Day: September 30, 2010
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chile post-earthquake
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 an interesting discussion given the recent earthquake in Christchurch. Peter Smith: structural engineer, Spencer Holmes, Wellington Penny…
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sexy buildings or vanity fair?
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.
