https://wellington.gen.nz/architecture+cubastreet Items tagged with Architecture and Cuba Street. https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/andy-spain-athfield-architects-te-kahui-whaihanga-nzia-wellington-branch/common-ground This event is part of the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture, by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects. When Kaikoura shook, photographer Andy Spain got Wellington's list of earthquake prone buildings and started photographing them. The idea of fixing time became appealing, as many of the buildings were demolished. When asked to exhibit them together however, Andy began to ask what these remnants meant. He visited the petals saved from Athfield's church of First Church of Christ Scientist and saw their fragility. He talked to architects about remedial work which never saw the light of day. What were the consequences of all these traces existing in a time when the fates of many Wellington buildings are so contested? Where heritage competes with social housing, which competes with sustainable reuse, and so on. So, this exhibition is not about the photographs that have been taken, or the drawings drawn, or the artworks saved. It is about how we decide to use these remnants, and what stories we want them to tell. architecture earthquake-strengthening heritagebuildings localhistory cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/andy-spain-athfield-architects-te-kahui-whaihanga-nzia-wellington-branch/common-ground Thistle Hall Community Venue 2024-09-23T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/anna-frame-augustina-binyamin-george-culling-guy-van-der-wilt/newtown-new-form Newtown, New Form is a collection of student works that propose formal relationships between a place, Newtown, and architecture. newtown architecture places cubastreet wcnhosted art exhibitions Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/anna-frame-augustina-binyamin-george-culling-guy-van-der-wilt/newtown-new-form Thistle Hall Community Venue 2023-01-18T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/brick-and-water-creative-stacey-fraser-allen/celebration-wellington-architecture New Zealand architecture has been at the center of my creative practice for the past year. The kaupapa behind this exhibition is to highlight the small and beautiful features our buildings have to offer, some of which are situated a stone’s throw away from Thistle Hall Gallery.  exhibitions architecture art cubastreet places wcnhosted Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/brick-and-water-creative-stacey-fraser-allen/celebration-wellington-architecture Thistle Hall Community Venue 2022-02-21T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/roger-walker/art-architect Iconic Wellington Architect Roger Walker is well known for his quirky design and love of colour. Now, after finding himself with a bit of spare time and nowhere to go during the COVID 19 lockdowns, he has turned his distinctive creative style to joyful and colourful creations on canvas. architecture cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/roger-walker/art-architect Thistle Hall Community Venue 2021-03-23T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/swan-lane-and-garrett-street-2/ A missive has arrived from Wellington City Council, outlining that they have a plan for some changes around Garrett St (just off Cuba St) and Swan Lane (opposite Garrett St). consultation cubastreet wcc places government architecture blogs Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/swan-lane-and-garrett-street-2/ Eye of the Fish 2020-12-08T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://wellingtontransport.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/painting-for-pedestrians/ Lower Cuba Street is a pet peeve of mine. cubastreet architecture transport places blogs Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtontransport.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/painting-for-pedestrians/ Sustainable Wellington Transport 2015-06-16T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/uber-super-cuba-dupa-but-weather-is-a-party-pooper/ Like about half of Wellington it seems, I’ve been out and about enjoying myself at the first ever Cuba Dupa carnival / musical extravaganza / street party. events cubastreet places architecture blogs Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/uber-super-cuba-dupa-but-weather-is-a-party-pooper/ Eye of the Fish 2015-03-28T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/fresh-start/ Meh. Bygones. I’m over it. What Wellington needs now, and seems very good at providing it, is a fresh start on an old street corner, and the corner of Abel Tasman and Cuba Street seems just the right place to do that. Wandering around this slightly forsaken part of town the other night, I hadn’t really realized just how funky and vibrant a mere street corner renovation can be. It’s not down to any particular governmental, or council idealistic drive, but just a simple effort by local entrepreneurs who want to make a difference. cubastreet places architecture blogs Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/fresh-start/ Eye of the Fish 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z -41.2961476 174.7738024 Abel Smith Street, Mt. Cook, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://eyeofthefish.org/cuba-cuticle/ Recently, while we were talking about the curious case of the Demolition Order placed on the little green Dry Cleaners in Cuba St, I took a visit up to Cuba (St) to take a photo and found something rather odd. wellywood cubastreet heritagebuildings miramar places localhistory architecture blogs Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/cuba-cuticle/ Eye of the Fish 2011-11-21T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/whither-cuba/ Gosh – that was a surprise! Our venerated local broadsheet, el Domino Postale, appears to have gone and written an excellent, thoughtful article on what we need to do with Cuba St. Have they got a new reporter