Month: September 2012
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Nooks and Crannies nominations closed
Nominations have now closed for the Nooks and Crannies competition! Thanks to everyone who contributed – certainly got us thinking more about our city’s celebrated and shamed spots. Image a completely random montage of nominations. From here, we’ll create a shortlist of 4 best and 4 worst and put them to a public vote. Watch…
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Urban Nooks and Crannies – Nominations Please
— Closing date for nominations now 28th September. Keep them coming in the comments! — The Architectural Centre is pleased to announce its next ‘best and worst’ competition – Wellington’s Best and Worst Urban Nooks and Crannies. Back in ’07, Arch Centre ran a similar competition, pulling specific buildings into the spotlight. The Dominion Post…
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a smugly hermetic milieu…?
# CommentA most intriguing and bizarre diatribe has appeared in the English newspaper The Guardian, normally a paper known for its careful and thoughtful dissection of architectural themes and discussions. Yesterday, however, it printed a page or two out of a book by Jonathan Meades, now available to buy: “Museum without Walls”. I’m not that keen…
