Category: Competition
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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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International Olympic Competition (for Kiosks)
With a tip of the Hat to the inimitable BLDGBLOG, we’re delighted to inform you of an international competition to design service kiosks for the 2012 Olympics in London’s east end. Stratford, to be precise, at the end of the Jubilee Line. Yes, its a long way from here in New Zealand – but hey,…
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Tee Free
The results of the competition for the Outer Tee were announced today – this morning, over a very tasty breakfast, with most of the architectural and creative people in Wellington in attendance. The results are that 6 schemes were picked as first place, ie with ideas worth exploring and worth taking further. They are: Wellington’s…
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Water Front
With the final unveiling of the winning solutions for the Outer Tee being announced next week, at a breakfast function on 4th November, it is time that we looked at what might actually be likely to win. There were, sadly, not many really serious solutions. Lots of lovely stuff from the children of the city,…
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Pecha Kucha was tonight
If you wanted to see the latest Pecha Kucha night in Wellington, then : apologies, because you’ve just missed it. I presume that you know what I’m on about? If not, then go here and discover all about it. A global phenomenom by now, running periodically in 248 cities now, it was Wellington’s turn tonight…
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More Queens Wharf
Disappointed! We carefully picked a selection of the most outrageous entries that we thought Auckland might go for: the official choice of 5 contestants is out, and whaddya know – they didn’t agree with any of our choice! No giant Kiwi eggs! No rugby balls! No tacky stuff at all! But at least they have…
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Queens Wharf
After waiting many years, Wellington Waterfront finally held the long awaited Competition for the Outer Tee. We’ve been holding our breath, waiting to hear what the results of the competition were. How many entries? Any good ideas? Was there an outright winner? Could the judges make up their minds? But since the entry period closed,…
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Blue Sky the Outer Tee
Competition closes on 24 August. Get your 1 x A3 page down to Wellington Waterfront fast (Shed 6, North Queens Wharf).
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Blue Sky Competition
Update: Due TODAY ! Don’t forget ! Entry details below. We’re delighted to be a conduit for you to find out more about the Competition for the Outer-T of Queens Wharf here in Wellington. It’s been noted before that it may be coming up, and here it is at last – Wellington Waterfront Ltd have…
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WCC – ‘design’ competition
Posted by the Council last week, this competition is open until the July 3 (details click here): “Entrants are required to design an upgrade to a typical Council housing complex consisting of four bed-sit units, with a focus on making them more practical to live in for everyone, regardless of mobility or age [ie. people…