Things I just don’t get
I just don’t get Facebook. I know it has more than 1.5 billion worldwide users on a monthly basis, but I don’t see its...
The difficulty of providing affordable housing in New Zealand
In his final column for Building Today, architect Don Bunting muses upon the apparent difficulty of providing affordable housing in New Zealand.
What is wrong...
Cast aside
Noticing the poignant wording on an old footpath grating — “Patent applied for” — reminded me what a great building material cast iron is,...
Material quality
During a recent visit to Sydney I watched a report on television about substandard imported building materials — specifically concerning the safety of electrical...