green in the city

Word has it that 5000sqm is the minimum site area per person required for self sufficiency. On suburban sites, with average areas of around 500sqm, obviously this falls well short of any possibility of going it alone, for the average …

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confused?

“Building is easy” says the architect, and this is reinforced by clever advertising, like the DIY do-up shows, that have become popular evening TV viewing. Why is it then, that we continually hear of the stress, and frustration, that building …

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[n]avigate

When it comes to building there is a raft of legislation and regulation that you need to know about and how this might impact on your project. The Building Act 2004, and the Resource Management Act 1991, are a couple …

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[e]ducate

Architects are always striving for knowledge, and in fact, we are required, by law, to keep learning to be able to continue to practice as an architect. It takes 6 years training, and a further 2 years practical experience, to …

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[i]nnovate

This is what architects live for, and we are good at it. The work of architects often produced new, exciting, and sometimes controversial building solutions. It is not that we consciously try to be different, its just that things often …

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[c]ollaborate

It is a common misconception that architects come up with great architecture all on their own. Some of the best architecture comes out of a collaborative process, and this is how architects like to play it. Do you want to …

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