2010-12-10 09:57:05 // First Light – NZ Solar Decathlon
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In their latest blog entry, the First Light team tell us why they’re assembling their solar bach on Wellington’s waterfront in the lead-up to the US Solar Decathlon competition. And just exactly how much Wellington wind will the bach be able to withstand?
2010-11-18 14:10:57 // Design Daily Team
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Architects, architectural students, graduates, engineers, planners, landscape architects and designers are gathering in Auckland’s St Pauls Street Gallery tonight for the 2010 AAA (Auckland Architecture Association) Cavalier Bremworth Design awards. Recognising the best in unbuilt architecture, the awards feature an impressive line-up of judges, and of course, we'll be bringing you all the winning results.
2010-10-07 10:03:42 // Design Daily Team
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While some of the country's best design got to strut its stuff at the Best Design Awards last Friday, this week it was the turn of the landscape industry to celebrate with the 2010 Landscapes of Distinction Awards. The biennial awards—this year held in Dunedin’s Larnach Castle—celebrate excellence amongst Landscaping New Zealand members, namely professional landscapers, all of whom have been selected for their high standard of business practice and the quality of their landscaping work. And the results are...
2010-08-16 14:50:14 // Fraser Gardyne
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Designer Fraser Gardyne, of gardyneHOLT design partners, poses the question: How many buildings constructed over the last fifty years in Auckland do you remember, let alone wish to protect into the future? Only a few spring to mind, and that, he says, is a real problem for this country. In his opinion piece, Gardyne argues that considering the longevity of our design decisions is integral to the successful brand of Auckland.
2010-08-03 10:57:08 // Simon Todd
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In this segment of 'Auckland’s urban beat from our man on the street', Simon Todd tells us you’d have to have a go go gadget neck or be excpetionally tall in order to notice NZI Centre’s green roof in Auckland’s CBD. But this stand out practice will hopefully soon be sprouting forth at a more accessible, eye-catching level near you.
2010-07-19 14:57:31 // Design Daily Team
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The colourfully gifted among us are set to be honoured next week when the winners of the inaugural Resene Total Colour programme are announced.
