Category: EVENTS OTHER

  • The End of an Era

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    Last Thursday (23rd July 2009) saw the end of an era as Bill Alington had his official farewell from teaching at the School of Architecture at Victoria University …

  • Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

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    This documentary is a treasure trove of modernist architectural eyecandy, like a Taschen coffee table book come to life. ‘Visual acoustics’ is a coinage of photographer Julius Shulman, and the film is a celebration of his decades of work shooting architecture. Shulman was so intimately connected and concerned with promoting the homes created by the…

  • Blue Sky Competition

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    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…

  • Debate! Debate! Debate!

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    Well OK, there’s only one debate – but it is coming up so sooooon! Put on by the local branch of the Institute of Building, the topic is the somewhat un-nerving topic of: “THAT WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL POLICY ON EARTHQUAKE PRONE BUILDINGS WILL WORK” Hmmmm. Surely it will, won’t it?

  • Round About the Basin

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    The Wellington Civic Trust is running a Symposium soon, on the area around the Basin Reserve. When they get their act together, they will no doubt update their website to have more information on it – in the mean time, keep the 8th of August free. I suspect there will be

  • Public Lecture : Roberto Segre

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    What: New Trends in Contemporary Latin American Architecture presented by visiting Professor Roberto Segre Where: VUW School of Architecture, LT1 (Vivien Street) When: Wednesday July 8 (5.30pm drinks) 6-8pm lecture RSVP: k.adams@vuw.ac.nz

  • A Place to Stay : film

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    What: A Place to Stay – a film about Salisbury Garden Court When: Saturday July 11, 11.30am Where: Paramount Cinema, Courtney Place This film by Marie Russell and Shane Loader presents the history of Salisbury Court in Wadestown, and asks, what is the relationship between people, their community, and the architecture that surrounds and houses…

  • KERSTIN THOMPSON – PRACTICE AND PEDAGOGY

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    PUBLIC LECTURE: WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY, VUW SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE / 17:30 DRINKS / 18:00 LECTURE Kerstin is the director of Melbourne based architecture, landscape and urban design practice Kerstin Thompson Architects. The studio’s projects of varying scale “pursue the poetic possibilities of architecture rendered through an overall site vision that orchestrates a complementary organisation of landform, interiors,…

  • WCC – ‘design’ competition

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    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…

  • Film : Rem Koolhaas – A Kind of Architect

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    When: 3.45pm Friday 10 April & 1pm Sunday 12 April Where: Paramount Theatre, Courtney Place As part of the World Cinema Showcase 2009, this documentary by Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, discusses the ‘whirlwind career’ of Koolhaas: architect, filmaker, journalist, urban theorist. “The climax comes with his first skyscraper, the amazing “loop in space” of…