BLOCK Guide 23 – John Scott, Hawkes Bay Public Buildings
BLOCK, the broadsheet of the Auckland Branch of the NZIA have published a series of guides to architecture in Auckland and around the country. The AAA is pleased to be able to make these available...
View ArticleBLOCK Guide 24 – Peter Beaven 1
BLOCK, the broadsheet of the Auckland Branch of the NZIA have published a series of guides to architecture in Auckland and around the country. The AAA is pleased to be able to make these available...
View ArticleArchitecture Depends
Jeremy Till’s Architecture Depends (MIT Press: 2009), is a strongly-felt polemic against the stultifying aspects of contemporary architectural practice and education. Many aspects of the culture of...
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The Auckland Draft Plan
Written by Bob Dey The Auckland Council set a very different way forward yesterday with the release of 4 draft planning documents – the 30-year spatial plan (the Auckland Plan), its draft economic...
View ArticleWelcome to our new Website
We felt it was time to upgrade this website and the infrastructure that supports it. The website now better provides you: updates on civic and urban developments in Auckland updates on the AAA’s...
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We Only Get One Chance
The Auckland Architecture Association committee are currently preparing a submission on the draft Auckland Plan including the Auckland City Center Master Plan and Auckland Waterfront Plan. These draft...
View ArticleAAA Submissions on the Auckland Draft Plan
The Auckland Architecture Association have made two submissions on the Auckland Draft Plan, Auckland City Masterplan and Waterfront Plan. The AAA applauds the bold direction the Auckland Draft Plans...
View ArticleSkateboarding + Architecture
A Study of Public Space and Materiality in Auckland City This doco presents the perspectives of Auckland Skaters, the Auckland Council and Auckland Architects. It details how Skateboarders are using...
View ArticleAAA Discussing the Port Extension Plans on Campbell Live
AAA Spokesperson Adam Mercer demonstrates the 250m extension planned by POAL (the Ports of Auckland) to John Campbell. Aired on Campbell Live Monday 5th March 2012. One of the key components of the...
View ArticleHow to fit more people into a city
An interesting TED talk by Kent Larson, discussing ways to pack more people into a city, without overcrowding. As Auckland intensifies, it needs to be done upon a backbone of public transport and...
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