Remembering the Visionaries:
Celebrating Past Architects of New Zealand
oday, we pause to honor the architects whose vision, creativity, and dedication have shaped the architectural landscape of New Zealand. From humble beginnings to groundbreaking designs, these pioneers have left an indelible mark on the country’s built environment.
New Zealand’s architectural history is rich with innovation, blending cultural heritage with modernity, and responding to the unique challenges of our natural surroundings. Whether it’s the functional beauty of early settler buildings, the bold forms of mid-century design, or the contemporary marvels we see today, the influence of past architects remains ever-present.
Let’s take a moment to remember and celebrate the contributions of these remarkable figures who have helped create spaces that resonate with generations of New Zealanders. Their work continues to inspire, and their legacies are etched in every corner of our cities and towns.
New Zealand’s architectural history is rich with innovation, blending cultural heritage with modernity, and responding to the unique challenges of our natural surroundings. Whether it’s the functional beauty of early settler buildings, the bold forms of mid-century design, or the contemporary marvels we see today, the influence of past architects remains ever-present.
Let’s take a moment to remember and celebrate the contributions of these remarkable figures who have helped create spaces that resonate with generations of New Zealanders. Their work continues to inspire, and their legacies are etched in every corner of our cities and towns.
News & Events
Event Update: Save the Date – 4:00 pm on 20 February 2025
39th Dulux Colour Awards 2025 – Entries Now Open!Dulux is excited to announce that entries are now open for the 39th Dulux Colour Awards 2025, inviting architects, interior designers, specifiers, and design students from New Zealand and Australia to showcase their creative and innovative use of colour in design.
This annual awards programme celebrates the exceptional use of colour across both residential and commercial spaces—interior and exterior. Whether it’s a bold statement or a subtle tone, colour has the power to transform a space, and the Dulux Colour Awards aim to recognise those projects that push the boundaries of design.
Key Information:
Award Prizes:
Eligibility:Please note that student finalists are not eligible for the New Zealand Grand Prix Award.
How to Enter:Entering is simple! Submit your project online via the Dulux Colour Awards entry portal. For full terms and conditions, visit dulux.co.nz.
Why Enter?This is your chance to showcase your innovative use of colour, get recognised in the design community, and gain national exposure. The Dulux Colour Awards are an incredible opportunity to celebrate your work and the unique impact colour has in shaping the spaces we live, work, and play in.
Don’t miss out—submit your entry today!
We look forward to seeing how you bring colour to life in your design.
For more information and to enter, please visit dulux.co.nz.
This annual awards programme celebrates the exceptional use of colour across both residential and commercial spaces—interior and exterior. Whether it’s a bold statement or a subtle tone, colour has the power to transform a space, and the Dulux Colour Awards aim to recognise those projects that push the boundaries of design.
Key Information:
- Who Can Enter?
Architects, interior designers, specifiers, and students of design across New Zealand and Australia. - Categories:
Projects should demonstrate an innovative and creative use of colour across residential, public, and commercial spaces—both interior and exterior. - Important Dates:
- Entries Close: 21 February 2025
- Winners Announced: 28 May 2025
Award Prizes:
- All New Zealand Finalists:
Receive a $1,000 travel voucher to attend the Dulux Colour Awards event in Melbourne and the chance to win the New Zealand Grand Prix Award. - New Zealand Student Award Finalists:
Have the opportunity to win the New Zealand Student Award and $500. - New Zealand Grand Prix Award Winner:
Takes home $5,000 and a feature in HOME magazine.
Eligibility:Please note that student finalists are not eligible for the New Zealand Grand Prix Award.
How to Enter:Entering is simple! Submit your project online via the Dulux Colour Awards entry portal. For full terms and conditions, visit dulux.co.nz.
Why Enter?This is your chance to showcase your innovative use of colour, get recognised in the design community, and gain national exposure. The Dulux Colour Awards are an incredible opportunity to celebrate your work and the unique impact colour has in shaping the spaces we live, work, and play in.
Don’t miss out—submit your entry today!
We look forward to seeing how you bring colour to life in your design.
For more information and to enter, please visit dulux.co.nz.
Auckland Design Week 2025
ADW will return in 2025, running from March 3–9, and promises to be an even more impactful event following its successful debut in 2024. The week-long celebration of design will feature internationally renowned designer Karim Rashid as the keynote speaker. With over 4,000 designs in production and more than 400 awards, Rashid’s work spans a range of industries including luxury goods, tech, and brand identity. He is excited to engage with the New Zealand public and share his design philosophy.
