On Thursday 5 September gatherings were live-streamed across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington and Ōtautahi Christchurch to officially launch the Urban Design Institute Aoteoaroa (UDIA). To mark this milestone an informed perspective on the big step being taken by the profession was given by two guest speakers: David Kirkpatrick, […]
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Anyone who tuned into this week’s Christchurch Conversations was treated to a raft of passionate reasonings for why cities do indeed need more apartments to thrive. See below for a link to the video recording. Te Pūtahi Centre for Architecture and City Making director Jessica Halliday set the scene by
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OP-ED BY DAVID HATTAM Urban issues clearly matter to New Zealanders. We care about the quality of our towns and cities. But the level of understanding of what makes a good city is low. Nothing illustrates this better than the recent changes to resource management reform, and how they are
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“The city is a paella, it’s all about the proportions.” So said Salvador Rueda, director of the Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona, at his talk at the Christchurch Art Gallery on Monday 11 March. His additional sage counsel was that the paella becomes inedible if it has too much salt. The
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Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, and everyone is looking forward to some downtime and a chance to reflect on 2023. To mark the end of the year, the UDF is hosting an event in each of our three biggest cities and we would like you to join
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