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The first thing we often tell our clients to do, is to slow down. Time is always an issue, however the best way to set yourself up, to be able to manage time, is to invest time in getting well …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A couple of weeks ago, David and I attended the ‘Seismic Engineering for Non-Engineers’ course, which was organised by the New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors. Presenters were Martin Webb, and James Henderson, from Frazer Thomas, and these guys covered …