Author: AC Admin

  • Underpass update

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    NZTA continues digging the underpass tunnel below the future Memorial Park: pictures enclosed. The route through is now almost complete from end to end, open for the first time ever, direct from Taranaki St right through to the Basin. It is a busy worksite, clogged full of diggers, excavators, soil-nailers, trucks, and still: an awful…

  • Public Trust building

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    There are many buildings that the Architectural Centre has championed the cause of over the years, but for me there are two that stand out from the rest. They are Old St Paul’s Cathedral in Thorndon, and the Public Trust building in Lambton Quay. Coincidentally, recently I went to Old St Paul’s for the funeral…

  • Henry Russell Walden (1934-2013)

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    Russell died last week.  His funeral is tomorrow (Tues 30th, 3pm Old St Pauls). He was born in Timaru, studied architecture at the University of Auckland, and was awarded the first MArch in New Zealand in 1964 with his thesis: “New Zealand Anglican church architecture, 1814-1963” – all nine volumes of it.  Another first he…

  • Open Office Fri 19 July@ S+T

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    The Open Office @ Stephenson&Turner on the 19th July was a great success.  Not only did we have fabulous presentations from a couple of S+T staff by it also doubled as a celebration of the Architectural Centre’s 67th birthday (which officially was 23rd July).

  • Arch Centre AGM 2013

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    Is on Tonight – LT2 – School of Architecture – 5.45pm See you there!

  • Holy Trinity

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    At last the Anglican church in Christchurch appears to be speaking the same language as the people. Finally, two years after the earthquakes, the Bishop Victoria Matthews has decided to approach the question of a replacement cathedral in a manner that does, to some extent, involve the People. A choice range of three possible options…

  • Response to WCC evaluation

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    The WCC has issued a report which evaluates Alternatives to the NZTA’s proposal for a flyover at the Basin. Download a PDF to read our response to the WCC report. Arch-Centre_Response to WCC report

  • Mitigation

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    Mitigation is a funny word. “mit·i·ga·tion [mit-i-gey-shuhn] noun 1. the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents. 2. the act of making a condition or consequence less severe: the…

  • Heritage vs Seismic – Who wins?

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    Welcome back to work, and welcome to 2013. It’s going to be a big year. Why? Well, apart from the battle for the soul of the city – flyover proponents vs those who favour something else (read more here), there is also going to be a shake-up in the Building Code over the issue of…

  • A really simple movie of Option X

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    Someone asked us to make a movie to explain Option X. Well, we thought, it’s a pretty simple scheme. Let’s make a simple movie. And here it is! Option Xplanation