Nature is “inseparable from daily life” at House K by HGAA
Blocky volumes in exposed concrete contrast with the lush greenery and rooftop vegetable garden at House K, a…
Letters: In defence of CRL’s budget to create both beauty and function
Fiona Edgar, Henderson. Rail review The massive final cost of the Auckland CRL to circa $5.5 billion (from…
Let a sleeping dog lie: Family asks Purewa Cemetery to return concrete Labrador to father’s grave
“When it comes to family, these things are very personal. They’ve been there for a long time and…
Auckland’s Atlas Concrete builds $30m award-winning low-carbon headquarters
Shane Coutts, Atlas group general manager, said carbon emissions were cut by replacing some cement and slag with…
Lean-mix concrete used in Hawke’s Bay Expressway upgrade a nationwide first
“The lean mix concrete layer acts as a strong structural platform beneath the asphalt surfacing. “Its higher stiffness…
“Building a Swiss Watch Out of Concrete”: Clark Construction on LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries
August 2023; An aerial perspective captures the sprawling scale of the horizontal construction sequence as the structure begins…
Whakatāne man Kyle Archer sentenced after driving over elderly woman with concrete truck
The woman’s walker was pushed onto Landing Rd, and members of the public tooted their horns to get…
Nicola Manning’s Vibrant Redesign Transforms This Auckland Industrial Penthouse
The concrete floor wasn’t the only aspect of this award-winning Auckland apartment to get a polish – its…
Wellington train derailment: Council chairman explains how concrete block stopped runaway train
“Without that stop block, the train could have found itself in somebody’s backyard.” Ponter said the impact left…
Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?
The small boat set off from a tiny island in the Western Pacific Ocean, its destination only a…
Hadid’s Nordpark stations topped with parametric “ice formations”
As part of our ongoing Parametricism series, we look at the Nordpark Railway Stations, a collection of four…
Napier: Century-old newspaper imprint found at work site
The imprint shows advertisements for a tonic and furniture. In the early 20th century, most newspaper front pages…