Tips & Ideas

A record of houses lived in and loved by their inhabitants, 50 years on, is like water to the soul of the thirsty architect. I Never Met a Straight Line I Didn’t Like is a photographic portrayal of 12 houses designed and built in Christchurch during the 1960s and early 1970s, presenting the brilliance and quirk of architects during this time. Straight lines do not imply a lack of personality and authors Gaudin and Arnold have selected the best remaining examples of the ‘Christchurch Style’ to prove this; in doing so, they also demonstrate good design prevailing with time.

The award winning AuREUS system is transforming windows and walls into vibrant coulorful facades. But this innovative technology has a more important goal than simply applying a colorful façade treatment.

Eksplorasi bentuk kanopi di Indonesia cukup terbatas. Salah satu faktor yang mungkin menyebabkan minimnya eksplorasi bentuk kanopi ini karena keterbatasan pengetahuan akan teknologi material bahan bangunan untuk kanopi yang dapat memenuhi kebutuhan desain yang dinamis dan beragam.

Leanne Amodeo takes a look at beautiful bathrooms from around the world as she brings us the latest in design thinking for this very important space.

Our first speaker of the day, Miss Low Chee Yen, the representative at Lean In Malaysia, currently the CEO of UMS Private Limited. Chee Yen is here today to discuss the progress of women in the workplace, specifically in the science and engineering industry, which remains as one of the male dominated fields worldwide. In this section, titled “Advancing woman in the workplace”, she will be talking about a concept commonly known as the unconscious bias dilemma.

Memilih tirai yang tepat untuk hunian maupun kantor ternyata tidak sesulit itu jika Anda mengetahu tips dan triknya. Mari kita simak panduan memilih blinds dari Onna yang paling cocok untuk kantor dan hunian berikut ini.

The INDE.Awards is a global architecture and design awards programme which recognises and celebrates projects, people and products within the design industry, whilst simultaneously acting as a barometer of the industry’s progress. The 2021 INDE.Awards marks the programme’s fifth year, celebrating design excellence and innovation in a rapidly changing world.

The last, but not least, region to announce their Local Awards winners saw the Auckland branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects honour projects that included sustainable developments, social housing, old and new homes and many more.

Thirty projects from across Aotearoa have been shortlisted for this year’s Interior Awards across nine categories, from futuristic workplaces to heartwarming kitchens and much more. Interior editor of Architecture NZ and convenor of the jury Amanda Harkness said, “True to form, we received an incredibly wide range of projects this year and, in some categories, the calibre of entries was so high it was a real challenge for the jury to choose just three finalists.” Close scores resulted in four finalists in some categories.

Joe Lyth, an architect at Auckland-based firm Respond Architects, takes his own newly-built home as a case study on creating warm, dry homes. In light of his findings, he explores some of the cultural, economic and practical reasons why the health of a home isn't always a priority in new builds in New Zealand.