Archive for November, 2011

Dealing with Wgtn traffic on a wing and a prayer

I’ve been re-thinking.

What if, concerning the whole Basin/Option X thing, we went right back to the fundamentals of the situation and began from there? Forget flyovers and tunnels, Options A, B, X, X+, and KY(!); forget Sussex Street, Memorial Park, and even the Basin itself. What are the fundamental issues? Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 22nd November 2011
Under: Basin Reserve issues, Comment, Transport | 10 Comments »

Russell Walden’s “Triumphs of Change”

 

INVITATION TO BOOK LAUNCH.

                   Triumphs of Change: architecture reconsidered

School of Architecture, Vivian Street @ 4.30pm, Friday 16th December.   Launch by Professor Michael OSTWALD, Dean of Architecture, NEWCASTLE University, Australia. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 20th November 2011
Under: Book Launch | 12 Comments »

Russell Walden: Triumphs of Change (book launch)

 

INVITATION TO BOOK LAUNCH.

                   Triumphs of Change: architecture reconsidered

School of Architecture, Vivian Street @ 4.30pm, Friday 16th December.   Launch by Professor Michael OSTWALD, Dean of Architecture, NEWCASTLE University, Australia. Caroline Schopfer, book editor from Peter Lang AG, Bern, Switzerland will also be present.

Book will be on sale discounted 30% for the evening…price 75 dollars (cash) Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 18th November 2011
Under: Book Launch, EVENTS OTHER | 1 Comment »

Apple strudel

A small post, updating the one we posted last year – Apple have just unveiled the revised glass cube on 5th Avenue, the world’s most prolific retail spot. The architecture, such as it is, has been reduced even further: from 90 panes of glass down to just 15, or so we are told.

As the old song goes, its funny the change, from major to minor… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 7th November 2011
Under: Comment | 3 Comments »