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Meet Marlene Chen

Marlene trained as an architect at Wellesley College and the University of Washington before joining Olson Kundig’s Seattle office in 2005 - first as an architect, then an associate, and eventually, a principal and owner.

“We want to provide a deep understanding of the manufacturing process.”

Design

“Life is too short to be replacing your floor every 5-10 years.”

“One of the primary functions of our team is to ensure that our customers can make good, long-term decisions,” says Neville Colbert, Managing Director of Tile Warehouse.

Architecture

“When you’re doing cool stuff that’s an easy sell, you can’t help but be excited.”

“It’s really interesting for a company that has always been in radiant heating to now be offering radiant cooling and ventilating too,” says Waterware Technical Director, Darren Yearsley.

Architecture

“We’re innovating, not reinventing.”

“After so many years in business, we have a great idea of exactly who we are and what works,” says Hettich New Zealand Design and Specification Manager, Elaine Addy.

Design

“Real co-design means working with Mana Whenua, mana ki te mana, kanohi ki te kanohi [sharing space

“My hope is that this mahi [work] gets easier, and that we get to a point where design partnership with Mana Whenua is just a given,” says Warren and Mahoney Architectural Graduate, Jahmayne Robin-Middleton.

Architecture

“We turn around answers in hours, not days.”

“We want to support our product from its selection all the way through to implementation,” Chris says.

Design

“We’ve had a handshake agreement for 20 years.”

“We have a different way of doing things in New Zealand than in some other parts of the world,” says Equus Industries General Manager, Rob Roxburgh.

Design

“We pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop.”

“When customers come to us, we are able to provide a wide range of solutions for their projects,” says Managing Director of Rothoblaas New Zealand, Felix Scheibmair.

News

“I really like the softness of design in a time of data.”

“There is a really big opportunity to mould data into what you need it to do. Because of the trust people put in data, that can be really powerful, but also carries a big responsibility.”

Architecture

“We’re looking ahead to a big year of cranes and hard hats.”

“We have several large projects about to move into the delivery stage, so 2023 will definitely be one to watch,” says Shane Hart, Business Development Manager at Insol.

Architecture

“These technologies are here to stay.”

“I think we are still in the exploration phase of what a helpful AI for architecture application really looks like or performs like,” says Oana Taut, Founder and CEO of Barcelona-based BuildFlow AI.

Design

“The brain doesn’t like to be taxed, it wants everything laid out on a plate.”

“Imagine if you wandered into a website without a menu or a site map,” says Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Applied Information Group, Tim Fendley.

Design