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Cult Design celebrates dual showroom launches in Perth and Auckland

Cult has just celebrated the grand openings of its newest showrooms in Australia and New Zealand, marking a significant milestone in the ever-evolving design landscape.

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Buchan aims to deliver “a renewed sense of optimism” at Invercargill Central

Invercargill Central has been redeveloped by Buchan with a focus on retail, hospitality, civic, entertainment and commercial zones, all intricately connected by pedestrian pathways.

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Export your architecture: New international agreements make it easier to practise overseas

A set of landmark agreements made by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia is ensuring that Australian and New Zealand architects will find it easier to have their professional registration recognised internationally.

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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.

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University neighbours: Solari Architects’ very own Cuba Street office

Solari Architects has recently relocated to 191 Cuba Street, joining the Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Architecture. The two-storey office fit-out blends modern functionality with local heritage.

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Bringing it home: Claire Sharpe returns to Warren and Mahoney Wellington

She thinks big and has the credentials to back it up. Returning to the Wellington studio of Warren and Mahoney in 2022, this architect brings home a wealth of expertise.

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Sculptural vernacular: New Zealand architect Bergendy Cooke in Marrakech

New Zealand architect Bergendy Cooke has worked around the world. Currently based in Barcelona, with a team in New Zealand, her practice recently led a boutique hotel project in Marrakech, the Maison Brummell Majorelle.

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AUS-UK-NZ Mutual Recognition Agreement “opens up completely new opportunity”

The Mutual Recognition Agreement between Australia, New Zealand and the UK spells out greater skill mobility, permanent migration pathways and new opportunity for Australian and UK graduates.

Ideas

Unsettling Queenstown: Questions of decolonisation at the Venice Biennale

The Australian pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale involves confronting questions of decolonisation in architectural form and history. Unsettling Queenstown looks at the ubiquitous presence of British colonialism.

Indesign

Archimedia Waikato Architects and Milliken collaborate to transform Hamilton Kirikiriroa Airport in New Zealand

The new terminal interiors at the Hamilton Kirikiriroa Airport celebrate the beauty to be found in transition and a connection to the local identity of New Zealand.

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Time woven into art: Gavin Harris’ new Circadian collection of rugs

Inspired by the flow of time and its profound impact on our surroundings, interior and product designer Gavin Harris unveils his latest collection — Circadian with Designer Rugs.

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The Review, part two: ‘Truth and Lies in Architecture’ by Richard Francis-Jones

Timothy Alouani-Roby met with Richard Francis-Jones of fjcstudio (previously fjmtstudio) to discuss his timely, provocative and, quite frankly, necessary book on architecture. In this second part of the book review, we turn to the question of what architects can do in the face of crises from climate breakdown to alienation of place.