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Opinion: When architects speak
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Pip Cheshire muses over the difficulty in speaking about architectural work and implores us to stop writing “the brief called for…”
Opinion: The issue of unpaid hours
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Lynda Simmons discusses how the hours spent ‘working’ and ‘caring’ are divided and how that might affect architecture practices.
Opinion: Prefab consenting needs to change
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Peddle Thorp’s Manuel Diaz comments on the pitfalls of the consenting process surrounding prefabricated building and what could change in the future.
Editorial: Chris Barton on longevity
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The Architecture New Zealand editor discusses the closing of the Wellington Central Library and what the future holds for this iconic building.
Opinion: Doctrinaire doodahs
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Pip Cheshire considers the value of character areas and their role as an exemplar of early occupation and of our history made manifest.
Opinion: Empty architecture
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Lynda Simmons considers the separation of land ownership from building ownership and the guardianship model of tangata whenua.
Editorial: Taking it outside
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Chris Barton explores how taking the fight against terrorism outside can reclaim both public and sacred space.
Opinion: The housing train
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Former president of the NZIA and gold medal recipient Pip Chesire considers the industry’s role in our housing crisis.
Opinion: Loss and Libraries
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Lynda Simmons examines the pending closure of the Architecture and Planning Library at The University of Auckland.