Design Experience

That’s a wrap on Design Experience 2026!

A huge thank you to New Zealand’s architecture and design community for joining us in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga this week. It was fantastic to connect, share ideas and explore the latest innovations shaping our industry.

Thank you also to our 2026 keynote speakers, event sponsors, James Hardie, Resene, GIB®, Smartspec and SpecAdvisor, and exhibiting brands for making this year’s events possible.

Design Experience will be rolling out across New Zealand again in 2027—stay tuned for event details!

PS—Check out more images from this week's Design Experience event in Auckland here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1712858977509741&type=3

Okay, Hamilton. It’s your turn!

We’re looking forward to seeing you at Design Experience today.

Grab your colleagues and register now—entry and refreshments are free! https://designexperience.co.nz/register/

See you tonight, Auckland!

If you haven’t registered already, there's still time. You don't want to miss Talbot Sweetapple's keynote!

Registration and refreshments are free.

Head to: https://designexperience.co.nz/register/

Where will colour take your next project?

Explore fresh possibilities, discover new colour directions and connect with the experts from Resene at Design Experience next week.

As our valued Networking and Bag Sponsor, Resene will be joining us in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga—so be sure to visit their stand.

There’s still time to register for your nearest event:
https://designexperience.co.nz/register/

Discover what’s new from Masons at Design Experience.

Explore innovative building products and systems, including Thermal T-Ties and Passive Roof Ventilation System, and learn more about PIR insulation board and its applications.

Meet the Masons NZ team, talk specification and discover practical solutions for today’s architectural challenges.

Access to reliable technical information helps keep projects moving.

GIB® provides comprehensive technical resources, system literature, CAD details, and expert support online, by phone, and face-to-face, making specification simpler and more efficient.

Want to find out more? Catch up with the GIB® team at Design Experience next week!

The countdown is on—Design Experience heads to Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga next week!

Ahead of his keynote address, acclaimed Canadian architect Talbot Sweetapple spoke with Industry Insider.

Read the interview: https://industryinsideronline.co.nz/2026/08/defeating-sameness-across-the-globe/

It’s going to be a great series of events, filled with fresh perspectives, product innovations, and opportunities to connect.

Entry and refreshments are free—register now: https://designexperience.co.nz/register/

Linea™ Weatherboard. Timeless style. Modern performance.

A home built to last starts with the right materials. See how Samuel and Georgia brought their Christchurch forever home to life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvd5no0iy8Q

Catch up with the James Hardie team at Design Experience next week to learn more.

📐 Simplifying structural timber specification.

Whether you're designing a residential home, commercial project or engineered timber structure, finding the right beam, portal or post shouldn't slow down the design process.

The Prolam Ltd Specifier has been developed to help architects, designers, builders and specifiers quickly identify suitable glulam solutions, perform structural timber calculations and generate supporting documentation for code compliance. All from a single online platform.

By reducing reliance on manual span tables and streamlining the specification process, the tool helps save valuable time during design, documentation and consent preparation.

As engineered timber continues to play a bigger role in modern construction, digital tools like the Prolam Specifier are helping project teams work smarter, specify with greater confidence and keep projects moving.

👉 Read the full article here: https://industryinsideronline.co.nz/2026/05/a-faster-way-to-specify-structural-timber/