So says Rod James, of the 1900 or so submissions received by NZTA on their recently closed public consultation on the preferred options for roading improvements near the Basin Reserve Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 31st August 2011
Under: Basin Reserve issues, Transport | 1 Comment »
I just discovered this, and thought I’d share it with you all, as it is a topical image for today – the last day of submissions on NZTA’s proposals for transport improvements near the basin Reserve. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 26th August 2011
Under: Basin Reserve issues, HISTORY, Transport, urban design | Comments Off on It actually could be worse
The Friday 26 August deadline for submissions to NZTA regarding the Wellington inner-city transport projects is getting closer. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 24th August 2011
Under: Basin Reserve issues | 12 Comments »
According to Warren Buffet, a public opinion poll is no substitute for thought. Therefore, I think that the results of the Capital Times Reader’s Poll are pretty encouraging for the Architectural Centre’s Option X scheme for the Basin Reserve Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 24th August 2011
Under: Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
It wasn’t so long ago, really, when the woes of Wellignton’s traffic congestion could be sorted out by one man with white gloves and thick black eyebrows…
No flyovers here, just good old 8mm retro goodness of traffic congestion ala Wellington 1963 (before traffic lights came to town…)
Posted on 22nd August 2011
Under: Video of the Week | Comments Off on Directing traffic from the past…
On Thursday 18 August, the Architecture Centre would like to welcome you along to the School of Architecture for an evening’s presentation on:
The Art of the Contemporary House, featuring 3 works of architecture by acclaimed local architect members of the Architectural Centre. It promises to be an evening of education, erudition and entertainment. Please join us.
Nibbles from 5.40, then presentations from 6.00 till 7.30 CPD points will be sought, for those RAB….
We will be featuring work by Simon Twose, with his (very) Concrete house;
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Posted on 10th August 2011
Under: AC EVENTS, Lectures | 2 Comments »
The Architectural Centre is proud to present a triple-bill lecture, featuring three respected local architects, Sam Kebbell, Judi Keith-Brown, and Simon Twose, reflecting on their recent domestic projects. Conceptual and literal landscapes, the relationship between art and architecture, and contemporary interventions to heritage buildings are just some of the topics that might be evoked during the discussion.
Please join us in the School of Architecture Atrium from 5:40pm, 18th August, for Nibbles and Gossip, before the lecture proper begins at 6pm.
Posted on 10th August 2011
Under: AC EVENTS, EVENTS OTHER, Lectures | Comments Off on The Art of the Contemporary House (De Jersey Clere, Concrete, and Humbug)