306090 12 Dimension Emily Abruzzo and Jonathan D. Solomon, eds. Princeton Architectural Press, 2008 306090 is an energetic, diverse, and smart series of books. Each issue considers a theme which might be seen as fundamental to architectural practice. Previous …
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After the fantastic turnout at the AAA Freemans Bay tour on Sunday we would like to remind all registered architects that you are eligible for CPD points. Forward your details to info@
After the fantastic turnout at the AAA Freemans Bay tour on Sunday we would like remind all registered architects who attended that you are eligible for CPD points. Forward your details to info@
BLOCK, the broadsheet of the Auckland Branch of the NZIA have published a series of guides to architecture in Auckland. The AAA is pleased to be able to make these available online, starting with BLOCK Guide 1. “BLOCK presents the …
Maximus, at Wellington’s Eye of the Fish writes about Warren and Mahoney’s proposed renovation of the National Library. WAM’s promo video can be seen here (skip the boring text at the beginning). My problems with the scheme? Throwing away …
Bunker Archeology Paul Virilio Princeton Architectural Press, 2008 Is it ok to be enthusiastic about bunkers? The images in this book are, in a sense, beautiful. The architecture of Europe’s wartime fortifications resonate deeply with architectural modernism and contemporary …
Constructing Architecture. Materials Processes Structures. A Handbook. Andrea Deplazes (ed.) Birkhäuser, 2005 Construction handbooks are often fairly dry affairs, but this excellent book is a distinct exception. Edited by a professor at Zürich’s ETH, it takes materiophile approach to …
Have you visited WikiCity Auckland yet? It’s a growing database of suggestions for Auckland. Got a complaint or a good idea? It could be anything: a stadium, a ringroad, a cycle lane, a bus stop, a city wall, a …
This is that rare book – The inspiration for the designs that are featured in the book have been largely informed by the nature of the environment, whether it is red plains, steep escarpments, lush gullies, rolling woodland or golden …
The work of Tod Williams Billie Tsien bridges across different worlds – across theory and practice; across architecture and the fine arts. Williams has a seasoned foundation in the practice of architecture beginning with over six years as an …