Tomorrow night (Monday 6 March) is another public meeting about the fate of the VUW Karori Campus. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 5th March 2017
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In New Zealand, there is a tradition of conserving ‘old’ buildings made of timber and stone. There is also a more recent ‘tradition,’ of owners and their architects who scrub their buildings so white, they look surgically enhanced, erasing all character and grace. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 5th March 2017
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Here’s an index to the various entries of “My favourite modernist building …” and related posts Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 2nd March 2017
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