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Auckland Design Week 2026 launches with bold vision for People + Place

Auckland Design Week 2026 launches with bold vision for People + Place

Auckland Design Week returns for its third edition in March, unveiling an expanded programme and a renewed focus on the relationship between people, communities and the places they shape.

“We wanted the building to spark interest and character on the street”

“We wanted the building to spark interest and character on the street”

Kiri Morgan, Director at Nightworks Studio, talks to us about the New Zealand practice’s very own new production space at Lawson St.

Architectural asset management

Architectural asset management

In Auckland, Wingates designs a new headquarters for a specialist investment firm focused on future growth, biophilia and collaborative work.

International design star headlines Auckland Design Week conference

International design star headlines Auckland Design Week conference

Karim Rashid will deliver the keynote address, ‘The Future of Design’, at Auckland Design Week’s highly anticipated Design Conference.

Residential conviviality in Wonder’s own studio space

Residential conviviality in Wonder’s own studio space

With a debaucherous past, Wonder has remodelled this dubious site into its contemporary studio.

Wingates sets the legal grounds for Anthony Harper

Wingates sets the legal grounds for Anthony Harper

In this New Zealand workplace design by Wingates, Anthony Harper were “keen to evolve their working environment as the world evolves as well.”

Frosted with history

Frosted with history

Wingates’ design of Greenwood Roche is sensitive to the history of the building without feeling overly nostalgic or heavy-handed.

Designing for success

Designing for success

Two designers from Aotearoa/New Zealand are making a splash in the world of furniture design, creating objects of desire while carving their individual pathways to success.

UNFINISHED & FAR FAR AWAY: The Architecture of Irving Smith Architects

UNFINISHED & FAR FAR AWAY: The Architecture of Irving Smith Architects

Irving Smith Architects has conceived and delivered its first book and, like the practice itself, it provides much food for thought while celebrating singular and inspirational projects.

Cheshire Architects and a philosophy of total bravery

Cheshire Architects and a philosophy of total bravery

Originally shortlisted for their Faradays project in the INDE.Awards Retail Space, we chatted with Cheshire Architects’ lead project designers about a love for architecture and what makes them unique in New Zealand/Aotearoa.