An interesting TED talk by Kent Larson, discussing ways to pack more people into a city, without overcrowding. As Auckland intensifies, it needs to be done upon a backbone of public transport and walkable urban “villages”, concepts mentioned in Kents …
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 …
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 …
The Auckland Architecture Association have made two submissions on the Auckland Draft Plan, Auckland City Masterplan and Waterfront Plan. The AAA applauds the bold direction the Auckland Draft Plans set to make Auckland “the worlds most livable city”. A clear …
The Auckland Architecture Association committee are currently preparing a submission on the draft Auckland Plan including the Auckland City Center Master Plan and Auckland Waterfront Plan. These draft plans are available on the Auckland Council website. We would appreciate any …
We felt it was time to upgrade this website and the infrastructure that supports it. The website now better provides you: updates on civic and urban developments in Auckland updates on the AAA’s activity and input on civic and urban …
Written by Bob Dey The Auckland Council set a very different way forward yesterday with the release of 4 draft planning documents – the 30-year spatial plan (the Auckland Plan), its draft economic development strategy and 2 area plans, the city …
Jeremy Till’s Architecture Depends (MIT Press: 2009), is a strongly-felt polemic against the stultifying aspects of contemporary architectural practice and education. Many aspects of the culture of architectural education, Till argues, are not about good training as architects, but about perpetuating …
BLOCK, the broadsheet of the Auckland Branch of the NZIA have published a series of guides to architecture in Auckland and around the country. The AAA is pleased to be able to make these available online. Guide 24 looks at …
BLOCK, the broadsheet of the Auckland Branch of the NZIA have published a series of guides to architecture in Auckland and around the country. The AAA is pleased to be able to make these available online. Guide 23 looks at …