If Auckland is to be a successful compact city, it needs well designed dense living opportunities within a network of amenities provided by the city. The Auckland plan may improve inner city amenity, but without lifting the standard of accommodation …
Shared Thoughts (Archive)
Auckland’s projected growth to 2.2 – 2.5 million by 2040 will require around 13,000 houses built per year to meet demand. At the current rate of 3,800 houses per year, we have a “crisis” on hand. Before panic buying sets …
The Auckland Harbour Bridge Skypath seems to be gaining momentum under political and public advocacy from getacross.org.nz Aucklander’s are hungry for a pedestrian lifestyle, but carefully lobbied land use patterns have sent Auckland down a direction counter to this. A …
A moment of appreciation for the University of Auckland Clock tower. The clock tower building is a beautiful specimen of the Art Nouveau movement. Sitting on the edge of Albert park it elegantly fills the backdrop for the pomp and …
AAA Site Visits, Shared Thoughts
June 13, 2012
AAA Construction Site Tour – Geyser Follow Up (with video)
On Saturday 02 June, I joined the Auckland Architecture Association (AAA) for a sold out site tour around Patterson Associates’ new commercial development in Parnell. The project, which is nearing completion, is called Geyser and is the latest in a series of cloud themed buildings from the practice. Continue reading
Article reposted from Auckland Transport Blog. Original post, “Intensification and Heritage“ by Patrick Reynolds, January 30th, 2012. A plainly daft piece on the proposed Auckland Plan by Bill Ralston recently appeared in the NZ Listener. In it he claims, completely without any reason, …
Article reposted from Auckland Transport Blog. Original post, “The New Intensity“ by Patrick Reynolds, February 16th, 2012. If ever you make the mistake of reading the comment stream on the average Herald article about Auckland you will find this kind of thought …
Adapted text from Eye On Auckland. Original post, “Fort Lane“. Photos from Eye On Auckland & Fearon Hay Architects. Imperial Lane is Auckland’s newest lane-way which joins Fort Lane with Queen Street. The Imperial Buildings used to be the home of two picture theatres …