Reflections on Christchurch
I never really understood what Post-Traumatic Shock Disorder was until I began to visit Christchurch a couple of months back.
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Creativity Unleashed!
A brief look at the recent architecture of Latin America shows an amazing burst of creativity.
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Next Chinese Architecture
Just before the break I received the latest issue of the Spanish magazine Arquitectura&Viva (A&V), which exclusively dealt with Chinese architecture executed by Chinese architects.
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Architecture
China
Showcasing the New Urban Edge of Christchurch
On Friday I visited the University of Auckland's School of Architecture to critique the work of the architectural design class of Camia Young and Derek Kapiti.
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1972 – The Best of German Architecture
Sometimes I get asked what my favourite piece of German architecture is.
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See ya, Steve!
A few minutes ago I received an RSS feed announcing that Steve Jobs passed away yesterday, aged only 56.
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Team New Zealand places in the solar decathlon
We were elated when we managed to move up one place in the overall rankings today from 4th into 3rd.
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What I want for Christmas…
What I Want for Christmas: A super grunty data projector which is able to paint the façade of a building.
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Lighting
Façadism along the Forgotten World Highway
As it was my birthday last week, I took a week of leave to console myself.
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Architecture
Heritage
Christchurch Cathedral, spiritual need or historical delight?
Often witnesses to a large degree of devastation (be it natural or man-made) need to step back and create our own point of reference in order to make it “thinkable” at all.
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First Light Update
From our man on the ground - .
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Meridian First Light House
Being an Architect’s Engineer
I've been pondering what makes our engineers so special.
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As Architects and Interior Designers, we are always dealing with all sized businesses, considering the notion of the "open-plan office.
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Commercial
Interior Design
US Solar Decathlon – almost 24 hours in
The .
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Sustainability
Meridian First Light House
Thank You, Auckland School of Architecture!
Over the last fortnight Stephenson&Turner took part in the ‘Open Desk Programme’ of the Auckland University’s School of Architecture.
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Auckland goes RWC Crazy…
It's been an exciting few days with the start of the Rugby World Cup and, in particular, the opening ceremonies in Auckland.
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Auckland
Close Encounter of the Cool Kind
Yesterday was the .
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Christchurch Temporary Cathedral
We are, by now, all familiar with the image of the torn and broken Christ Church Cathedral following the earthquakes of February 22nd and June 13th June this year.
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Would you care for a dance?
What better way to get intimate than with a dance – even with a building? Intimacy reflected in the transformative relationship between form and space… by revealing secrets of rhyme and articulation in a well-determined architectural space… with close ups of body and movement… exposing links between old and new, static and moving art, bodies and buildings.
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More NZ-Made Design, please
We buy NZ-made cheese.
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Is Auckland Learning from Us?
With the launch of the .
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Put Progress on the Shelves!
Coming back from lecturing at the School of Architecture one day, I stumbled into the bookshop on the campus.
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Architecture
Opinion
To whom does the street belong?
Recently we touched on the.
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Urban design
Auckland
Inspiring Travels…
After a fantastic two months of jet setting around the world, I am back in full force to the winter ‘wonderland’ that is Wellington.
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Architecture
Snow! (and a First Light House update)
The week started with snow! The snow started as my family and I headed home, after 15 minutes so much had fallen that we couldn’t drive up the last hill.
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Wellington
Meridian First Light House
For Thirty Pieces of Silver… Auckland dresses up
Last week I was full of excitement about the new humane urban development at North Quay in the Wynyard Quarter; today I realise that Auckland unravels a new face (the true one?) as it dresses up for the Rugby World Cup.
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Opinion
Hamburg in the 1920s – Modernism with a Local Edge
The beginning of Modernism in Germany was very much a personal thing of individuals, such as Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius in Berlin or Otto Haesler in Celle.
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Opinion
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
Finally Auckland wins the harbour back again! Happy pedestrians now stroll over Te Wero island, across the lifting bridge, and along North Wharf; untroubled by motorists enjoying the maritime environment.
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Urban design
Opinion
Lux Nova – The New Light
Recently I had the first opportunity to visit our finished Biosciences Centre (Thomas Building) extension at night – a wondrous experience.
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Herzog & de Meuron reinvigorate NAZI Design for the Bordeaux Grand Stadium
On Friday many of the architecture blogs featured a brand new project by the Swiss architects .
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Opinion
LED Technology for Energy Efficient Lighting
Last Friday I attended an ies Seminar titled “Energy Efficient Lighting Innovation, LED Technology Review”.
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Lighting
Norman Foster at the NZ Film Festival
This past Sunday morning I attended a screening of “How much does your building weigh, Mr.
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Opinion
Reality TV
Mostly television these days is a carnival parade of the fattest families and 5-year old chefs.
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Upper Hutt College Gym a Success
Earlier in the week I went along to Upper Hutt College’s new entrant enrolment evening.
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Vivid Lighting
For two weeks in June, Sydney is transformed at night into a spectacular canvas of light, music and ideas at the annual .
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Day-to-day Revit
When they hear the word ‘Revit’, most people either say one of three things: “Woohoo! I love that thing.
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BIM Technology
Opinion
Supporting the New Generation of Designers
A few weeks ago a group of us from the Auckland office attended an awards ceremony at the University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning.
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Scholarship
Auckland City Limits
As yet more land around Auckland is being earmarked for development to enable downsized modern versions of “the ¼ acre dream”, we have to ask ourselves; “what on earth are we doing here?” As all us Aucklanders know and everybody else laughs behind our backs about, getting around in the city and surrounding areas is a big fat joke! The answer is not urban sprawl.
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Urban design
Opinion
Meeting the coastal challenge
The devastating earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan have reminded us all of the fragility of our built environment – and the importance of designing resilient buildings and landscapes, particularly those located on and around our coastlines.
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Research
Green Property Summit 2011
Last month a number of us attended the Green Property Summit in Auckland (for which S&T were sponsors).
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Sustainability
Meridian First Light House
Memories of Chernobyl
The 26th of April marked the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power station disaster.
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Opinion
Conserving Christchurch’s Heritage Buildings
An often undervalued area of architecture, the Christchurch earthquakes have recently brought built heritage conservation back into the spotlight.
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Heritage
Lessons from the Empire State Building’s Retrofit
Yesterday a number of S&T team members attended the Green Property Summit in Auckland (for which S&T were sponsors).
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Sustainability
Great Design at All Levels
These last few weeks I have been out and about in Wellington helping with reports for Housing NZ on the general condition of some of their local housing stock.
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Opinion
A Lesson in Simplicity
A special software tool created for the Ministry of Education has proved so successful it’s been showcased at an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference in Paris.
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Education
