https://architecturenow.co.nz/contributors/Douglas-Andrew/rss.xmlAndrew is a Senior Lecturer in Theory & Design at the School of Architecture and Planning. He previously taught Spatial Design at the School of Art + Design at Auckland University of Technology. He is an Executive Editor of Interstices: Journal of Architecture & Related Arts. He currently chairs the Enigma: he aupiki Trust, and is a trustee on the Greg Bowron Trust. He has practiced architecture in both Auckland and London and has pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Auckland and Goldsmiths, University of London. His research ranges across fields associated with urban and Greek philosophy and history, aspects of Continental philosophy—particularly the work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari—critical perspectives on socio-spatial practice, and gender and sexuality as these pertain to literature, cinema and the urban imaginary. His doctoral research investigated observation and reflectivity in modernity via accounts of walking in European urbanism since the seventeenth century. His current research includes the role of affect in emerging forms of publicness and governance, colonial-urban formations in New Zealand, and philosophies of image and imagination.en-AU2026 AGM A Division of BCI Central. All rights reserved.Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/review-claude-megson-architect/ <img alt="Review: Claude Megson Architect" src="https://cdn.architecturenow.co.nz/site_media/media/cache/58/95/5895aeb7f2c6b0bb48d14136d5291786.jpg" width="640" height="427" /><p>“Houses like a mirror, can reflect people and their way of life. They are most satisfactory when a two-way dialogue exists between people and their homes, their homes realizing and extending their ideas on ideal life.”¹ Claude Megson, 1981.</p><p>Some decades ago, I made a fateful choice, opting for Claude Megson as design tutor in my second year of study at the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning. Across that year, he ran us through variations on house types (a summer bach, an urban courtyard retreat, a suburban home, and a rural country house) all given example by visits to his own residential projects. It was an exceptional introduction to house design: one that left me with a set of design processes and inspirations spanning a career.</p> Andrew DouglasMon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +000017925