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    • Adapted reuse scheme for Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments
      • Refer below to open letter authored by The Architectural Centre addressed to Minister for Housing. We provide a robust, contemporary rationale for the retention and refurbishment of 320 The Terrace, also known as the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments (GWMA): Tēnā koe Hon. Chris Bishop, An open letter – 320 The Terrace (Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments) […]

    • Age diversity
      • However attractive green field and scorched earth planning is, that kind of utopia isn’t coming anytime soon. What is coming is managed retreat from flood and liquefaction areas, some population growth (though this might not be as significant as the former) and an aging population. The ‘aging’ I talking about isn’t just to do with […]

    • Review: Ultrawild
      • What: Ultrawild – An audacious plan to rewild every city on Earth. Who: Stephen Mushin Industrial Designer (graduated from RMIT c. 2002) Lives between Wellington and Australia and the rest of the world. (Is it a co-incidence that in Japanese “Mushin” means “when a person’s mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego […]

    • Review: The Drifting Room
      • By Paul Harvey What: ‘The Drifting Room’ by Stephen Bain, an event part of The Performance Arcade – Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts Where: Waterfront, East side of Te Papa When: Thursday 22nd February (2pm) How: 8 people enter a tent-like, lightweight structure with the intention to move around, sense and observe the world beyond its […]

    • The Collection
      • The Architectural Centre has an archival collection, held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, and the Centre’s Design Review magazine is also available to view online. The Design Review was a regular publication made by the Centre from 1948 to 1954. Editions have been digitised by the New Zealand Electronic Text Collection ~ Te Pūkikotuhi o […]

    • Events
      • One of the best aspect of the Architectural Centre is the events we have held. Site visits to buildings under construction and to finished developments, public talks and even design competitions! With the aim of raising awareness and discussion about good design in the built environment, the Centre seeks to arrange events that highlight important issues […]

    • Advocacy
      • Part of what the Architectural Centre does is represent the value of good design in the built environment to local and central government, to developers and property owners. Whenever issues arise the Centre is ready to submit on public consultations, engage in lobbying and raising awareness with the wider community. Members believe that new developments […]

    • Architectural Centre archive project
      • The Committee is looking to 2046 when the Centre will turn 100. What could it be then and what activities could it support? In the early days the Centre ran a gallery and published a magazine. It has regularly hosted competitions, exhibitions and public talks. Could becoming a collecting body be the next step in […]

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