I’m a trifle perplexed. I was reading a pleasant, non-confrontational book of inspiring words from Inspiring architects “The Architect Says” the other day, and came across this quote. Whatever can it mean? At first glance, all seems innocuous. A closer look though, gets me thinking – is that a typo? Surely not. Princeton Press and all that – they don’t make mistakes. Neither does Storming Norman….
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Who runs KiwiBuild? A rhetorical question, I know, as currently it seems as if nobody does, but the debacle that is Labour’s housing policy has me intrigued morning, noon, and night. Some questions, I’d love to hear the answer to: • How can a policy that is – at the heart of it – so simple, come so badly unstuck? • What is it that has…
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The waterfront is a never-ending source of news for the Eye of the Fish. Buildings coming and going, going up and going down, positions for the Ferry Terminal over there, or way back here (waves hands in the air unconvincingly), but today: a good news story. InterIslander’s three existing ferries are due to be replaced, and amazingly enough, someone at KiwiRail has made an intelligent decision…
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The following story appeared in the paper last week, and I’ve been thinking about the dilemma it poses. An existing site on the edge of a heritage area – empty, following the demolition of an older building. Napier is one of my favourite towns, with a hard-fought-for Heritage area, encompassing the Art Deco and Spanish Mission architecture of the old centre of Hawkes Bay. Once, many…
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Welcome back. The Fish is still alive. Fresh from a festive season, but driven from the water by inclement weather, there is only one thing for it: back to the blog. Two things in particular, involving buildings: one in Australia, one in Wellington. Does anything strike you as odd about these two? But first, a post-Christmas quiz. What is this? (in photo below). Answers welcomed below…
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Every year, it gets to around this time, and I think: that’s it, it’s all over for me. No more Eye of the Fish – no more writing, no more blogging, no more to say. Maybe that is the true “Christmas spirit” down under – no more work, just relax by the beach. I’m packing it in, early this year – have got a few more…
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I’m not sure if this real news yet or not – as Freddie sang, “is this real life, or is this just fantasy?†– but the DomPost is reporting that a large, indoor Arena, the size almost of the Spark Arena in Auckland, is to be built on the foreshore in Wellington. The report says that 5 sites have been investigated – including on top of…
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The post here at the Fish on Swan Lane has provoked interest from regular readers and others. While the comments in the last post segued into discussion on 80s nightclubs – actually quite fascinating – and makes me wonder – are there any nightclubs left in Wellington? Do people still go out dancing? If so, where? But I digress. I also got interest from a friend…
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There’s a public consultation exercise going on, and Wellington City Council wants your input. They’re keen to know what you like about the area between Marion and Victoria – from Vivian to Ghuznee – centred around Swan Lane and Garrett St. Still confused where? Here’s a map: (Post-script: I’ve corrected and updated this map a little from the original Council document. All sites drawn from memory…
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