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Womb Chair Speaks
As part of International Women’s Day, 8 March, the University of Auckland Creative Arts and Industries, School of Architecture and Planning hosted a talk on the Womb Chair, designed by renowned mid-century modernist architect Eero Saarinen. Initially
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Stripped To Its Bones For The Planet
IS THIS THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE? Even architecture firm Jasmax calls this project a refurbishment but, really, it’s a transformation. It’s just an alteration, I can hear you say, but it’s more fundamental than that; the rationale underpinning the
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Levity And Gravity
NATURAL BEAUTY IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE to architectural empathy. Designing a building in a spectacular place, especially in a remote location where seclusion gives ample licence to indulgence, is a test of temperament as well as of talent. There are ob

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