The pressure of being a small business owner, particularly in a creative field like architecture, can take its toll. Managing stress, alongside having enough energy for your business, your staff and your clients, leaves little in the bank for your own wellness.

New Zealand is wonderfully innovative. We push the boundaries and produce world class science, music and art and without a doubt some beautiful innovative architecture – so, why are our buildings so inefficient?

The 2019 Architectural Design Conference is being held in Queenstown on 17-19 October. An insightful event for ADNZ members, industry and those interested in architecture and design, the conference is a must attend event on the architectural calendar.

On Friday night we celebrated the award-winning designs for the Canterbury/Westland and Nelson/Marlborough Regional ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards. We would like to congratulate all winners on their success.

On Friday night the Otago/Southland ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards acknowledged the talent of eight designers. Congratulations to Jennie Harding of Studio 8 Architectural Design, Daniel Friedrich of DF Design - Sustainable Architecture, Michael John of AO Architecture, Andrew Simpson of Wiredog Architecture, Gary Todd of Gary Todd Architecture Ltd, Murray Bennett of Murray Bennett Design Ltd, Cameron Grindlay of Dwelling Architectural Design and Nicholas Mann of AO Architecture.