Archive for the ‘HOUSING’ Category
Monday, August 21st, 2017

After the success of our 2006 Manifesto for Architecture, written to mark our 60th anniversary, we have this year, in the spirit of an election year with a strong focus on housing needs, launched the Architectural Centre’s Manifesto for Housing. (more…)
Tags:housing manifesto, manifesto for housing, Wellington Bus Terminal
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Ever wondered why the terminal is on the wrong side of the runway? (more…)
Tags:Aro Valley, Arras Tunnel, Bill Rowling, BRPs, building recession planes, car-parking, Charles Hardy, Chris Laidlaw, Civic Square, Courtenay Place, Daryl Cockburn, De Leuw Cather, Donald Best, Environment Court, Fran Wilde, Frank Kitts Park, Gray Young, Ian Athfield, Ibis Hotel, Jim Belich, John Key, Lambton Harbour, Lambton Quay, Len Brown, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Fowler Centre, NML Insurance building, NZIA, Ray Ahipene Mercer, Ron Stroud, sunlight rules, Te Papa, The Terrace, Town and Country Planning Act, Vulcan Lane, Wakefield Centre, Wellington, Willis St
Posted in HOUSING, RANTING, Transport | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

On Saturday morning (10 September 2016) on The Nation, the Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, claimed that she was doing everything “humanly possible” (more…)
Tags:Alan Johnson, Canterbury earthquake, Crown limousines, Drug Foundation, earthquake prone, Environment Court, Golden Mile, Gordon Wilson Flats, Hamilton East Community Trust v Hamilton City Council, HNZC, homelessness, Hometown Boomtown, Housing New Zealand, Housing NZ, IEP, Initial Evaluation Procedure, methamphetamine, Michael Fowler, NBS, New Building Standard, New Zealand Society for Engineering, NZ Society for Engineering, NZSEE, Paula Bennett, road toll, Ross Bell, Salvation Army, Social Housing Minister, Terrace Flats, The Nation, Victoria University, VUW, WCC, Wellington, Wellington City Council, Wellington Urban Motorway
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Sunday, September 18th, 2016

Ten years ago there were no beggars on the streets of Wellington. (more…)
Tags:Bill English, Department of Justice, Housing New Zealand, Housing NZ, National Land Transport Programme, New Zealand Transport Agency, NLTP, Northcote, NZTA, WINZ
Posted in HOUSING, Transport | Comments Closed
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

ARCHITECTURAL CENTRE: 2016 questions for Wellington mayoral candidates. (more…)
Tags:"Breaker Bay Beans", Adelaide, Adelaide Rd, Andy Foster, Antoni Gaudi, Aotea Centre, Auckland, Barcelona, Beehive, Berlin, BizDojo, Bob Fantl, Century City, Chinese Garden, Chris Kelly, City Gallery, City to Sea Bridge, Civic Square, Copenhagen, cuba street, Cycle Aware Wellington, Defence House, Dixon Street, Edwin Lutyens, Ernst Plischke, Erskine College, Festival Centre, Floriditas Cafe, Frank Kitts Park, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frederick De Jersey Clere, Freyberg, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Futuna Chapel, Glen Hooker, Gordon Moller, Gordon Wilson Flats, Helene Ritchie, Historic Places Wellington, Ian Athfield, Jan Rotman, Jason Smith, Jonathan Custance, Joshua Charlesworth, Justin Lester, Karaka, Karori, Keith Johnson, Kent Terrace, Liverpool, London, Lyall Bay, Majoribanks Street, Manchester, Manners Street, Maranui Cafe, massey House, Maurice Clark, Maurice Tebbs, mayoral candidates, Michael Fowler Centre, Midland Park, Nelson, Nicola Young, Nikau, Oriental Bay, Oscar Niemeyer, Patrick Street, Peter Ritchie, prefab, Ralph Roberts, Rata, Richard Meier, Roger Walker, Royal Festival Hall, Sanctum, St Johns, St Mary of the Angels, Steffanie McIntyre, Sushi al fresco, Sydney Opera House, Taranaki Street, Te Papa, Thomas Turnbull, Tory Street, Wagamama, Waitangi Park, Warren and Mahoney, WBC, Wellington Central Library, Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Wellington Civic Square, Wellington mayor, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington waterfront, William Turnbull, Wilton Road, Zaha Hadid
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Buildings, HOUSING, Transport, urban design | 3 Comments »