designex exhibition
15 - 16 July 2025
BuildNZ | Facilities Integrate | The National Safety Show
Tuesday 15 July 2025, 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 16 July 2025, 10am - 5pm
Auckland Showgrounds
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Streamlined continued registration for architects
Online Continuing Professional Development platform Teulo has partnered with the New Zealand Registered Architects Board to make the continuing registration process easier for architects.Four schools of architecture to take part in two-day Urban Art Village at Britomart
Britomart’s Takutai Square is set to transform into a pop-up village of interactive architecture, showcasing nine large-scale installations.Inside Interiors: Podcast
Hosted by Adam Jackson & David Maurice, a new podcast from the WORKX teamArchitects in demand
We asked the head of Otago Polytechnic’s associate Professor Tobias Danielmeier, to put the case for the creation of what is now the country’s fifth school.Space Studio welcomes new directors
Space Studio Ltd announced the appointment of David Sweatman and Monique Enoka-Davidson as Directors.Reflecting on how we engage with our surroundings
A new commission by Ammon Ngakuru takes the stage at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.Architects reimagine affordable homes
Cynthia Yuan and Norman Wei are the recipients of the 2025 F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Affordable Housing. Their proposal, Loose-Fit Futures, has been recognised for its multicultural approach to rethinking domestic space in Aotearoa New Zealand.Re(NEW) the Gordon Wilson Flats
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington is urged by The Architectural Centre to reuse the structure of Wellington’s controversial Gordon Wilson Flats.The Festival of Architecture’s Great Debate is back
Open to all, the popular quick-fire battle will feature six speakers (architects, engineers and social commentators) facing off in two teams, to argue for and against the motion: “AI would design Auckland better than us”.Solar power: On course to power every New Zealand home
New analysis suggests New Zealand homes could be fully solar-powered by 2032. The data reveals residential solar capacity surged 43 per cent in the past year alone, with adoption set to outpace previous forecasts.Tenderness and connection through colour
Colour specialists, Davina Harper and Bree Leech introduce three palettes in the 2026 Dulux Colour Forecast that reflects reflect continued global uncertainty and digital fatigue.Making the case for earth building in Aotearoa
This year’s Earth Building Association of New Zealand conference will profile the latest ideas, technologies and projects shaping the future of low carbon, high performing, sustainable building in Aotearoa.Five finalists selected for 2026 Brick Bay Folly
Five enchanting submissions have been short-listed for the eleventh Brick Bay Folly.Plus Architecture announces rebrand to Plus Studio
Plus Studio (formerly Plus Architecture) has announced the completion of a comprehensive rebrand in collaboration with international creative agency Frost*collective.The art of architectural photo editing
Dennis Radermacher is an architectural photographer whose work is seen in many of this country’s leading architectural publications and websites. Here, he discusses the fine art of photo editing.Newsletter
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