Yesterday stuff.co.nz posted an article on the ‘Top 10 Sexiest Buildings’.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/international/4174312/Top-10-sexiest-buildings

A list of anything starting with ‘Top 10’ will always be controversial and provoke debate.  The selection will always be subjective so perhaps it is not the list itself that is important, but the questions that it raises. Read the rest of this entry »

5:30pm drinks/6pm start, Thursday 30th September

LT1, School of Architecture Victoria University, Vivian St

Members of the recent, interdisciplinary New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineers reconnaissance mission to Chile, discuss potential insights for New Zealand.

This should be a very interesting discussion given the recent earthquake in Christchurch.

Peter Smith: structural engineer, Spencer Holmes, Wellington

Penny Allan: programme director, Landscape Architecture, VUW

Martin Bryant: senior lecturer, Landscape Architecture, VUW and director, Wraight & Associates, Wellington

5:30pm drinks/6pm start, Thursday 23rd September

LT1, School of Architecture Victoria University, Vivian St

Mark Tyrrell: Urbanist, Landscape Architect, Lecturer, University of Sydney, University of NSW, Sydney

Dr Regan Potangaroa: Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Unitec, Auckland

Mark was a recent winner of Landscape Australia’s ‘Unbuilt’ competition for this work.  Mark Tyrrell, Sydney urbanist and landscape architect discusses his recent work in Africa and India with Sydney University’s Global Studio, which is committed to improving the quality of life in the world’s urban slums.

Regan Potangaroa discusses his work and research on recovery in Samoa after the 2009 Tsunami

The Architectural Centre has always been a forum for discussions about architecture and broader issues of design. Read the rest of this entry »