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It has been quite a while now, and there’s a growing apprehension that this might be the swan-song for EotF.…
Like what was done with the Terrace villas in the 1980s.
Like what was done with the Embassy Theatre. Without any kind of investment, it’s a recipe for a decaying outdoor…
Oh I absolutely agree Henry, you are correct. All buildings are ruins unless there is a person who wants to…
All well and good, but unless the heritage industry puts its hands deep into it’s pockets and comes up with…
And there was also this: https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/a-tragic-waste/ “The apparent collusion, between the Honourable Chris Bishop and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University…
And then there is also this: https://www.heritage.org.nz/news/stories/the-intrigue-over-wellington-s-dixon-street-and-gordon-wilson-flats “After housing thousands of New Zealanders over time, and notably during an acute…
Indeed – the story continues to roll out, until it all comes to an end… Here is an additional viewpoint…
An interesting viewpoint expressed on Newsroom: https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/11/an-unseemly-hatred-for-one-building/
Yeah, probably, but then again: never say never. As long as I’ve been in Wellington, the University has never managed…
Looks like that’s that then. From The Post this morning. . . “ Victoria chief operating officer Tina Wakefield confirmed…
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Thank Janet – your house sounds lovely. Well done for hanging on to it – and I hope it lasts…
Nemo – I live in a two-story timber framed concrete/stucco house built in 1940 for a photographer who worked at…
I’m wondering – is it the preponderance of concrete that makes people say “ugly” – so, does a new building…
Agreed – that one, I think most people might agree, is definitely NOT fugly. It’s quite cool.
Hi Mark, correct, but you still get a sense of volume at the stairs, and you get sun from both…
Potty-mouth comments were a direct quote from Succession – which can of course be excised. “Shit show in a fuck…
Oh Nemo my friend – you excel yourself !!!!! I have a very serious suggestion to make. This is so…
Say it ain’t so Starky! From where did you hear this scurrilous rumour?