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About
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Are You Really Ready to Build?
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Reducing Building Costs
Leaky Building Syndrome, And How To Avoid It
Common Design Mistakes #1: Fencing
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Auckland Waterfront Competition
Red Tape vs Ratepayers
Stimulating Environments May Save Lives
Christchurch Earthquake 2011
Architects on the Christchurch Rebuild
Christchurch Cathedral Rebuilding
Christchurch ’48 Hours’ Competition
Mick Jagger & The Ultimate Design Brief
Ideas to Remember
“Sustainability” – what exactly does this mean?
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How well did your architect perform?
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Tips for Home Builders
There are literally hundreds of things that an architect does for you behind...
Are You Really Ready to Build?
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Ask an Architect
Problems? What problems? If you are building for the first time, it is...
Common Design Mistakes #1: Fencing
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Design Briefing
Can you spot the fence design mistake?
Reducing Building Costs
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Building Cost
(A version of this article was published in The Press newspaper, Christchurch, and...
Cost to Build a House
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Building Cost
Scenario 1: 2000/m2 This might get you the very worst of the bland...
Ideas to Remember
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Competitions
It strikes me that the terms of reference for the CERA earthquake memorial...
Christchurch Cathedral Rebuilding
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Earthquake
In May 2012, and again in December 2013, I had the privilege of...
Red Tape vs Ratepayers
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Building Consent
Be warned, this article is something of a personal rant. I was advised...
Architects on the Christchurch Rebuild
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Earthquake
As an urgent public service response to Christchurch’s recent devastating earthquakes, a good...
Christchurch ’48 Hours’ Competition
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Competitions
Christchurch Architects were put to the challenge recently, with a design competition to...
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Common Design Mistakes #1: Fencing
Reducing Building Costs
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Christchurch Cathedral Rebuilding
Red Tape vs Ratepayers
Architects on the Christchurch Rebuild
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