Rick Joy, New Zealand-bound

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The excellent American architect Rick Joy is on his way to New Zealand to give lectures in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch about his work. We're looking forward to what will be a fascinating talk series, so wanted to let you know about it. </span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7jHQXRGEt5E3lhPc3_M8ARpAqLVHYCBNvF8P-YnCUneEWm4UOqAWPrALRgLSnsMXtHvDnBj_LoIBAkwYHWevGQOwROmKeVheVFl1VDURkK2KzMwWfu8IDnKF1zHqZu9MQtMhcPtbtpWo/s1600/rick.joy.house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7jHQXRGEt5E3lhPc3_M8ARpAqLVHYCBNvF8P-YnCUneEWm4UOqAWPrALRgLSnsMXtHvDnBj_LoIBAkwYHWevGQOwROmKeVheVFl1VDURkK2KzMwWfu8IDnKF1zHqZu9MQtMhcPtbtpWo/s400/rick.joy.house.jpg" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />  <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are the details of the Dulux Futuna lectures (supported by Intergrain and Metalcraft Roofing):</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>  <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Wellington, Sunday 18 March, 6.30pm</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Futuna Chapel, 67 Friend Street, Karori</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>  <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Christchurch, Monday 19 March, 6.30pm</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">CPIT Lecture Theatre, Madras Street</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>  <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Auckland, Thursday March 22, 6.30pm</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Engineering lecture theatre 439, University of Auckland, 20 Symonds Street</span> <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>  <br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ticket prices range from $15-$25. Tickets can be reserved by filling out the booking form </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGMxVE9tYnd0RUZhXzlxXzMtRmNEVkE6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a>.<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span>

Rick Joy, New Zealand-bound

The excellent American architect Rick Joy is on his way to New Zealand to give lectures in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch about his work. We're looking forward to what will be a fascinating talk series, so wanted to let you know about it.   Here are the details of the Dulux Futuna lectures (s…

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Christchurch style, 30 years on

From our friends at NZ On Screen, this excerpt from David Mitchell's exemplary 1980s show about architecture, 'The Elegant Shed', examines 'Christchurch style' and is particularly interesting in a post-quake context. Enjoy.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-elegant-shed-behind-the-garden-1984"><img alt="The Elegant Shed - Behind the Garden" height="90" src="http://www.nzonscreen.com/content/badges/the-elegant-shed-behind-the-garden-1984.horizontal-badge.jpg" width="330" /></a>

Christchurch style, 30 years on

From our friends at NZ On Screen, this excerpt from David Mitchell's exemplary 1980s show about architecture, 'The Elegant Shed', examines 'Christchurch style' and is particularly interesting in a post-quake context. Enjoy. …

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Junya Ishigami's Balloon

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We're silly about the work of Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, who was in Auckland last week speaking at the NZ Institute of Architects' conference. During his talk, Ishigami showed images of his creation 'Balloon', an aluminium structure that weighed one tonne but floated ethereally in a Tokyo gallery space because it was filled with helium. It looked miraculous, and prompted an eruption of spontaneous applause. We found this YouTube video of it to show you:</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z18UkhGUZ8s" width="420"></iframe>

Junya Ishigami's Balloon

We're silly about the work of Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, who was in Auckland last week speaking at the NZ Institute of Architects' conference. During his talk, Ishigami showed images of his creation 'Balloon', an aluminium structure that weighed one tonne but floated ethereally in a Tokyo ga…

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And the finalists are...

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brian MacKay-Lyons and his wife Marilyn are on the plane back to Canada, and the Home of the Year judges have made their decisions. So, we're very pleased to annouce the finalists in our Home of the Year award 2012. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The winner will be announced at a cocktail function in Auckland on March 29, and the results published in our April/May issue, which is on sale from April 2. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the meantime, we're busy getting our five very exciting finalists photographed to feature in our Home of the Year issue. (For those of you who can't wait, you can see amateur pics from our judging trip on our Facebook page or Twitter feed - just click on the Twitter box on the right-hand side of this page). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Anyway, the five finalists in the award (in no particular order) are:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A home near Wellington by Jasmax</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A home at Pahoia, near Tauranga, by Warren & Mahoney</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A holiday home at Piha by Herbst Architects</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A bach at Onemana on the Coromandel Peninsula by Strachan Group Architects in conjunction with Unitec students</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A bach at Whangapoua on the Coromandel Peninsula by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects. </span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We're really looking forward to publishing our Home of the Year issue and showing you how good these five homes are. Thanks to our Home of the Year partner Altherm Window Systems for making this all possible. </span>

And the finalists are...

