Though The Mercury, built in 1910, is Auckland’s oldest surviving theatre, the city’s very first theatre was established in the back of a city hotel in 1841.
Aline Asmar d’Amman is the founder of Culture in Architecture, an agency based in Paris and Beirut (her birthplace) that’s seeks to build bridges between cultures while connecting the past and present.
Earlier this year, Kazuyo Sejima was bestowed the Jane Drew Prize, an award in recognition not only of her design excellence, but for raising the profile of women in architecture.
Creating Inspiration
Smith Architects
The project brief for Saint Kentigern Preschool, Remuera was to create a unique early childhood centre that would inspire children to develop confidence and humility through a sense of community.
Not only is the Great Pyramid of Giza still standing after 4,500 years (other Egyptian pyramids even longer), but for around 4,000 of those years, it was the tallest manmade structure on earth. Will the towering skyscrapers in the dessert of Dubai last so long?
