Once again there has been an unsignalled collapse of a construction company, and once again I go to my AR ledger to calculate the damage.

Recently an architect was looking at a ‘staggered stud’ wall system for an office fitout project – which was recommended by an acoustic technician to achieve a high STC-rated wall. The architect wanted some level of confidence in how this type of system goes together.

Urbanized, a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, is included in the EBOSS 2013 architectural documentary series.

Work began this month on New Zealand’s first living building.

October has seen the highest number of new dwellings being consented since four years ago, with a total number of 1,639, including 168 apartments (129 retirement village units), Statistics NZ announced today.

Last month David Shearer launched Labour's proposed programme to assist with the issue of housing affordability.

Christchurch City Council, Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment and Ngāi Tahu are hosting an international competition to design and build a new neighbourhood in the Central City.

A recent fitout project for the NZ Police at Christchurch International Airport was a very good example of ‘getting it right first time’ – especially regarding seismic suspended ceiling design and installation.