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  • Oxymoronic food: when design matters

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    The other day in the lead up to Easter I bought some hot cross buns.  At home I discovered they had been chocolatified. 

  • New Visions needed

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    Now more than ever is the time to be thinking of fresh ideas. With Christchurch EQ version 1.0 and version 2.0 being totally eclipsed by events in Japan (Tsunami 9.0), it’s clear that some fresh thinking is due in the battle for sustainable buildings. Gerry Brownlee put his best foot forward (or, in his mouth)…

  • Site Visit: Indoor Sports Stadium

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    A rare chance to see the inside of Wellington’s Indoor Sports Stadium, with the architect. Bring your own PPE gear – ie hard hat, steelcapped boots, HiVis jacket.  Strictly limited to 40 people – must be current Arch Centre members. Reply to our Email to get your name onto the list.

  • The power of paint

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    As any cyclist is aware, paint on a road can be a life saver, very scarey or simply humorous – as those travelling the shortest cycle lane in Britain would know.

  • Let’s go the whole hog with heritage

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    No, not in any Gerry Brownlee way, but if there’s going to be any strengthening going on why mess with 30%?  Why put all that kind of money into strengthening when to strengthen to 100% won’t cost another 70% but much much less?

  • Rebuilding Warsaw

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    Christchurch is not the first city in the world to be destroyed by an earthquake, and it won’t be the last one either. As far as modern disasters go, it is actually rather restrained, with a remarkably minimal loss of life – we have, currently, 168 dead. In a similar sized quake in Haiti, they…

  • Old Dungas to Go

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  • Resilience: earthquake resistance

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    In a city destroyed by earthquakes, and around the country as well, confidence in our built environment has taken a massive hit this week. After a decade of suffering stories about leaky buildings, and the recent quakes that have destroyed the centre of Christchurch city, what people need to have now is confidence in their…

  • Christchurch

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    Extensive damage to Christchurch CBD, with the 6.3 quake at 1pm today, and the numerous heavy aftershocks. Some deaths have been reported – no details as yet update: 78 reported deaths so far, with hundreds still missing, but many many buildings down. The Cathedral has partially collapsed – the steeple has gone, and a nearby…

  • Futuna event

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    FUTUNA – TO THE FUTURE – 24th Feb – evening event Presentation on the work of the Trust in the saving of the Chapel, planning for restoration works for a Heritage listed building, preparation and process of Resource Consent and Building Consent documentation, programming of building works, recording

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