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Jasmax pledges to net zero carbon by 2030

One of the largest firms in the country plans to deliver carbon-neutral buildings by 2030, beating New Zealand's plans to be as net zero emissions by 2050.

2020 ECC Student Craft Design Awards winners announced

Student creativity was celebrated at this year's awards with a tactile, multi-sensory ceramic installation taking home the Supreme award on the night.

New Chief Executive for Context Architects

Katrina Hall is set to take up the newly created role of Chief Executive at Auckland-based Context Architects.

Scott Pritchard elected Property Council National Chair

The Precinct Properties Chief Executive has been elected as Property Council New Zealand’s National Chair, replacing Goodman New Zealand Chief Executive, John Dakin.

Waste Management headquarters sweep property awards

Waste Management New Zealand’s new headquarters took home three key awards at the 2020 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.

Keystone Trust announces 2021 scholarship recipients

Keystone Trust introduced its successful 2021 scholarship recipients at the Trust’s 26th annual Awards Evening, held at Auckland’s Okahu Bay on 22 October.

Surface redefined

Partner content: Laminex New Zealand™ introduces the Alucci™ Collection, a next generation fusion of material and technology in ultra-matte surfaces.


Auckland Council updates its Māori Design Hub

With the city's population intensifying, the Auckland Council has updated Te Pokapū Whakatairanga Tikanga Māori (The Māori Design Hub) to refine its best practice for Māori design.

"Exciting and optimistic" apartment wins at 2020 Resene Total Colour Awards

An apartment by Paul Anselmi of Bull O’Sullivan Architecture Ltd and Maria Chen is among 23 colourful winners that Resene has just announced. See all the winning projects here.

Obituary: Guy Kingdon Natusch

Architect Claire Natusch remembers her great-uncle: a Hawkes Bay architect of "honest, elegantly practical" homes and a champion of heritage architecture.

Winners of the 2020 NZ Building Industry Awards announced

Held at three venues across the country to celebrate excellence in the field, the New Zealand Institute of Building’s annual awards ceremony saw a record number of entries this year.

Australian startup uses AI to shake up town planning

A Gold Coast startup is using AI to streamline and simplify development applications to allow planning consultants to focus on town planning rather than report writing.

Blind, curtain or both? Luxaflex presents LumiShade

Partner content: Find out more about beautifully flexible light control you can walk through, whether open or closed with Luxaflex® LumiShade™.

Concept design unveiled for Christ Church Cathedral Quarter

Warren and Mahoney, in association with Snøhetta Architects and Salmond Reed, has released the concept designs for the reinstatement of this iconic South Island landmark.

Auckland Council appoints new head of design office

Landscape Architecture Aotearoa reports on the appointment Lisa Dunshea but says she won’t hold the same power or enjoy the same freedom as her predecessor.