perhaps, one who is actually interested in matters more important than cute doggies or cats stuck up trees? There is hope, at least – keep an eye out on Nikki McDonald. The article raises some serious points, which I think that we have also raised before – what to do with a street whose charm lies in it’s eclectic collection of semi derelict buildings? heritagebuildings cubastreet localhistory places architecture blogs Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/whither-cuba/ Eye of the Fish 2011-10-24T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/polychromatic-cutie/ Since the one day symposium last year on the architecture of the 1980s, I’ve been paying more attention to buildings from the 1980s. architecture cubastreet places blogs Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/polychromatic-cutie/ Eye of the Fish 2010-03-06T00:00:00Z -41.292834 174.775793 120 Cuba Street, Wellington http://eyeofthefish.org/changes-to-manners-mall-and-cuba-st-confirmed/ On Thursday, the Council’s Strategy and Policy Committee voted — 9 vs 5— to approve the proposed changes to Manners Mall and Lower Cuba St. cubastreet wcc manners-mall-bus-lane places government bus-lanes transport architecture blogs Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/changes-to-manners-mall-and-cuba-st-confirmed/ Eye of the Fish 2009-12-11T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://architecture.org.nz/2009/09/12/the-elephant-in-the-room/ Phil Jones‘ talk on last Wednesday (9 Sept 09) presented the idea of shared spaces (also known as naked streets) in the context of the council’s proposal to convert lower Cuba St into a shared space. This is in compensation for depriving pedestrians of Manners Mall - which is intended to become a giant bus lane in illustration of the transport evolutionary pecking order cars: then buses: then pedestrians. manners-mall-bus-lane cubastreet transport bus-lanes places architecture communitygroups Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://architecture.org.nz/2009/09/12/the-elephant-in-the-room/ Architectural Centre Inc 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/manners-closes-but-what-will-open/ If you have read the Dominion Post article on Manners, you will know that the plans to un-mall Manners Mall have just been passed. If you have read the Dominion Post article, you will also not know the full story. Whether due to the breaking nature of the announcement, or somewhat slanted journalistic intent, the dom doesn’t make mention of the news that the lower end of Cuba St down to Wakefield will be redeveloped as a pedestrian-oriented public space. manners-mall-bus-lane cubastreet bus-lanes transport places architecture blogs Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/manners-closes-but-what-will-open/ Eye of the Fish 2009-06-04T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/best-busker/ Cuba Street is nothing if not the Busking home of Wellington, and at any given time there are normally at least a couple of buskers, thrashing out chords and trying out their talents on our eardrums. cubastreet music places performingarts architecture blogs Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/best-busker/ Eye of the Fish 2009-05-02T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/cuba-vs-manners/ So I was thinking to myself, as you do on a fine summer’s day like today: what is it that makes Cuba St so special, whereas Manners Mall just doesn’t cut the mustard? Is it the paving? Grey bricks just aren’t as warm and friendly as the orange hues of Cuba. Is it the architecture? Cuba’s sure is older, while Manners is newer: but is that all there is? Is it the people? Su architecture cubastreet places blogs Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/cuba-vs-manners/ Eye of the Fish 2008-11-29T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/mauled-mall-bus-route/ As you’ve probably noticed, the WCC is canvassing for opinions on the proposed change to the bus route through Manners Mall. We’re a bit surprised how little public dialogue there has been so far on the proposal - and so we thought we’d open up a place for your informal dialogue and discussion to go. The picture above is of Manners Mall, taken on the corner of Cuba, just a few d consultation cubastreet transport manners-mall-bus-lane places bus-lanes architecture blogs Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/mauled-mall-bus-route/ Eye of the Fish 2008-11-23T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/metropol-itan/ Hot on the heels of the Barrio development comes another development of inner-city apartments (first blogged on WellUrban). This one is designed by Archaus - the most prolific architects in Wellington. The site has had a couple of schemes proposed for it previously: one by Abri Architects of Auckland which was shot down in flames pretty quickly, and the other, curvy one that never really saw the light of day except for a feature in the Wellurban blog. This one may be around a little longer. The site, is a highly sought after corner close to Cuba St, right on the edge of Ghuznee St and Leeds St. Looking at architects drawings it seems to be about 14 stories tall. architecture cubastreet places blogs Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/metropol-itan/ Eye of the Fish 2008-03-20T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://wellurban.blogspot.com/2007/12/building-rumours-21-end-of-year-round.html Here's an assortment of new building news to wrap up 2007, starting from the confirmed and moving towards the more speculative.The apartment building at 158 Cuba St, which one would expect to be approaching construction since the previous building was demolished a little while ago, now has a name and a shiny website: Cubana. architecture cubastreet places blogs Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellurban.blogspot.com/2007/12/building-rumours-21-end-of-year-round.html WellUrban 2007-12-28T00:00:00Z -41.2937917 174.7754336 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand