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Petition to save Ted McCoy Archway Theatres
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A petition has been made to save Otago university’s Archway Lecture Theatres designed in the 70s by the late Ted McCoy of McCoy and Wixon Architects.
New Zealand can’t build faster until we build smarter
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Peddlethorp Director and Registered Architect, Manuel Diaz, shares his thoughts on how to improve construction productivity in New Zealand.
Taking notes from Japan
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The New Zealand government’s Minister of Housing, Chris Bishop, has very publicly professed admiration for the Japanese urban planning system. Matthew Paetz looks at what might be lost in translation.
On death and the sublime
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Pip Cheshire considers the challenges associated with judging a building, including assessing its ‘smell’.
The politics of the architect’s narrative
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Opinion: Karamia Müller believes stories about architecture need to examine power, displacement and capital.
Creating space
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Karamia Müller reflects on the interplay between writing and architecture and how both create space for peace of mind during moments of overwhelming productivity.
On closer examination
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Pip Cheshire contemplates the immeasurable benefits gained by the empirical study of the world around us, from geometry and acoustics to transept surveys.
Function follows flashy façades and photos
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Opinion: Are we leaving buildings in the lurch while the façades are still gleaming and the award still twinkling in the boardroom?
Ready for reform
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Opinon: Peter Townsend, Auckland Branch Chair of the NZIA writes an open letter in response to Hon Chris Penk’s proposals around building consents earlier this week.
Finding a public voice
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Opinion: Pip Cheshire believes architects should be at the vanguard of those giving voice to improve our environment, and that the Institute should be their megaphone.
The (carbon) elephant in the room
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Heritage architect Joanna Theodore writes about the negative repercussions of removing the iconic Gordon Wilson Flats from the Heritage Schedule.
Freedom for the hollow lands
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Karamia Müller considers the ‘architecture’ of land occupation and the ideological differences that reveal the politics of sovereignty.
It’s time to change the way we charge for architecture
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Data continues to show architects and designers earn less than professionals in other industries - rethinking how we charge for architecture can reverse this trend.
Is the system working?
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Karamia Müller looks beyond the “electoral moment” to the built realm and asks whether or not the system is working.
What water?
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Karamia Müller considers the politics of the built realm and uses a clever analogy asking “How’s the water?” to address the impact of social conditioning on how we view the housing crisis.
The good, the bad and the ugly
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Pip Cheshire advocates for greater diversity and inclusivity in the design and planning of architecture in New Zealand’s cities.
Musings from a masterplanner
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Anthony Vile, Urban Design Lead at Context Architects, believes urban design in Aotearoa is at a turning point and current government policy up for consultation could point the way forward.
House talk
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Pip Cheshire has a quiet conversation with his house.
That’s it, I’m architecture shaming
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Patrick Sherwood, writes on the rise of architectural parody forums on social media, where flippant critiques of ‘bad architecture’ might help inform the wider discourse.
In favour of spiders
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Pip Cheshire considers the new and profound challenges presented by recent climate change and how best to deal with them.