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Residential Architecture
The rise of the architectural outdoor fireplace
Once simply a source of warmth, today's outdoor fireplaces are bringing together design, entertaining and cooking in one striking architectural feature.
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Interiors
Commercial Architecture
At the top of the building: GreenAir and the Majestic Centre
Great planting doesn’t begin with selecting species. It begins by solving architectural challenges and shaping how a building is experienced.
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Building & Renovating
Building & Renovating
What 20 years of composite decking tells us
Two decades after BiForm entered the New Zealand market, its anniversary offers a point to consider how composite decking has developed and what matters when specifying it today.
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Materials & Craft
Materials & Craft
Where the details of a timber floor begin
It’s used every day and plays such an important role in how the rest of the finishes in a space come together, yet once it’s installed, flooring often becomes a somewhat forgotten part of the interior.
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People & Practice
People & Practice
Meet the stonemason keeping this traditional craft alive in Waikato
From the Scottish Highlands to Christchurch and now Waikato, Highland Stone’s Stewart Anderson has spent more than 20 years working with a material that has long fascinated him.
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Ideas & Perspectives
Ideas & Perspectives
The architecture of golf: Designing homes that belong to the landscape
From understated homes tucked beside fairways to hospitality spaces reimagining the modern golf club, architects are rethinking how buildings interact with the game and the landscape.
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Commercial Architecture
Commercial Architecture
From circular façades to glass as art: ArchiPro brands recognised at the 2026 WGANZ Awards
Four ArchiPro brands were among the major winners at this year’s Window & Glass Association New Zealand Awards, with projects demonstrating the expanding architectural potential of glass and aluminium joinery.
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News & Events
News & Events
Escea’s new fireplace challenges what electric flame can be
Escea’s new LR Series takes a different approach to electric flame, using patent-pending holographic technology to create an uninterrupted ribbon of fire.
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