ARCHITECTURAL CENTRE: 2016 questions for Wellington mayoral candidates. Read More

The current story of the Gordon Wilson Flats is perhaps not too different from that of the Hunter Building in the 1970s and 80s, Read More

In a culture that favours surface over substance, and visual sensation over bodily sensation, Read More

William Gummer (1884-1966) was one of New Zealand’s greatest architects Read More
Actually, neither a classic, nor Mediterranean, but I guess Real Estate Agents run out of descriptors fairly quickly when a house doesn’t have conventional character appeal, nor potential to stamp your own personality on it (via the insatiable kiwi attitude for DIY of course). “Outstanding views” (back across the harbour to Wellington City) are of course the opening words of the ad’s script – the house does at least offer something that can be recognised as value-enhancing in a conventional sense. Read More