The theme for ADW25, Chance + Change, will focus on the transformative power and ethical implications of emerging technologies like AI, VR, and robotics in design. The event will feature various activities, including satellite events across the city, design workshops, exhibitions, and a conference day addressing topics such as "The Future of Design" and "Women in Design & Tech."
New sponsors like Lexus will showcase their Lexus Design Award winners, while longstanding partners Resene and Forté continue their support for the event. The event’s founder, Jen Jones, hopes ADW will become a cornerstone for the local and international design community, fostering collaboration, conversation, and innovation.
For the full article, click here.
The theme for ADW25, Chance + Change, will focus on the transformative power and ethical implications of emerging technologies like AI, VR, and robotics in design. The event will feature various activities, including satellite events across the city, design workshops, exhibitions, and a conference day addressing topics such as "The Future of Design" and "Women in Design & Tech."
New sponsors like Lexus will showcase their Lexus Design Award winners, while longstanding partners Resene and Forté continue their support for the event. The event’s founder, Jen Jones, hopes ADW will become a cornerstone for the local and international design community, fostering collaboration, conversation, and innovation.
For the full article, click here.
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ICADDPM 2026: 20. International Conference on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies
The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
International Conference on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies.
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
20. International Conference on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Application Forms
Selected Papers
Important Dates:
Find more information here.
ICADDPM 2026: 20. International Conference on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies
The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
International Conference on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies.
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
20. International Conference on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Architectural Design, Design Processes and Methodologies. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Application Forms
Selected Papers
- Alcohols as a Phase Change Material with Excellent Thermal Storage Properties in Buildings
Dehong Li, Yuchen Chen, Alireza Kaboorani, Denis Rodrigue, Xiaodong (Alice) Wang - A Quantitative Model for Determining the Area of the “Core and Structural System Elements” of Tall Office Buildings
Görkem Arslan Kılınç - An Investigation on Climate Responsive Design Strategies of Apartment Buildings in Athens of the Period 1920-1960s
E. Alexandrou, A. Chronopoulou - New Chinese Landscapes in the Works of the Chinese Photographer Yao Lu
Xiaoling Dai - Analysis of Incidences of Collapsed Buildings in the City of Douala, Cameroon from 2011-2020
T. G. L. J. Bikoko, J. C. Tchamba, S. Amziane - Un Pavillon – Un Monument: The Modern Palace and the Case of the U.S. Embassy in Karachi, Pakistan (1955–59)
Marcos Amado Petroli - Study of the Thermal Performance of Bio-Sourced Materials Used as Thermal Insulation in Buildings under Humid Tropical Climate
Guarry Montrose, Ted Soubdhan - A Commercial Building Plug Load Management System That Uses Internet of Things Technology to Automatically Identify Plugged-In Devices and Their Locations
Amy LeBar, Kim L. Trenbath, Bennett Doherty, William Livingood - Seismic Response of Hill Side Step-back RC Framed Buildings with Shear Wall and Bracing System
Birendra Kumar Bohara - Effects of Blast Load on Historic Stone Masonry Buildings in Canada: A Review and Analytical Study
Abass Braimah, Maha Hussein Abdallah - A Comprehensive Review of Adaptive Building Energy Management Systems Based on Users’ Feedback
P. Nafisi Poor, P. Javid - Uncertainty Analysis of a Hardware in Loop Setup for Testing Products Related to Building Technology
Balasundaram Prasaant, Ploix Stephane, Delinchant Benoit, Muresan Cristian - The Touristic Development of the Archaeological and Heritage Areas in Alexandria City, Egypt
Salma I. Dwidar, Amal A. Abdelsattar - Effect of Columns Stiffness's and Number of Floors on the Accuracy of the Tributary Area Method
Anas M. Fares - Tokyo Skyscrapers: Technologically Advanced Structures in Seismic Areas
J. Szolomicki, H. Golasz-Szolomicka
Important Dates:
- Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline: February 13, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: February 27, 2025
- Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline: October 11, 2026
- Conference Dates: November 11-12, 2026
- Tokyo, Japan
Find more information here.
You are invited to
ICCADDTE 2026: 20. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering
The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering.
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer-reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
20. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Application Forms
Selected Papers
Important Dates:
Find more information here.
