Posts Tagged ‘Ian Athfield’
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 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 »
Saturday, August 27th, 2016
The current story of the Gordon Wilson Flats is perhaps not too different from that of the Hunter Building in the 1970s and 80s, (more…)
Tags:"Hunter ideas" competition, Central Terrace, Friends of Hunter, Gordon Moller, Grahame Anderson, Helen Tippett, historic places trust, Hunter Building, Ian Athfield, Ian Mune, Jeff Hunt, Jim McMillan, Labour government, Leone Harkness, Margaret Neilsen, Michael Fowler, Patrick MacNee, Rachel Barrowman, Rakine Brown courtyard, Ray Bradbury Theatre, Robert Muldoon, Victoria University, Victoria University of Wellington, Von Zedlitz Building, Von Zedlitz rockets, VUW, WCC, Wellington City Council
Posted in Architectural History, Heritage, Heritage Buildings, HISTORY | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
In a culture that favours surface over substance, and visual sensation over bodily sensation, (more…)
Tags:Arne Jacobsen, Benjamin Mountfort, Brutalism, brutalist architecture, Canterbury University, Canterbury University Library building, Canterbury University Registry Building, Canterbury University Student Association building, Hall and McKenzie, Hurst Seager, Ian Athfield, Kenzo Tange, Matariki, Ministry of Works, Peter Beaven, Puaka James Hight, Roger Walker, Tim Nees, University of Canterbury, University of Canterbury Library building, University of Canterbury Registry building, Warren and Mahoney
Posted in Architectural History, Heritage, Heritage Buildings, HISTORY | Comments Closed
Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
William Gummer (1884-1966) was one of New Zealand’s greatest architects (more…)
Tags:Coromandel granite, Emil Fahrenkamp, Ian Athfield, Lambton Quay, Michael Kelly, Modernism, My favourite modernist building, Shell House (Berlin), State Insurance Building (former), State Inurance Building, Stout Street, Te Puni Kokiri, William Gummer
Posted in Architectural History, Heritage, Heritage Buildings, HISTORY | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
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. (more…)
Tags:Athfield, Eastbourne, Ian Athfield, Pt Howard, real estate
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
