Posts Tagged ‘Roger Walker’
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 »
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
Thursday, August 11th, 2016
There are precious few examples of authentic modernist buildings in the Wellington region. (more…)
Tags:Berhampore Flats, Bill Alington, duplex, Gordon Wilson Flats, Hutt City Council Buildings, Julia Gatley, Le Corbusier, Ministry of Works, Modernism, My favourite modernist building, Roger Walker, Shell Gully
Posted in Architectural History, Heritage, Heritage Buildings, HISTORY | Comments Closed
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Yes, brought to you by Home NZ and us – following fast on the footsteps of Sharon Jansen – is Roger Walker, architect, Ferrari owner, and tv showman, coming to a Cafe L’Affare near you. (more…)
Tags:Cafe L'Affare, cuba street, Gerald Melling, Home NZ, Positively Architecture, Roger Walker, Sirocco Apartments, Wellington Club
Posted in AC EVENTS, HISTORY, Lectures | Comments Closed
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
It’s a big scarey world at the moment: Side-lining RMA trauma, capitalism getting egg on its face, the planet going down the climatic toilet, and Memorial Park on hold. Let’s not even mention the National Library. It’s in times like these that irresponsible flippancy becomes one of the few critical tools left unshakable. (more…)
Tags:architectural show pony, Brad Pitt, Frank Gehry, Guy Evans, Ian Athfield, Pete Bossley, Roger Walker, Sam Kebbell, show pony, Tommy Honey
Posted in RANTING | 9 Comments »