Month: July 2010

  • Talk 20 – and the NZIA President

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  • The Carbuncle Cup

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    In all of the current hoohaa surrounding Prince Charles’s latest intervention in the UK architectural scene, we can at least acknowledge his contribution to the field with his (in)famous descriptor “monstrous carbuncle”, with which he originally described the proposed Sainsbury Wing extension to London’s National Gallery (Prince Charles’s opposition led to the dropping of the…

  • architectural moves

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    I really wanted to embed this video by Diana Wesser but it is disabled for embedding so you’ll just have to follow the link to youtube. Called Dancing Around Architect 1: inside the frame, it is part of a series with 2: office and 3: graffiti, but I think one is best. Wesser is a…

  • International Olympic Competition (for Kiosks)

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    With a tip of the Hat to the inimitable BLDGBLOG, we’re delighted to inform you of an international competition to design service kiosks for the 2012 Olympics in London’s east end. Stratford, to be precise, at the end of the Jubilee Line. Yes, its a long way from here in New Zealand – but hey,…

  • The concrete layer cake of my childhood

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    As a child growing up in Dunedin, the curious behemoth of layered concrete known as the Dunedin Public Library (designed by the City Council’s Architectural Division) always had a seemingly omnipresent feel as a ‘civic surveyor’ of the Octagon city-scape.

  • SuperLink – Transport 2000

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    We’ve recently been given a copy of the SuperLink proposal by Transport 2000, which was a well thought-out proposal for Light Rail transport in Wellington. All rights are reserved to the original authors : Daryl Cockburn, Brent Efford, & Kerry Wood for Transport 2000, and the Inter-Professional Group. We are very grateful for the chance…

  • Talk 20: New Zealand Resilience

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    July 29 at the School of Architecture – Several perspectives on resilience, panellists to present examples in their field with a roundtable discussion to follow. 5.30 drinks and 6.00pm talk

  • Debate: ARCHITECTURE IS THE MOTHER OF ALL ARTS – Greytown

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    Friday 13 August Barbara Webster, Gina Jones, Tommy Honey & Karl du Fresne Debate: ARCHITETURE IS THE MOTHER OF ALL ARTS at Greytown Town Hall, Greytown At each venue, doors will open at 5.30 for a complimentary glass of wine and nibbles with the talks beginning at 6.15pm. The cost for each talk is $25…

  • Stuart Gardyne, Chris Kelly, Evzen Novak – Featherston

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    Friday 30 July Stuart Gardyne, Chris Kelly, Evzen Novak CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE at Anzac Hall, Featherston At each venue, doors will open at 5.30 for a complimentary glass of wine and nibbles with the talks beginning at 6.15pm. The cost for each talk is $25 per person or $100 for all five events. Tickets from Aratoi…

  • Dean Whiting on Maori Architecture – Carterton

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    Friday 16 July Dean Whiting MAORI ARCHITCTURE, ART & HERITAGE at Wai Art Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton At each venue, doors will open at 5.30 for a complimentary glass of wine and nibbles with the talks beginning at 6.15pm. The cost for each talk is $25 per person or $100 for all five events. Tickets…

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