"Registered Master Builders Association chief executive David Kelly says it is unreasonable to expect consumers to research and understand benefits of various products." RNZ RNZ - Nine To Noon RNZ News stuff.co.nz/business/11426…

If you live in the Albert-Eden-Puketapapa Ward, there are some awesome City Vision candidates too - Cathy Casey and Mark Graham of Design Guide

Anime Superhero Home designguide.co.nz/anime-superher…

Jungle House Beats a New Drum designguide.co.nz/jungle-house-b…

This is a distressing and avoidable tragedy for Auckland.

Here's yet another (yawn) report into the woes of the Building Industry. MBIE BRANZ Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Master Builders NZ and other industry bodies have much to answer for. Poor culture, lack of penalties for poor workmanship, lack of oversight and no consumer education.

Scored an invite! DēLonghi has a new espresso machine and my mate, Giapo, is preparing me lunch! instagram.com/p/CG59bN1F3so/…

Architecture Trend #4 Digitising Construction designguide.co.nz/architecture-t…

Little Concrete Beauty designguide.co.nz/little-concret…

Everyone in the New Zealand building industry needs to watch this important documentary on Prime TV this coming week. rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Frank Gehry’s Luma Arles will be the literal high point of a new “creative campus” called Luma Arles, a multidisciplinary art and culture complex sprawling over 27 acres. We need a Māori version of this for Auckland. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

We still need a Centre of Contemporary Maori Culture for downtown Auckland. Look at this - in Bulls! Kiwa Centre @ngar1mu Simon Wilson @DarbyatCouncil A taniwha awakes architecturenow.co.nz/articles/a-tan… via ArchitectureNow

One of the things mentioned in Dr Siouxsie Wiles The Spinoff article is revisiting ventilation in our built environment. Seems to me the perfect opportunity to look at energy efficiency at the same time and building owners can use New Zealand Green Building Council tools for this. thespinoff.co.nz/science/27-08-…

Adelaide! smh.com.au/national/and-t…

"New Form of Engagement The Chungnam Art Museum will provide a new form of interactive engagement between art and the public. It does this by turning the museum inside out... creat[ing] a diverse and vibrant cultural experience." Not Auckland unstudio.com/en/page/15272/…

As always, it’s important to check the quality of your building materials. This is a sad echo of NZ’s scandalous leaky home disaster. theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…?

How we build-design, materials, size. We need to reduce our emissions. newsroom.co.nz/wanted-a-build…

Design Guide @CityAklccrg @NzBgc From my architectural design days, solar shading design is a lost art these days. Should be looked at seriously for any highly glazed facade.😍😍😍😍 #gamedesign #Fantasy #Digital3D #game #Architectural