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Yellow Treehouse Restaurant / Pacific Environments

June 19, 2019

Architects: Pacific Environments: Peter Eising & Lucy Gauntlett
Year: 2009
Professionals: ECC Lighting & Furniture, Holmes Consulting Group, Holmes Fire, NZ Strong, Citywide Construction Ltd, +1

The World's Most Liveable Cities in 2019

April 08, 2019

For ten consecutive years, Vienna ranks first in the Mercer survey on cities with the best quality of life in the world. In this edition to the global ranking, eight Western European cities join the top ten, even when "trade tensions and populist undercurrents continue to dominate the global economic climate", as Mercer points out in its report.

Skyscrapers of 2018: Soaring Beyond the Archetypal Crystal Tower

December 14, 2018

Either as singular outcroppings or as part of a bustling center, skyscrapers are neck-craning icons across major city centers in the world. A modern trope of extreme success and wealth, the skyscraper has become an architectural symbol for vibrant urban hubs and commercial powerhouses dominating cities like New York, Dubai, and Singapore.

While skyscrapers are omnipresent, 2018 introduced new approaches, technologies, and locations to the high-rise typology. From variations in materiality to form, designs for towers have started to address aspects beyond simply efficiency and height, proposing new ways for the repetitive form to bring unique qualities to city skylines. Below, a few examples of proposals and trends from 2018 that showcase the innovative ideas at work:

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The Tailored Home / Lloyd Hartley Architects

November 13, 2018

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Architects: Lloyd Hartley Architects
Area: 300 m²
Year: 2018
Manufacturers: APL NZ, Christopher Boots, Lockseam Roofing & Cladding, Rosenfeld Kidson

Waterview Connection / Warren and Mahoney

October 20, 2018

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Architects: Warren and Mahoney
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Allco, Dimond, Eastbridge, Resene, Thermosash, +1Wilson Group-1

Woods Bagot and Peddle Thorp Win Auckland Skyscraper Competition

October 09, 2018

Woods Bagot and Peddle Thorp have been announced as the winners of the international competition to create a new high-rise tower in central Auckland. Drawn from five finalists including Warren and Mahoney, Cox Architecture, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Elenberg Fraser, the winning design will stand 180m high. The building design is inspired by New Zealand’s natural landscape and the country’s unique geology and fauna.

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Mackelvie Street Retail / RTA Studio

September 20, 2018

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Architects: RTA Studio
Area: 650 m²
Year: 2013
Manufacturers: EQUITONE, APL NZ, Ampelite, Husqvarna, PBS, +2Pacific Build Supply NZ, Webforge-2
Professionals: Aspec Construction

Zaha Hadid Architects, Woods Bagot, and Cox Among Finalists Announced for Auckland Tower Competition

September 06, 2018

The international design competition to create a new high-rise tower in central Auckland has announced five finalists. The five teams include Warren and Mahoney, Cox Architecture, Zaha Hadid Architects, Elenberg Fraser and Woods Bagot. The landmark tower competition is run by Melbourne-based property development company ICD Property. Each of the teams were asked to complete two versions of their design, one following current city Unitary Plan rules and one version that could be built given more open planning parameters.

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Herne Bay Hideaway / Lloyd Hartley Architects

August 10, 2018

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Architects: Lloyd Hartley Architects
Area: 400 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Sto, APL NZ, Christopher Boots, Lockseam Roofing & Cladding, Louvretec, +1SCE Stone & Design-1

Diocesan School for Girls Music & Drama Centre / McIldowie Partners + Upton Architects

July 31, 2018

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Architects: McIldowie Partners, Upton Architects
Manufacturers: Trespa, Asona Fabwall, DeBoer Duo torch, Decortech, Jura Grey, +4Knauf, NZ Brick, Steel & Tube, Steel & Tube Euroline metal roofing-4

Cliff House / Leuschke Kahn Architects

April 28, 2018

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Architects: Leuschke Kahn Architects
Area: 409 m²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: Inlite, Jadex, Louvretec

University of Auckland Science Centre / Architectus

February 23, 2018

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Architects: Architectus
Area: 22000 m²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: Fastmount®, Interface, Concretec, Decortech, Espies, +7Forman Interiors, Glass Projects, Novalab, Terrazzo & Stoneworks, Thermosash, VMZINC, Woods Glass-7
Professionals: Barker & Associates, Cross Fire, Fletcher Construction, LabWorks, Marshall Day Acoustics, +2

Bishop Selwyn Chapel / Fearon Hay Architects

November 21, 2017

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Architects: Fearon Hay Architects
Area: 200 m²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: panoramah!®, Architectural Metalformers, L’Officina by Vincenzo, Studio Carolina Izzo, Woods Glass, +1Woodstar-1

Extreme Cities: The Densest, Coldest, Remotest, Most Visited (etc) Human Settlements on Earth

November 14, 2017

Humans are adaptable animals; we have evolved to adjust to, and survive in, many difficult and extreme conditions. In some cases, these extremes are natural, while in other modern cities extreme living situations are created by us, and we are forced to accept and adjust. Here is a list of extreme settlement conditions: some challenging, some wonderful and all of them offering a fascinating insight into how we occupy the planet in 2017.

Tree Villa / Matter Architects

August 22, 2017

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Architects: Matter Architects
Area: 300 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Artedomus, Douglas and Bec, European Ceramics, Halliday+Baillie, Simon James Design
Professionals: Structural Design Solutions

The World's Most Expensive Cities in 2017 (And Why They Are So Expensive)

July 03, 2017

As anyone who has recently attempted apartment-hunting in a major urban area will know, reasonably-priced housing can be difficult to come by for many and salaries don’t always seem to match the cost of living. This gap is contributing to housing crises in developed and developing countries worldwide. People are simply being priced out of cities, where housing has become a commodity instead of a basic human right. Financial speculation and states’ support of financial markets in a way that makes housing unaffordable has created an unsustainable global housing crisis.

Earlier this year the 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey was released for 2017, revealing that the number of “severely unaffordable” major housing markets rose from 26 to 29 this year; the problem is getting worse. The study evaluates 406 metropolitan housing markets in nine of the world's major economies and uses the “median multiple” approach to determine affordability. By dividing the median house price by the median household income of an area, this method is meant to be a summary of “middle-income housing affordability.”