Architecture New Zealand, November 2020
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Crit
Book review: The Vertical Picturesque
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David Turner reviews this delve into mid-century Auckland houses and finds a book that is “uncomplicated in its purpose, content and structure, beautiful to look at, and short”.
Practice
Architecture of an ocean
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Mike Austin reflects on his decades of research and teaching on the building forms he has encountered in the vast territory of the Pacific.
Projects
First THAB off the rank
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Christopher Kelly looks at the socially equitable, Jasmax-designed 26 Aroha and discovers the beginnings of our own Aotearoan culture of living closer together.
Work
NZ vs NY: Ahi and Saxon + Parole
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Two recent restaurant additions to Auckland’s Commercial Bay boast some of the best public views of the civic precinct. Federico Monsalve discovers what sets them apart.
Directional dimensions
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Chris Barton discusses the whys and wherefores of Warren and Mahoney’s design decisions for Auckland’s Commercial Bay office tower and retail precinct.
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Book review: The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future
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Min Hall finds this substantial book on one of the most extensively used building materials in the world an inspiration for architects looking to combat climate change.
Opinion: Keeping the Queen clean
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“The desire to return to ‘normal’ is a potent motivation but there is an awful feeling that perhaps this time we may have ‘cooked our goose’…” Pip Cheshire muses on the future of Queen St.
Editorial: Chris Barton on post-COVID environmentalism
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The Architecture NZ editor weighs in on experts’ claims that sustainable buildings will become mainstream in a post-COVID era.
Colour Collab: Nick Eagles
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The co-director of multidisciplinary design studio The Letter Q discusses collaboration, turning transience into sculpture and the importance of colour.