Brian MacKay-Lyons and his wife Marilyn are on the plane back to Canada, and the Home of the Year judges have made their decisions. So, we're very pleased to annouce the finalists in our Home of the Year award 2012. The winner will be announced at a cocktail function in Auckland on March 29, and the…

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He's here! Still time for tickets...

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The international member of our Home of the Year jury, Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons, has just arrived in the country to help choose the winner of the Home of the Year award (the award results will be published in our April/May 2012 issue). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now this you'll have to see: Brian will be giving public talks at the University of Auckland on Wednesday evening this week and at Victoria University of Wellington on Thursday evening. Tickets are still available at the link </span><a href="http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/search/SearchResults.aspx?k=brian+mackay+lyons"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. (You can pick your tickets up at the venues).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brian is a leading proponent of regionalist architecture - many of his projects line Nova Scotia's rocky shores. He's also a sheep farmer and sea kayaker. His talks promise to be fascinating (Architects get 10 CPD points for attending.) You can view more of his terrific work </span><a href="http://www.mlsarchitects.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Thanks to our Home of the Year partner Altherm Window Systems for making Brian's visit possible. We hope to see you on Wednesday or Thursday.</span>

He's here! Still time for tickets...

The international member of our Home of the Year jury, Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons, has just arrived in the country to help choose the winner of the Home of the Year award (the award results will be published in our April/May 2012 issue). Now this you'll have to see: Brian will be giving p…

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Home of the Year Twitter updates

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We hit the road Tuesday with our Home of the Year judges - myself, Michael O'Sullivan (of Bull O'Sullivan Architects, the architect behind last year's winning home) and Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons. I'll be posting Twitter updates from the road, which you'll be able to access by clicking on our live updates on the right-hand side of this blog page. If you're on Twitter, retweet our updates and spread the word! The winner of the Home of the Year will be announced in our April issue, which drops April 2. </span>

Home of the Year Twitter updates

We hit the road Tuesday with our Home of the Year judges - myself, Michael O'Sullivan (of Bull O'Sullivan Architects, the architect behind last year's winning home) and Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons. I'll be posting Twitter updates from the road, which you'll be able to access by clicking on…

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Our new issue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's time for our new issue - this time, our annual issue dedicated to art, taking you inside the homes of New Zealand artists and collectors all over the world. This issue will reach subscribers tomorrow and be on newsstands from Monday. The cover is a photograph by Emily Andrews of former Auckland art dealer Anna Bibby's amazing house in Martel, France. The photograph on the sideboard is by Australian artist Anne Zahalka. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPQRDPSASZFEc2rocugL4wQ4RLX0JC0Kb9J9sBzsh5YG6tx9VxI0i6RoKT2lOOafMjhRa1XU_MO7-9IYn6J-T77vyKgkte68GfcqoqHgRle1QuWcy_Zi8vmNci2rYCMvHWR0PZ4WQYVH8/s1600/Cover+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPQRDPSASZFEc2rocugL4wQ4RLX0JC0Kb9J9sBzsh5YG6tx9VxI0i6RoKT2lOOafMjhRa1XU_MO7-9IYn6J-T77vyKgkte68GfcqoqHgRle1QuWcy_Zi8vmNci2rYCMvHWR0PZ4WQYVH8/s400/Cover+.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Other highlights (and there are plenty!):</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We visit artist Martin Basher and TV producer Martha Jeffries in their apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn - as well as Martin's amazing studio in a nearby industrial building with views of Manhattan. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Auckland art writer and curator Kriselle Baker shows us around her Auckland apartment and her terrific collection of New Zealand photography, including works by Fiona Pardington, Michael Parekowhai, Roberta Thornley, Mark Adams and many more.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Shane Cotton and Luanne Bond's Manawatu family home, which Luanne designed. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A mid-century Auckland classic by architect Maurice Patience now houses Andrew and Kate Thomas and their fascinating art collection. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Artist James Kirkwood's daffy, adorable pagoda in his Titirangi back yard. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Patrick Reynolds takes fantastic photographs of Auckland's new Fort Lane development. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Katie Lockhart visits George Nakashima's beautiful studio in Pennsylvania. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Paul McCredie photographs David Trubridge's new workplace and shop in Hawke's Bay. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We've also got new architecture by Tennent + Brown Architects (in Northland) and McCoy & Wixon Architects (in Taieri Mouth).</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Georgia;">And much more, of course...</span>

Our new issue

It's time for our new issue - this time, our annual issue dedicated to art, taking you inside the homes of New Zealand artists and collectors all over the world. This issue will reach subscribers tomorrow and be on newsstands from Monday. The cover is a photograph by Emily Andrews of former Auckland…

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