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Is there an unwritten convention that large shopping centres have to be unattractive? I couldn’t name even one such centre that looks like anything...

You can be sure that as soon as there is any sign of a likely early summer dry spell in the South Island, the...

By Architect Don Bunting   I am hoping that KiwiBuild is more than just another government slogan or over-ambitious call to arms for the industry. So while...

By Architect Don Bunting   Common phrases once used in our industry when discussing a proposed new project were:  • What standard do you want — good,...

Every time I catch a cold I wonder why science has failed so miserably to find a cure, or even an effective palliative, to...

By Architect Don Bunting   Aretha Franklin said it best, in her verson of the song in the Blues Brothers movie. She said: Think . ....

We can sometimes fail to recall exactly what happened in the past and why it happened. For example, I couldn’t remember what triggered the...

  Noticing the poignant wording on an old footpath grating — “Patent applied for” — reminded me what a great building material cast iron is,...

At its meeting in October 2013, Cabinet agreed to recommendations contained in a Cabinet paper that will see the Standards Council disestablished and a...

At this year’s England/New Zealand one-day cricket match in Auckland a man dressed as a rabbit was ejected from the ground for encouraging spectators...