Author: AC Admin

  • 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…

  • City Barriers

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    Timber posts with nautical rope strung between them are being proposed for segments of the Manners Mall in Wellington, in an effort to stop people crossing the road ‘illegally’. The proposal is by a WCC Councilor, Leonie Gill, who appears shocked and horrified that Wellingtonians have such a care-free attitude to crossing the road. Several…

  • NZIA Conference South & East

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    NZIA Conference 2012 – South and East: Our Place in a New World Start: 11:00 a.m., Thu 16 February 2012 End: 11:30 a.m., Sat 18 February 2012 Provider: New Zealand Institute of Architects Where: Viaduct Events Centre, 161 Halsey Street, Auckland Presenters: Yung Ho Chang – China Yung Ho Chang is principal of the Beijing…

  • BRANZ Earthquake Fire Protection seminar 1-4pm

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    Amora Hotel, 170 Wakefield Street Central city, Wellington Presenters: Greg Baker Fire and Structural Engineering Manager BRANZ Peter Collier Senior Fire Engineer BRANZ Dr Anthony Abu NZ Fire Service Commission Lecturer in Fire Engineering at the University of Canterbury Charles Fleischmann Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury Brent Houston Consultant Cost NZIA Member: $87.00…

  • Designing Comfortable Homes 1-5pm VUW Arch School

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    Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand Where: Victoria University of Wellington, School of Architecture, 139 Vivian Street, Wellington Presenters: Ralf Kessel, Registered European Architect, Project Manager for Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) Dr. Larry Bellamy, Civil Engineer Associate Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne. Research specialties include thermal performance of buildings. Roger…

  • HOME: Lecture by Brian MacKay Lyons – 6pm VUW Student Union

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    Brian MacKay-Lyons is a sheep farmer and sea kayaker who also happens to be a world-renowned architect. Born and raised in Arcadia, Nova Scotia, Brian studied in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He has worked and studied in China, Japan and Italy, returning to Nova Scotia in…

  • The Death of Post-Modernism

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    They say that you never forget where you were, or what you were doing, when a major event happens – Man Walking on the Moon, John F Kennedy’s assassination, the destruction of the Twin Towers, or the All Blacks winning the World Cup (in the case of myself, and I suspect many of us, it…

  • MVRDV LOL FAIL

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    While most of the world seems to sit in economic stagnation, twiddling thumbs and sucking the ends of 2B pencils in hope of the next job, Dutch practice MVRDV have forged ahead, unleashing design philosophies and large tomes of their (mostly paper) work onto an unsuspecting public. In their latest case however, it seems to…