Month: June 2009
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Pared to the core – Local Body Councils on a Hiding to nothing
First they let him loose on the dance floor, then Super-Auckland, and now the rest of us – does this man know no humility…? Rodney Hide is set to Tango all over Local Body law in order to reduce them to core services – such as public health and safety, and rubbish collection. Here is…
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Video of the Week XVI: soothing cities
Apparently made only a couple of years ago this will take you back to the sixties visually and the 90s musically – with a slight fairground tinge. A soothing way to start the day and fail-stop way to probably design almost anything. If you open it up with several windows going at once the carousel…
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Deidre Brown to talk on Maori Architecture
Come along to hear Deidre talk about her research on Maori Architecture. Thursday 18th June from 5.45 (mihi, 6pm lecture, 7ish food & drinks) is the time and day. There’ll be books on hand if you’d like a copy and an author to sign them if that suits … and of course plenty of people…
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Yamamoto architecture
Victoria University School of Architecture & Design extends an invitation to hear award winning Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto speak on a selection of his work for one day only: Saturday 4 July, LT1, 1.30-2.30, $10 – cheap at twice the price!!
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DCM and Cuisinaire
# CommentFollowing swiftly on from the post on Architecture and Lego, it seems that the connection between children’s toys and architectural design may be closer linked than is publicly acknowledged. Recent attendees at the NZIA Conference will have noticed a strong similarity between the design work of Denton Corker Marshall and the children’s cognitive learning tool:…
