Architecture in the Land of the Long White Cloud suffers from suburban creep and a lack of identity

摘要

Until the Ironbank building was highly commended at last year's World Architecture Festival, New Zealand was relatively unknown architectural terrain. Designed by RTA Studio, the six-storey project in Auckland's Newton district is a sophisticated urban infill. Set among Victorian arcades, shops and ethnic restaurants, its collection of Cor-ten steel boxes stacked at angles provides space for start-up retail and office units.