I appeared on The Panel on RNZ on 15th July 2022. Listen to my take on creating better design outcomes for Aotearoa New Zealand https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/thepanel/audio/2018849615/the-panel-with-jo-mccarroll-and-andrew-hoggard-part-2
This article about creating a Design Office for Aotearoa New Zealand appeared in Stuff on the 12 July 2022. https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/129245701/finding-a-way-through-our-urban-housing-dilemma
Auckland’s recent marathon 11-hour planning meeting saw a continuing confusion between ‘heritage’ and ‘character’. If planners can’t articulate the difference, its no wonder residents are bewildered. Most cities have a distinctive built identity. Like the rings on a tree trunk, …
This article appeared in Stuff on 12th July 2022 https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/129245701/finding-a-way-through-our-urban-housing-dilemma OPINION: Our councils are under pressure to respond to the requirements of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, the law change designed to increase housing …
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When it comes to urban planning and design, most people think in terms of physical elements like buildings and streets. Or bus lanes, apartment blocks, pocket parks and stadiums. But less obvious outcomes such as health are often overlooked or …
Government is pulling all the levers to get more housing built, but in the rush will we create environments worth living in? In Germany they consider the impact of building and place making so important to society that they have …
UDF held its Annual General Meeting on 13 October 2021. The AGM was followed by a presentation covering Could Form-Based Codes be the opportunity to achieve a quality urban environment in New Zealand? What is a Form-Based Code? How do …
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