Architecture New Zealand, May 2016
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The battle for home
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Justine Harvey interviewed architect Marwa al-Sabouni, whose memoir is a moving account of living in war-torn Homs, in Syria.
Self-aware cities
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Nick Roberts looks at two types of self-aware isolated urban enclaves: the corporate tech campus and the free-trade zone.
Practice
Working with BIM
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Not since the industrial revolution has the construction industry faced the kind of widespread change that BIM heralds.
Limiting disputation
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Architects increasingly need to be more savvy when it comes to preventing and resolving disagreements.
Projects
One Market Lane
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Studio Pacific Architecture’s new mixed-use apartment building is a classy addition to the heart of Wellington city.
One part of the whole: Rore Kāhu
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Cheshire Architects’ Rore Kāhu, in the Bay of Islands, is a portal that propels its visitors out to distant historic sites.
Te Kōngahu / Museum of Waitangi
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Harris Butt Architecture’s museum is a subtle addition to a cluster of important buildings that discuss New Zealand’s history.
Review
The brutality of vertical living
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Colin Martin reviews the film High-Rise, based on JG Ballard’s novel about the psychological effects of ‘the tower block’.
I Te Timatanga / the beginning
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Haley Hooper recently joined designers from around the world to celebrate indigenous design at Whakapara Marae in Northland.
Social spektrum
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Danish practice Spektrum Arkitekter discussed their socially-minded approach to architecture during the recent ‘City Talks’.
The most perfect place
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Nicole Stock writes about her trip to Japan, taking in some of its architectural marvels with her husband, architect Henri Sayes.
Book review: The Politics of Parametricism
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The Politics of Parametricism: Digital Technologies in Architecture, edited by Matthew Poole and Manuel Shvartzberg.