Bet you’ve never seen a church quite like this before. The 'Reading between the lines' project is the result of a collaboration between Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh. The use of the horizontal plates aims to ... More …
Steven Steger knows how to sell patents. The proof: he’s fresh from selling bankrupted Canadian telecommunications company Nortel’s patent portfolio for US$4.5 billion. More …
Architectural competitions can be a bit of a contentious issue but their popularity is certainly on the rise, particularly when it comes to informing the design of civic spaces. Now Hastings District Council is on the hunt for innovative ideas ... More …
If you could choose anything at all to help you live well in the future, what would it be? According to a recent ShapeNZ survey, a clean environment, a safe place to live, and a good public health system top ... More …
When we spoke to the folks behind Greening the Rubble earlier this year, they had high hopes for their voluntary project, which converts earthquake-damaged spaces into recreational, green havens, albeit temporary. The effort looks to have paid off with the ... More …
As governments worldwide search for that elusive economic growth, some eyes are turning to Israel, the self-styled 'Startup Nation'. More …
Having picked up multiple Best Awards awards in every shade this year — Gold, Silver and Bronze – Stevens and Corban expand on the very collaborative approach undertaken to create the hugely successful Fisher & Paykel Social Kitchen. More …
Perhaps the main ‘problem’ with the majority of the companies that make up the TIN100 is they fly beneath the general public’s radar. More …
In October we featured a story about ArtBox, an initiative aiming to provide exhibition and retail space for approximately 100 Christchurch artists, craft practitioners and design retailers who have been displaced following the February earthquake. The initiative has moved from ... More …
What will you soon be able to do with worn out, old and smelly sports shoes? Throwing them in the rubbish could be a thing of the past if Puma has anything to do with it. The sportswear brand has ... More …
Is feeding your colleagues counterintuitive to climbing the corporate ladder? More …
Amazon's flame may have waned as of late, but its success can't be denied. More …
We’ve heard from Labour Party leader Phil Goff, now it’s time for Green Party leader Russel Norman to offer his stance on the big issues, including IP, addressing New Zealand’s skill shortage, and an issue close to ... More …
The pool of winners from the 2011 Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Architecture Awards may be on the smaller side — a regular theme in this year’s NZIA regional awards — but they’re well worth a look. Seven projects took out an ... More …
Kiwi company Envirocomp, which specialises in composting disposable nappies, announced earlier this year it had been acquired by the New Zealand office of UK-based facilities services company OCS — a move it said would provide the company with unprecedented access to ... More …