiversity, and sustainability. Nature-based design must expand to include dialogue and exploration about what it means to work with nature and how such design can help repair and redefine human-nature relationships, especially in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Moananui Oceaniaregion.Working with a river in Germany will be quite different than working with a river in Aotearoa New Zealand for example, where that river may be an ancestor. NbS must be tailored to local worldviews to be more effective and to avoid inadvertently imposing approaches that undermine cultural contexts as climate adaptation effortsintensify.NUWAOs six realms of Te Moananui Oceania interconnected living ecologies.Image: SuppliedTo conclude, effective design and implementation of NbS in Moananui Oceaniashould:Promote long-term resilience and regeneration and understand the interconnectedness of socio-ecologicalsystems.Be driven by an understanding of local Indigenous cultures, knowledges, andvalues.Be based on local wellbeing paradigms and not solely on Western science understandings or measurements of climate change or ecologicalhealth.Ensure equitable and just outcomes for local communities, and work to provide co-benefits that address social, economic, and environmental justice issues alongside responding to climateconcerns.Recognise and prioritise Indigenous leadership and decision-making, and local hierarchies of power and decision-making. Indigenous peoples should be partners, not merely stakeholders. NbS should be led by and/or co-designed with localcommunities.Be teamed by proponents who understand the political nature of climate change actions and become advocates for systemchange.Maibritt Pedersen-Zari, Associate Professor School of Future Environments, AUT.The benefits of urban vegetation and blue infrastructure are well-documented. Incorporating more nature into urban environments can help reduce urban heat islands, improve air quality, manage flooding and stormwater, and provide critical habitat for urban wildlife. NbS can also support human health, build social cohesion, and offer recreation opportunities. What is needed is a rapid scaling up and rethinking of how we integrate nature into cities, making it a key part of the urban fabric rather than just decoration. This approach sees cities and their people as embedded within the natural systems they affect, not separate fromthem.NUWAOs NbS Design Guide supports the transformation of cities into regenerative systems that actively support biodiversity, ecological health, and human well-being by harnessing living socio-ecological urban systems as a means to adapt to the impacts of climatechange.NUWAO is funded up until 2024 through a Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Grant.

Click to enlargeVictoria Gancheva, Supreme Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Victoria Gancheva 1 of 7Paul Pope, Landscape Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Paul Pope 2 of 7Nyle Macaranas, Habitation Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Nyle Macaranas 3 of 7Fiona Mannington, Interiors Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Fiona Mannington 4 of 7Nicholas Bartle, Detail Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Nicholas Bartle 5 of 7Hunter Dale, Student Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Hunter Dale 6 of 7Angus Burns, Resene Colour Award winner, 2024 Architecture Photography Competition. Image: Angus Burns 7 of 7The Architecture Photography Competition winners were named on the 23rd of September, on the final day of the finalists exhibition, part of the 2024 Aotearoa Festival of Architecture at Otago Polytechnic.The inaugural competition championed by judge and renowned architectural photographer Simon Devitt was, he says, a resounding success, with Devitt and fellow jury membersMark Boland and Graeme Campbell choosing the finalists from over 500entries.The prize-giving took place on the evening of the 23rd of September in Dunedin with what organisers say was a fantastic turnout. The winners of the photography competition took away awards for respective categories, with a Supreme Award being given to an overallwinner.The 2024award-winners are listed below. The competition was open to amateur, non-professional* photographers only. You can view the seven awarded architectural photographs in the slideshowabove.Dunedin School of Architecture, Architecture PhotographyCompetition2024 Awardwinners:SupremeAward - VictoriaGanchevaLandscape Award - PaulPopeHabitationAward- NyleMacaranasInteriorsAward - FionaManningtonDetailAward - NicholasBartleStudent Award - HunterDaleResene Colour Award - AngusBurnsHighlyCommended:Edward (Eddie) Moore(Landscape)Vince Alzaga(Interiors)Matt Weaver(Habitation)Enoch Shi(Interiors)Victoria Gancheva(Detail)Phil Flanagan(Landscape)Yvonne Wang(Detail)Highly Commended winners can be viewed here.As an official event partner and media partner, ArchitectureNow and Architecture NZ magazine send our congratulations to this years finalists andwinners.The Supreme Award winner, Student Award winner and one random prize-winner received a one year subscription to Architecture NZ magazine care ofAGM.The2024 Architecture Photography Competition is supported by Dunedin School of Architecture, OPSA, SANNZ, Resene, Architecture NZ magazine and Simon Devitt.*Professional is defined as anyone who earnsover20% or more of their income through photography at anytime.