Tag: Urban Design
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Urban Design Award winners announced
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The inaugural New Zealand Urban Design Awards were presented at an event on Thursday 8 November, 2012.

Cobblestone Park
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A small Wellington park gets revised for a new generation of urban use.

Wai-atarau Plaza
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Boffa Miskell ventures under the bridge and works up a public plaza in a tricky position.

Playing naturally
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David Irwin shares five thoughts on the evolution of the naturalistic playspaces designed by Isthmus Group.

Driving history
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What are true costs of Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction? Patrick Reynolds muses.

University of Waikato Student Centre
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Mansergh Graham Landscape Architecture adds a naturalistic fringe to a big glass box with a brutal side.

Urban Design Awards 2012
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A new awards programme has been established to acknowledge urban design projects across New Zealand.

World Conference on Timber Engineering
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Conference, Auckland,
15 Jul 2012 to 19 Jul 2012
A first for New Zealand, this conference will discuss the developments of timber structures and joint timber research in New Zealand as well as the best internationally.
A first for New Zealand, this conference will discuss the developments of timber structures and joint timber research in New Zealand as well as the best internationally.

Taurarua Judges Bay
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Pontoons, a pier, boardwalk and sand-covered beach are just some of the citizen-friendly interventions at Judges Bay.

Te Ara Alexandra stream cycle path
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Stage one of transportation network for the North Shore of Auckland – connecting parks, reserves and backyards.

Lorne Street by Architectus
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A pedestrian-favouring gathering space that frees the Auckland Public Library from its narrow confines.

Jasmax on its Eden Park project
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Matthew Glubb, Mike Thomas and Joseph Muir sit down and answer some questions about the redevelopment process.

Searching for common ground
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Wellington recently hosted a ‘hotbed of discussion’ focused on low-carbon economies and sustainable cities.

Onewa interchange
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A strong, simple hierarchy of planting creates visual cohesion amongst this complex arrangement of roads and bridges.

Ormiston Activity Centre
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A technicoloured activity centre and ‘skater pit stop’ for Auckland’s Flat Bush residents.

One to watch
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Urbanized, a new documentary by Gary Hustwit about how the world’s cities are shaped.

Christchurch to shape the next century
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Christchurch has taken a spot on the list of top 10 global cities worth watching.

The humanitarian architect
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Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity is busy engaging students with the new possibilities for earthquake recovery.

Words on the street
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Isthmus Group’s urban design team goes to town in Taradale.

Down by the water
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35 resource consents, 45 building consents, 2 district plan changes, 16 months of construction and bam! Hello waterfront.