Month: February 2012

  • Drinking tea wins Pritzker Prize

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    The plan for the Ningbo Historic Museum, for example, came to him one night when he could not sleep, he said. He got out of bed and started drawing in pencil: the structure, space sizes, entrance locations and other aspects. “Then,” he said, “I drank tea.”

  • Dear Architects, I am sick of your sh1t

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    This may have done the rounds already, having originally been published in 2006, but here it is again for those of you who, like me, may have missed it:

  • Knox Church

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    There is going to be a long period of rebuilding in Christchurch – we all know that. Which is why that the importance of getting the first buildings rebuilt right is vitally important. One of the first proposed rebuilds out of the starting blocks is the Presbyterian Knox Church, which really had the stuffing kicked…

  • Developer: it starts with ‘D,’ like ‘devil’ and ‘demon

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    That’s a quote from retiring president of the Cosanti Foundation, one Mr Paolo Soleri. Cosanti Foundation is, of course, the organisation responsible for Arcosanti:

  • Christchurch On Screen

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    With impeccable timing, NZ On Screen have just published the Christchurch episode of The Elegant Shed – to go with the Wellington episode already onsite. “In this episode of the influential NZ architecture series, dapper tour guide David Mitchell looks at the ‘Christchurch Style’. He begins with the humble baches on Taylor’s Mistake’s cliffs, before…

  • Jason Whitely

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    Wed 14 March 2012 Jason Whiteley on Herzog & de Meuron 6pm, LT1, School of Architecture, VUW The lecture will describe Whiteley’s experience designing and coordinating complex, high-profile buildings in New York, Sao Paulo, London and Doha. Jason Whiteley on Herzog & de Meuron – Public lecture, 6pm 14 March Jason Whiteley, after five years…

  • Copenhagen

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    Wed 8 Feb 2012 Copenhagen: a metropolis for people 5.30 drinks, 6pm lecture, LT1, School of Architecture, VUW Vida Christeller is a VUW Architectural graduate now working for Copenhagen city planning and urban design. She will present a behind the scenes look at the process behind Copenhagen’s urban design and architecture, how the city wants…

  • Waterfront development

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    The long-discussed, on-again-off-again proposal for Site 10 of the waterfront is back on again. Note: Post updated to show more pictures Note: Post updated again to show plan The Dominion Post today reports that: “The proposed building, which would be built at site 10 – the motorhome park opposite the NZ Post building in Waterloo…

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