The AAA has a volunteer position open for a motivated student intern, involving working with the AAA committee on event organisation, promotional and advocacy programs. Working with the AAA can provide you with organisational and marketing experience, keep you well …
Editorial (Archive)
Today the Council voted to undertake an extensive review of the role of Ports of Auckland before deciding on whether to support further expansion into the harbor. The decision was made in a Council meeting this morning. … (the council …
Editorial, Reviews & Resources
March 5, 2012
AAA Discussing the Port Extension Plans on Campbell Live
AAA Spokesperson Adam Mercer demonstrates the 250m extension planned by POAL (the Ports of Auckland) to John Campbell. Aired on Campbell Live Monday 5th March 2012. One of the key components of the Auckland Plan is a massive extension of …
Video recording of a round table discussion, between leading council figures and Auckland architects, on the Draft Auckland Plan chaired by Justine Harvey, Editor Architecture NZ magazine and Alistair McKenzie, CEO AAA. Participants included: Ree Anderson, Dr. Roger Blakeley, Ludo Campbell-Reid, Marshall Cook, Greg McKeown, Andrew Patterson and Christina van Bohemen. Continue reading
Queen street opened to the public for 6 hours, welcoming people onto the asphalt with vehicular traffic diverted without major problems. How fantastic it was to see so many children coming out to enjoy the city, or more specifically the …
Ports of Auckland is planning to extend Auckland’s Port considerably. In the Draft Auckland Waterfront Plan there is a 250m extension to the Bledisloe wharf, a reclaimation of 18 hectares into the Waitemata harbor along with major changes to the …
A Study of Public Space and Materiality in Auckland City This doco presents the perspectives of Auckland Skaters, the Auckland Council and Auckland Architects. It details how Skateboarders are using our public space, the effects on that space and the …
AAA Spokesperson Adam Mercer, along with Kathryn Carter, have successfully presented the AAA’s submissions on the Auckland Draft Plan at a council hearing held 19 December 2011. The presentation was well received with interest expressed regarding further input from the …
The proposed Auckland Bridge Pathway connects a tear in pedestrian urban continuity by a 4 meter wide pathway hung off the eastern side of the Auckland Harbor bridge. The project has received numerous endorsements, notably by the mayor Len Brown, …
Editorial, Events & Competitions
November 18, 2011
2011 Winners – AAA Cavalier Bremworth Unbuilt Architecture Awards
100 ‘rooms of solitude’, a plan to create a new East River walkway in New York featuring a disused aircraft carrier and the integration of the earthquake-ravaged ruins of a Lyttelton convent into a new structure are the three diverse …