ICCADDTE 2026: 20. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering
The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering.
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer-reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
20. International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Computer-Aided Design, Design and Test Engineering. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Application Forms
Selected Papers
- Digital Twins: Towards an Overarching Framework for the Built Environment
Astrid Bagireanu, Julio Bros-Williamson, Mila Duncheva, John Currie - Improved Simultaneous Performance in the Time Domain and in the Frequency Domain
Azeddine Ghodbane, David Bensoussan, Maher Hammami - Enhancing Hand Efficiency of Smart Glass Cleaning Robot through Generative Design Module
Pankaj Gupta, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Nitesh Pandey - Current Starved Ring Oscillator Image Sensor
Devin Atkin, Orly Yadid-Pecht - Optimization of Shale Gas Production by Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing
Fazl Ullah, Rahmat Ullah - PredictionSCMS: The Implementation of an AI-Powered Supply Chain Management System
Ioannis Andrianakis, Vasileios Gkatas, Nikos Eleftheriadis, Alexios Ellinidis, Ermioni Avramidou - The Algorithm to Solve the Extend General Malfatti’s Problem in a Convex Circular Triangle
Ching-Shoei Chiang - Land Layout and Urban Design of New Cities in Underdeveloped Areas of China: A Case Study of Xixian New Area
Libin Ouyang - Modelling and Dimension Analysis of a Multipurpose Convertible Laptop Table Using Autodesk Fusion 360
Nitesh Pandey, Manish Kumar, Pankaj Gupta, Amit Kumar Srivastava - Augmenting People's Creative Idea Generation Using an Artificial Intelligent Sketching Collaborator
Joseph Maloba Makokha - Generative Design of Acoustical Diffuser and Absorber Elements Using Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing
S. Aziz, B. Alexander, C. Gengnagel, S. Weinzierl - Eliciting and Confirming Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom in a Specialist Health Care Setting: The WICKED Method
S. Impey, D. Berry, S. Furtado, M. Galvin, L. Grogan, O. Hardiman, L. Hederman, M. Heverin, V. Wade, L. Douris, D. O'Sullivan, G. Stephens - A Review on Design and Fabrication of Fuel Fired Crucible Furnace
Oluwaseyi O. Taiwo, Adeolu A. Adediran, Abayomi A. Akinwande, Frank C. Okoyeh - Optimal Design of Motorcycle Crash Bar Using CAD and Finite Element Analysis
Sharon S. Wu, Yong S. Park - An Investigation on Climate Responsive Design Strategies of Apartment Buildings in Athens of the Period 1920-1960s
E. Alexandrou, A. Chronopoulou
Important Dates:
- Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline: February 13, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: February 27, 2025
- Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline: October 07, 2026
- Conference Dates: November 08-09, 2026
Find more information here.
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SouthMach Christchurch 2025
SouthMACH is the South Island’s premier technology trade show celebrating the heartland of NZ Manufacturing.
If you are an Engineer - Mechanical, Design, Consultant, Electrical. Machinist, Communications Technician/Manager, Supervisor, Technical Operator, Operations Manager, or similar, SouthMACH offers the tools, technology and services to work smarter.
With one visit to this show you can see all the big names from your industry and can really weigh up the benefits of each before you make the big decision. You can then be sure you are getting the very best.
This biennial event gives you the opportunity to come face-to-face with the experts behind the key innovations entering the New Zealand market.
This event is for you, if you're looking for new ideas, technologies and solutions to give your business the competitive edge.
Time and Place:
Reserve your ticket here.
SouthMach Christchurch 2025
SouthMACH is the South Island’s premier technology trade show celebrating the heartland of NZ Manufacturing.
If you are an Engineer - Mechanical, Design, Consultant, Electrical. Machinist, Communications Technician/Manager, Supervisor, Technical Operator, Operations Manager, or similar, SouthMACH offers the tools, technology and services to work smarter.
With one visit to this show you can see all the big names from your industry and can really weigh up the benefits of each before you make the big decision. You can then be sure you are getting the very best.
This biennial event gives you the opportunity to come face-to-face with the experts behind the key innovations entering the New Zealand market.
This event is for you, if you're looking for new ideas, technologies and solutions to give your business the competitive edge.
Time and Place:
- 28.05.2025 - 29.05.2025
- Christchurch, New Zealand, Horncastle Arena
Reserve your ticket here.
