US Architect on his first visit to NZ – James Timberlake

  James Timberlake is a principal of the Philadelphia-based architecture firm Kieran Timberlake, winners of the 2010 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and the American Institute of Architects’ National Firm Award in 2008. The firm recently won the competition to design the new Embassy of the United States in London. In 2008, they designed a prefabricated […]

Architecture set’s the stage for the latest in art gallery design

Architect Adam Mercer of Mercer and Mercer Architects Limited comments “Architecture set’s the stage for the latest in art gallery design in this case for Salvador Dalis work.”   The Salvador Dali Museum  Source: Anna Kidman – Tuesday, February 08,2011  The new Salvador Dali Museum by international practice HOK opened its doors earlier this year […]

Auckland Architect admires cutting edge technology – Thematic Pavilion Expo 2012

Expo 2012 – South Korea- Adam Mercer is amazed and envigorated by the cutting edge technology demonstrated in this pavillion proposal for the 2012 Expo. Obviously the scale and budget for such buildings are well beyond the reach of most NZ projects, however the attitude to moderating the environment using computer technology, and hi tech […]

Sculptural expansion to the Mead Center for American Theater opens to rapturous praise

‘Architecture is a sort of stage set for life’ explains Principal of Bing Thom Architects (BTA) Michael Heeney, which is a fitting introduction to the firm’s newest project, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, DC. As with many dramatic architectural creations, it is hoped that the Arena Stage project will […]

‘World Building of the Year’ at the prestigious World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF) 2010

MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, Italy – A project for a centre for contemporary arts in Rome is now officially the best new building in the world. MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Italy, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, UK, has won global architecture’s most coveted accolade of ‘World Building of the […]