https://wellington.gen.nz/architectural-centre-inc+basinreserve Items tagged with Architectural Centre Inc and Basin Reserve flyover. http://architecture.org.nz/2014/11/01/architects-draw-charity-auction/ Architects are renowned for drawing, so the idea of a charity auction of architects’ drawings as a fundraiser for our participation in the High Court Appeal over the Basin Bridge Board of Inquiry Decision is a natural one. But we’re aiming for it to be a bit bigger than drawings and architects, with an auction […] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2014/11/01/architects-draw-charity-auction/ Architectural Centre Inc 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2014/11/01/architects-draw-history/ Hugh Ferriss “Metropolis of Tomorrow” (c.1929) Drawing has been a staple of an architect’s profession for longer than architecture has been a profession … … and given we are about to  have another exhibition of architects’ (and others’) drawings with the upcoming Charity Auction to raise funds for our involvement in the Basin flyover High […] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2014/11/01/architects-draw-history/ Architectural Centre Inc 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2014/02/26/bucharest-flyover-impacts-on-town/ *Guest Post by Bill Toomath, one of our well-respected architect members of the Architectural Centre To gain a virtually realistic experience of what it would feel like to be alongside and under the proposed NZTA flyover at the Basin Reserve one can easily beam down on Google to a similar project at Bucharest in Romania. [...] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2014/02/26/bucharest-flyover-impacts-on-town/ Architectural Centre Inc 2014-02-25T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2014/02/14/undercroft/ Debates about the Flyover proposed for Wellington still ringing in our ears (the Basin Bridge Board of Enquiry is ongoing as we speak), it seemed like an appropriate time to examine what the underside of a Flyover actually looks like. The answer seems to be: often Not Very Pretty. This one is typical. People living [...] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2014/02/14/undercroft/ Architectural Centre Inc 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2013/11/29/the-public-love-tunnels/ If there is one thing that the public love, it is being let in to a secret underground space, to go boldly where no one has gone before… And last weekend, Wellington was allowed to venture into the giant slice through the earth that the NZTA call the Memorial Park underpass. At present it is [...] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2013/11/29/the-public-love-tunnels/ Architectural Centre Inc 2013-11-28T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2013/03/19/response-to-wcc-evaluation/ The WCC has issued a report which evaluates Alternatives to the NZTA’s proposal for a flyover at the Basin. Download a PDF to read our response to the WCC report. Arch-Centre_Response to WCC report wcc basinreserve government transport architecture communitygroups Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2013/03/19/response-to-wcc-evaluation/ Architectural Centre Inc 2013-03-18T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2013/03/06/mitigation/ In the case of the Basin Reserve flyover, the Wellington City Council has asked for further “mitigation” of the proposed Flyover (concrete bridge / Option A). For its part, NZTA has also promised some “mitigation” of the effects of the flyover, and says that they will focus on “mitigation” to ensure that the flyover is “integrated”. Trouble is, I’m not really sure that they are talking about the same thing. wcc basinreserve government transport architecture communitygroups Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2013/03/06/mitigation/ Architectural Centre Inc 2013-03-05T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2012/12/17/a-really-simple-movie-of-option-x/ Someone asked us to make a movie to explain Option X. Well, we thought, it’s a pretty simple scheme. Let’s make a simple movie. And here it is! Option Xplanation basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2012/12/17/a-really-simple-movie-of-option-x/ Architectural Centre Inc 2012-12-17T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2012/08/07/memorial-park/ The Prime Minister has announced today that the Memorial Park is to be a Park, and not a motorway. Hooray for common sense, good taste, sensible planning, appropriate responses, and joined up thinking. There has evidently been a fair bit of quiet contemplative thought going on with this proposal, and what seems to have been happening is some good cross-party agreements, that what is best for New Zealand is to have a Memorial Park worthy of its name. No one liked the proposal of a motorway through the park, which is what a five lane highway at ground level would have been – and so good sense has prevailed. transport basinreserve architecture communitygroups Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2012/08/07/memorial-park/ Architectural Centre Inc 2012-08-06T00:00:00Z -41.2985159558661 174.777561700332 Buckle Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/11/22/dealing-with-wgtn-traffic-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/ I’ve been re-thinking. What if, concerning the whole Basin/Option X thing, we went right back to the fundamentals of the situation and began from there? Forget flyovers and tunnels, Options A, B, X, X+, and KY(!); forget Sussex Street, Memorial Park, and even the Basin itself. What are the fundamental issues? basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/11/22/dealing-with-wgtn-traffic-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-11-22T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/10/06/basin-flyover-live-council-decision-blog/ Here’s the link to the Live Blog for this morning’s WCC Coucillor’s meeting to decide upon the official WCC position with respect to the NZTA proposed Basin flyovers – courtesy of Dave Burgess of the DomPost. It should be a fairly heated session given the division within the Council on the issue, as reported here. PS: [...] