Category: EVENTS OTHER
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Earthquake Engineers: How Ready are We?
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…
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Toomath Two Houses
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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Long Live the Modern Bus Tour2
A bus tour of Modernist buildings in Wellington (Sunday 14 March). On Sunday Architect Bill Toomath will also be aboard, and will speak briefly about his design for the Wellington Teacher’s College in Karori. Julia Gatley is the bus tour guide and also the curator of Long Live the Modern, showing at TheNewDowse from 31…
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Long Live the Modern Bus Tour1
A bus tour of Modernist buildings in the Hutt Valley (Saturday 13 March) with Julia Gatley (curator of the Long Live the Modern show at the New Dowse). Visit www.newdowse.org.nz for further details.
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Long Live More of the Modern
You may recall (you should!) the launch of the Long Live the Modern book held by Arch Centre last year. At long last, after Auckland, Napier, and Christchurch, Wellington (well, Lower Hutt actually) gets to host the touring exhibition. Its at the new Dowse in the Hutt, from 30 January
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S William Toomath
Opening 28 January at the City Gallery will be an exhibition on the long and distinguished career of Wellington architect S William Toomath. The exhibition, Liberating Everyday Life, will provide an overview of Bill Toomath’s work over the many years he has been around. An early member of the Architectural Centre, still an active member,…
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Morals of the Modern
Morals of the Modern: Changing Values of Modern Architecture 6pm, Thu 28 January 2010 Adam Auditorium at City Gallery, Civic Square, Wellington Sam Kebbell will chair a roundtable panel featuring Julia Gatley, Bill Toomath, and Gerald Melling. This discussion considers the changes in moral outlook throughout Bill Toomath’s career. Have the moral pursuits of post…
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One Day event: Kiwi Prefab
‘Kiwi Prefab’ Workshop: Prefabricated Housing in New Zealand for more details, refer to http://architecture.org.nz/2010/01/18/kiwi-prefab-workshop/ Thursday 25 February 2010 School of Architecture and Design Victoria University of Wellington 139 Vivian Street, Wellington Please RSVP by February 1st 2010 Pamela Bell pam_bell at xtra.co.nz
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‘Kiwi Prefab’ Workshop
‘Kiwi Prefab’ Workshop: Prefabricated Housing in New Zealand Thursday 25 February 2010 School of Architecture and Design – Victoria University of Wellington The prefabricated housing industry in New Zealand consists of businesses designing, manufacturing and distributing a range of housing product types, including components, panels, modules and complete buildings. There is great potential for businesses…