Chris Barton
Chris Barton's latest contributions
Gobsmacked
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Chris Barton considers the trending narrative in mainstream media tv show New Zealand’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer.
Ticking all the boxes
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Chris Barton considers the state of our public housing and the vocal opinions on the “Chinese container-style”.
The theory of everything
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Chris Barton explores the consequences of the housing crisis and the ethical obligation of architects to tackle the problem.
In the mind’s eye
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Chris Barton considers OpenAI’s latest offering, Sora, and its ability to render real worlds into existence.
Everyone’s a critic
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Chris Barton reports on the World Architecture Festival 2023 and some inspirational projects transforming people’s lives.
Editorial: Anatomy of a sinkhole
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A 100-year old broken pipe leading to catastrophic waste-water contamination in the Waitematā raises concerns for how Watercare will manage our biggest city’s aging drains.
Impervious vs absorbent
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Chris Barton looks at the need for ‘sponge city’ and water-sensitive urban design to make our cities safe.
Design like a parrot
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Chris Barton considers the existential threat of AI — from the ‘stochastic parrot’ functionality of ChatGPT, to text-to-image generators and the daunting implications of AI’s evolution.
Mind the gap
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Chris Barton contends the role of the architect is due some evolution amidst our climate crisis.
After the floods
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Editor Chris Barton writes on the expected frequency of extreme weather in New Zealand and outlines why the profession needs to make climate change its focus.