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/10/06/basin-flyover-live-council-decision-blog/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-10-05T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/31/local-insight-toward-a-refined-proposal/ So says Rod James, of the 1900 or so submissions received by NZTA on their recently closed public consultation on the preferred options for roading improvements near the Basin Reserve. his exact words are: We are grateful to Wellingtonian’s for taking the time to review our proposals… This will provide us with valuable additional knowledge and local insight to guide us towards a refined proposal. consultation basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/31/local-insight-toward-a-refined-proposal/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-08-30T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/26/it-actually-could-be-worse/ I just discovered this, and thought I’d share it with you all, as it is a topical image for today – the last day of submissions on NZTA’s proposals for transport improvements near the basin Reserve. If I had sighted it earlier I would have used it to threaten those of you who have not yet made submissions in a post entitled “Make your submission to NZTA or else…!”. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/26/it-actually-could-be-worse/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-08-26T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/24/vote-x/ The Friday 26 August deadline for submissions to NZTA regarding the Wellington inner-city transport projects is getting closer.  We believe this is an important issue for everyone to give feedback on.  Option X will tunnel State Highway One under Memorial Park, providing a space which will respect our war dead, and allow reflection and commemoration. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/24/vote-x/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-08-24T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/24/polls-apart-the-verdict-on-option-x-is-all-good/ According to Warren Buffet, a public opinion poll is no substitute for thought. Therefore, I think that the results of the Capital Times Reader’s Poll are pretty encouraging for the Architectural Centre’s Option X scheme for the Basin Reserve: basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/08/24/polls-apart-the-verdict-on-option-x-is-all-good/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-08-23T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/24/memorial-car-park/ Since the unveiling of the NZTA schemes for around the Basin now almost a month ago, we have been having a good look at their back issues – the NZTA publications that they have been storing up away from prying eyes. Now, however, a good number of them have been published and are available on line. One of the more interesting things unveiled, is the plan of the work for the Memorial Park. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/24/memorial-car-park/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-24T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/22/option-x-faqs/ Thanks again for all your questions. We’ll up date this page to address questions as they come in, and supply new drawings etc. to explain things as needed. Here’s an initial batch of questions and answers to start with. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/22/option-x-faqs/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-22T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/22/option-x-plus/ Thanks for all the comments so far.  Here are a couple more images which might answer some questions and may create some more.  The first image is looking from the North-east side towards the Carillon, which shows conceptually how the levels work. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/22/option-x-plus/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/21/its-just-not-cricket/ Being keen on cricket I was shocked and amazed to see the article in this morning’s DomPost featuring, if the story is correct, a piece of horse-trading going on between the NZTA and the Basin Reserve Trust. The story raises a number of rather obvious, questions: basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/21/its-just-not-cricket/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/21/the-public-needs-a-real-choice-option-x/ The NZTA have proposed options for redeveloping the roading of the Basin Reserve.  But these are not really options. They are two schemes for flyovers which have very little difference.  We believe that the scheme/s proposed by NZTA exclude the public from making a real choice. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/21/the-public-needs-a-real-choice-option-x/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-20T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/17/the-public-needs-a-real-choice-option-x/ The NZTA have proposed options for redeveloping the roading of the Basin Reserve.  But these are not really options. They are two schemes for flyovers which have very little difference.  We believe that the scheme/s proposed by NZTA exclude the public from making a real choice. Currently the Basin is a mess.  From a multi-modal perspective (pedestrian, [...] