Government is pulling all the levers to get more housing built, but in the rush will we create environments worth living in? In Germany they consider the impact of building and place making so important to society that they have a word for it: BauKultur. Their Federal Government plays a […]
It’s time for an Aotearoa Design Office Read More »
Written by: Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Swarnali Dihingia’s research is at the crux of New Zealand’s intensification debate. The National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD) requires a six-storey minimum building height within the
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The most commonly occurring building type in the vast majority of global cities is a three-storey terraced house. Its front faces the street and is built up from one side property boundary to the next, recognising that the next plot along will repeat the pattern. This highly flexible and repeatable
Coalition for More Homes shows Auckland Council the way Read More »
Urban Design Forum Aotearoa – Submission on the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill Read UDF’s full submission here Hearing Friday 19.11.21 UDF’s slot: 11.20 am Live and recorded feed is here: https://www.facebook.com/environmentSCNZ/ Nine to noon Thu 18.11.21 just after 9am – panel discussion (many minutes)
UDF’s Submission and being heard on the future of our cities Read More »
The new RMA reform bill (Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill) has certainly caused a stir. However, in some ways, it has been surprising how little comment such a radical change has actually caused. So far, public discussion of the Bill has centred around the increased
