Chris Barton
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Editorial: Chris Barton on rebuilding Christchurch
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Barton notes, “…the government received plenty of really good advice on what to do from a variety of people, notably the ‘Share an Idea’ urban planning community-involvement exercise … which the government mostly ignored.”
iPhone architecture
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Chris Barton explores what The Hotel Britomart’s seamless exterior, laneway labyrinth and deconstructed ethos by Cheshire Architects bring to Auckland’s evolving downtown precinct.
Editorial: Chris Barton on reversing climate change
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The Government and industry bodies are finally taking a policy stand on climate change in the built environment. Architecture NZ editor Barton explores how these compare and how they might play out.
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.
Gymnastics of the cross
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Chris Barton explores the religious expression embodied in the design of The Chapel of St Peter by Stevens Lawson Architects.
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.
Editorial: Chris Barton on COVID-era architecture
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The effects of healthy obsessions on architecture can be profound. The challenge for architects now will be creating something that also deals with fear: something inspirational and uplifting.
Of lollies and eloquent eyebrows
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B405, the Jasmax-designed UoA Faculty of Engineering mothership, is a building of two halves. Chris Barton comes to terms with it: inside and out.
Editorial: Chris Barton on monuments
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“If architecture is to play a part in this transformation [of problematic public monuments], it’s also necessary to build anew, rather than just demolish.”
Garden party: Metlifecare Gulf Rise
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Due to COVID-19, no site visits were allowed at this innovative retirement living facility at the time of writing. But Chris Barton perseveres and is captivated by the space.