Grimshaw Architects has announced the opening of its eighth studio, a base in Auckland – New Zealand’s biggest city.

The practice has been engaged in projects in New Zealand for more than a decade and was established as a business in the nation in 2017. The new studio will host 20 architects and support staff.

Ongoing projects in New Zealand include City Rail Link, a 3.5km tunnel under Auckland city centre, which Grimshaw developed the business case for in 2012 and is now lead architect on. The firm is also working on a project to expand the domestic and international terminals at Auckland Airport and on the Auckland Drury Stations project.

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