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  • Cut and Cover

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    In a surprise move, the possibility of lowering State Highway One past the National War Memorial was announced on the front page of the weekend paper. At the Architectural Centre, we have been advocating this for a number of years now – we hosted a Symposium on the design of the ‘Memorial Park’ in 2007,…

  • Gerald Melling: Book Launch

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    Launch of Gerald Melling’s new book, on the Architecture of Disaster. Personal experiences from the 2006 Aceh tsunami and the attempts to rebuild. 5.30 drinks, 6.00 talk, LT1 School of Architecture

  • a little more flippancy

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    Yes they’ve done it again … The Women’s Weekly have another Word Search with an Architectural Theme. The words to find are: Balcony, Column, Corridor, Cupola, Design, Excavation, Facade, Flooring, Foundations, Fresco, Geodesic dome, Glazed, Mantelpiece, Mezzanine floor, Panel, Partition, Passage, Pillars, Roof, Shutter, Spiral staircase, Stud, Tiles, Transom, Truss, Vestibule.  Bonus points for: Butanol,…

  • Arch Centre AGM

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  • NZIA Wellington AGM

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  • Built Fabric exhibition opening – 4th March

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    You are warmly invited to the opening of the next exhibition at Toi Poneke Gallery Built Fabric Mizuho Nishioka & Tane Moleta Thursday 4 March, 5.30pm Built Fabric is an exhibition of two different mediums – photography and architectural drawing. Both artists explore the idea that the constructed, or built, environments exist as representations of our…

  • On the Prowl

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    In recent weeks (something about tragic airline promotions), the notion of the cougar has been roaming the airwaves (probably more than our streets).  Rather than Baudelaire’s notion of a flaneur (the more placid experience of the city through walking), a more aggressive and sexually-charged urban exploration is gaining currency in our city’s lexicon.

  • Earthquake Engineers: How Ready are We?

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    EARTHQUAKE PRONE BUILDINGS: HOW READY ARE WE? New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Technical Conference and AGM MARCH 26 – 28, 2010 | WELLINGTON Conference Website Conference Location: Te Papa Tongarewa Architects: 80 CPD points Presentation topics – Pathways to Earthquake Resilience – Lessons from Earthquakes through Time – Mitigating the Social and Economic Impacts…

  • Toomath Houses

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    On Sunday 7th March we’re having a Site Visit to visit a couple of special Bill Toomath houses, for the first 30 people to rsvp to arch@architecture.org.nz – we’ll be taking off from the City Gallery at 2.00pm and returning you about 4.00pm. There’s a small $5 cover charge, and afternoon tea will be provided.…

  • Toomath Two Houses

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    Bus tour and afternoon tea.Sunday 7th March 2.00pm onlyTwo Bill Toomath designed homes in Mt Victoria will be open to view.Catch a bus up to the house for afternoon tea for just $5.Places are limited to 30 seats RSVP to arch@architecture.org.nzStarts at the City Gallery

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