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/17/the-public-needs-a-real-choice-option-x/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-16T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/14/does-the-nzta-scheme-measure-up/ We’ve already begun discussing issues relevant to the Basin, particularly through blog posts … but this time we’re going back to basics. Core objects of our constitution include: 1. To work for the general improvement of the urban environment. 2. To promote a true understanding of Architecture and Design amongst the community. 3. To consider, critique and recommend changes of law and administration relating to or affecting architecture and urban planning. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/14/does-the-nzta-scheme-measure-up/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-14T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/11/what-about-light-rail/ I lived in Szczecin, Poland, until I was 14. I had family in other large centers in Poland. All those cities had something in common—extensive and very well utilised light rail networks. The trams were a different colour in each city, usually coincident with the colours of the city’s coat of arms. Even at the lowest pointduring the communist regime when the people were at their poorest and the country was in a huge debt the trams were going strong, taking commuters to work, home, school, parks, shopping (when there was something to buy, anything really would do). I certainly don’t remember anyone not being able to afford to use the tram service. light-rail basinreserve trains transport architecture communitygroups Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/11/what-about-light-rail/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-11T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/08/basin-checklist/ We’re keen to evaluate the Basin Reserve, and have produced a Check List of items that we believe it needs to be evaluated against – as should any other possible Basin scheme as well. We’ll be posting a critique of the official NZTA proposals next week – but first, without further ado, here are the issues that we think are the key points that any proposal really needs to address. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/07/08/basin-checklist/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-07-08T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/06/21/the-great-flyover-teardown/ Those good folk over at the Congress for the New Urbanism run an initiative called “Highways to Boulevards,” seeking to reclaim urban environments and revitalise cities by campaigning for highway teardowns. They pay particular attention to elevated highways, yep, the good old flyover. But not only do the CNU provide a set of model precedents for [...] basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/06/21/the-great-flyover-teardown/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2011/06/04/basin-reserve-proposals-now-two/ The front page of the Dominion Post recently announced that there are now just two possible options being worked on by the NZTA, regarding possible routes that the proposed Basin Reserve bypass could take. basinreserve transport architecture communitygroups Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2011/06/04/basin-reserve-proposals-now-two/ Architectural Centre Inc 2011-06-04T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2010/07/11/basin-reserve-solution/ At last - Basin Reserve, the Movie: ac-basinreservecomp It has taken us a while, and we still haven’t got a sound track, but at long last we have uploaded our movie on a possible solution to the impasse on the Basin Reserve. Please feel free to forward this link to anyone you might think would be interested. basinreserve video transport architecture communitygroups Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2010/07/11/basin-reserve-solution/ Architectural Centre Inc 2010-07-11T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2010/04/20/agm-tonight/ Arch Centre AGM is tonight - Tuesday 20 April 2010. To be held at the School of Architecture, 5.30 food and drink, for 6.00 meeting To be discussed: Manners Mall, Basin Reserve. See you there! architecture events manners-mall-bus-lane basinreserve bus-lanes transport communitygroups Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2010/04/20/agm-tonight/ Architectural Centre Inc 2010-04-19T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2010/03/15/cut-and-cover/ In a surprise move, the possibility of lowering State Highway One past the National War Memorial was announced on the front page of the weekend paper. At the Architectural Centre, we have been advocating this for a number of years now - we hosted a Symposium on the design of the ‘Memorial Park’ in 2007, and the over-whelming feedback from the group of assembled experts was that the roadway through the park should be lowered. basinreserve mountcook transport places architecture communitygroups Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2010/03/15/cut-and-cover/ Architectural Centre Inc 2010-03-15T00:00:00Z -41.3005712 174.7721374 Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2010/02/17/wellington-2040-our-vision/ While no one knows for sure, in about 30 years, there are bound to be a few changes. We’ve put together a scenario of what the city might be like then - and included some nice big images for the Council, hoping that they will be as excited by the future possibilities as we are. There is discussion on the Waterfront (like this image of what we think / hope it might be like), as well as discussion on the upcoming Basin Reserve flyover ‘consultation’ and the image that was published by the Capital Times two weeks ago. basinreserve architecture waterfront transport places communitygroups Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2010/02/17/wellington-2040-our-vision/ Architectural Centre Inc 2010-02-17T00:00:00Z -41.30037055 174.7802503270504 Basin Reserve, Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand