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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Apr 19, 2026

The Architecture of Stewardship. Navigating New Zealand’s Sensitive Landscapes

Mar 28, 2026

The Architecture of the Anchor

Feb 22, 2026

Designing the "Living Skin"

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Sep 21, 2021

Construction & Covid

How do you mitigate risk in a Pandemic?The risk when you are building is not only in terms of health, but for many construction projects at the moment, it relates to cost and time as well.

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Jan 22, 2021

Residential development and masterplanning

How do you know what your site is worth?

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Oct 9, 2019

Clay

Recently our studio has been incorporating a sort of ‘cross pollination’ between different forms of design & craft, exploring how it affects our understanding of architecture and spatial design.

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Sep 27, 2019

Why build 'Net Zero Carbon' Buildings

Our children and youth are marching in the streets today, protesting at the way so little is being done to prevent climate change.

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Sep 16, 2019

Biophilic Design

As humans we have an innate and deep need to connect with and experience nature.

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