Chris Barton
Chris Barton's latest contributions
Grappling with the grid
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Chris Barton visits the Catalina Bay Apartments in Hobsonville Point by Architectus and finds meticulous planning, embracing and disrupting the grid.
Brutal reckonings
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Chris Barton contemplates why the recently released film The Brutalist has caused such a furore within the architectural community.
Architects not required
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Editor of Architecture NZ magazine, Chris Barton, considers the current government’s call to put an end to “fancy, architecturally designed classrooms”.
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.