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
Exhibitor Enquiry
Breathing new life into an architectural treasure
Futuna Chapel restoration project architect and trustee Dr Peter Parkes describes almost two decades of heritage conservation on the John Scott-designed Futuna Chapel.Bosch opens new Experience Centre
Originally established as a training facility for retail partners, the new Auckland space has evolved into a public-facing Experience Centre showcasing the best of Bosch innovation across cooking, dishwashing, laundry and refrigeration.Future Thinker of the Year announced
The New Zealand Green Building Council has named the winner of its inaugural green leadership award.Conservation in extremes: a heritage architect’s Antarctic experience
Heritage architect Lucy Hayes-Stevenson has recently returned from an Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) expedition to the Ross Sea.Engineering and architecture firms close the gender pay equity gap
A recent report by The Diversity Agenda shows engineering and architecture firms in New Zealand have closed the gender pay equity gap from 5.6% down to 0.4% in 2024.Making Menopause Work
Making Menopause Work by the Ministry for Women is a free, flexible and practical guide for workplaces to support their people through peri/menopause.Turning pain into purpose
Christchurch-based Sheppard & Rout Architects and Meadow Landscape Architecture have collaborated to design a calm, carefully crafted ‘pod’ to be placed in schools and community settings throughout the country.In the Making: Design from Aotearoa
In the Making is an exhibition of contemporary material and process-led design from Aotearoa, open to the public on 7-8 March at Silo6 on Auckland’s waterfront.The New Zealand Convention Centre opens
The New Zealand International Convention Centre by Warren and Mahoney, Moller Architects and Woods Bagot opened its doors to the public on 13 February 2026.Farewell Pip
One of New Zealand’s most distinguished architects, Pip Cheshire FNZIA, CNZM and 2013 New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, has died following a brief illness.Commonwealth Association of Architects celebrate 60th year in New Zealand.
The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) is marking its 60th anniversary in 2026 with a programme of events and digital initiatives.Cohousing + passive housing at Peachgrove East
A new development in the Waikato, designed by Smith Architects in collaboration with Greenbridge, promises to make home ownership possible with low deposits and sustainable payments.2026 Outlook: Stabilisation arrives, but architects face harder feasibility tests
New Zealand’s construction pipeline is entering 2026 with its first signs of stability in two years.Entries open for the 2026 Resene Total Colour Awards
The most colourful awards programme returns for 2026, and there is over $15,000 in prizes to be won. Entries are open now and must be submitted by 19 December 2025.Pacific Lakes Village opens new $40m Pavilion
Peddlethorp and Space Studio’s $40 million retirement village pavilion project for Generus Living opened on 28 November 2025.Newsletter
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