Big ups
Christchurch's The Hub Hornby snags top architecture award
It may be a ways from the central city, and even further from the sea, but there's quite a bit happening in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby these days. For proof: The Hub Hornby, which has won top accolades at the recent New Zealand Property Council awards.
Signs here
Signs of the Times: Conversation-starting art comes to Auckland’s Cornwall Park
People who like Signs of the Times might also like Auckland’s Cornwall Park.
Play ball
The Idealog guide to striking stadium designs
As debate about a new national stadium in Auckland picks up steam, we take a look at interesting stadium design innovations across the globe.
Walking on
New Victoria University of Wellington study: Biking and walking pays - so will more New Zealand cities catch on?
The benefits of encouraging biking and walking outweigh the costs by ten to one, according to a new study from Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. Will it be something cities in Aotearoa take into account when planning for the future?
AI for an eye
Lauren Vasey on AI and disrupting construction (listen)
Lauren Vasey, research associate and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Computational Design at the University of Stuttgart, chats about the role artificial intelligence and machines are playing in design - and how the construction industry is poised for a rapid disruption.
Answers
Smart Seeds and finding solutions for cities and the planet (listen)
Maurice Hoban, programme lead for Smart Seeds, chats with Idealog about delivering innovative solutions to solve some of our cities’ biggest challenges - and why that's so important.
Kaitiakitanga
Revealed: New Zealand's sustainability-focused Expo 2020 pavilion
The concept design for New Zealand’s pavilion at the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai has been revealed. The design, in sum: sustainable Aotearoa-ness, to the max.
Digging deep
The Idealog guide to intriguing underground urban infrastructure
Space is often at a premium in cities. That's partially why we often build up, right? But what about building down? Here are some interesting examples.
Aiming high
Take a look: Moller Architects and Areez Katki's Tall Hut and the lure of striking structural design
A 12-metre-tall bamboo structure by Moller Architects and artist Areez Katki will welcome visitors to next year’s Sculpture on the Gulf (SOTG) on Waiheke Island. Prepare to be wowed by the ingeniously-named Tall Hut.
