Tag: Urban Design
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River Lane, Waiuku
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Reset Urban Design puts in place a number of intitiatives to turn Waiuku back to the river.
From polder to pavlova paradise
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Dutch housing typologies – could they work here? Simon Bush-King ponders our housing shortage and affordability issues.
Sydney laneway revival
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Two Sydney laneway projects, led by Aspect Studios, are enjoying an art-based renaissance.
Urban Design Award winners announced
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The inaugural New Zealand Urban Design Awards were presented at an event on Thursday 8 November, 2012.
Cobblestone Park
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A small Wellington park gets revised for a new generation of urban use.
Wai-atarau Plaza
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Boffa Miskell ventures under the bridge and works up a public plaza in a tricky position.
Playing naturally
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David Irwin shares five thoughts on the evolution of the naturalistic playspaces designed by Isthmus Group.
Driving history
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What are true costs of Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction? Patrick Reynolds muses.
University of Waikato Student Centre
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Mansergh Graham Landscape Architecture adds a naturalistic fringe to a big glass box with a brutal side.
Urban Design Awards 2012
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A new awards programme has been established to acknowledge urban design projects across New Zealand.
World Conference on Timber Engineering
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Conference, Auckland,
15 Jul 2012 to 19 Jul 2012
A first for New Zealand, this conference will discuss the developments of timber structures and joint timber research in New Zealand as well as the best internationally.
A first for New Zealand, this conference will discuss the developments of timber structures and joint timber research in New Zealand as well as the best internationally.
Taurarua Judges Bay
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Pontoons, a pier, boardwalk and sand-covered beach are just some of the citizen-friendly interventions at Judges Bay.
Te Ara Alexandra stream cycle path
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Stage one of transportation network for the North Shore of Auckland – connecting parks, reserves and backyards.
Lorne Street by Architectus
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A pedestrian-favouring gathering space that frees the Auckland Public Library from its narrow confines.
Jasmax on its Eden Park project
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Matthew Glubb, Mike Thomas and Joseph Muir sit down and answer some questions about the redevelopment process.
Searching for common ground
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Wellington recently hosted a ‘hotbed of discussion’ focused on low-carbon economies and sustainable cities.
Onewa interchange
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A strong, simple hierarchy of planting creates visual cohesion amongst this complex arrangement of roads and bridges.
Ormiston Activity Centre
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A technicoloured activity centre and ‘skater pit stop’ for Auckland’s Flat Bush residents.
One to watch
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Urbanized, a new documentary by Gary Hustwit about how the world’s cities are shaped.
Christchurch to shape the next century
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Christchurch has taken a spot on the list of top 10 global cities worth watching.