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Architecture Week presentations

Saturday Oct 17, 2009 at 1:00pm  to  at

Auckland
Auckland,   New Zealand

17 October 2009
Venue: Gus Fisher Gallery
Cost: Admission Free, No bookings
Website: www.architectureweek.co.nz

AUCKLAND UNI EVENTS

1pm Dr. Deidre Brown teaches at The University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning, and is a leading authority on Maori art and architecture. She will discuss her recent book, Maori Architecture: From Fale to Wharenui and Beyond, outlining both the motivations behind the book and its key ideas.

2pm Are New Zealand villas the country’s most enduring building type? And if so, are they architecture at all? In this talk, photographer Patrick Reynolds, architect Jeremy Salmond and HOME New Zealand editor Jeremy Hansen discuss and show images of the homes in their new book, Villa, and marvel at the ongoing appeal of these Victorian creations.

3.10pm In this presentation, supported by the NZIA Environmental Issues Group, Zoë Zimmerman explains living roof benefits; design considerations; perceived barriers; London examples; why green roofs are being promoted and required overseas; and briefly explains the multifunctional benefits (economic, social and environmental). Waterproofing and drainage system considerations will also be address by specialist product representatives.
Zoe Zimmerman is a local planning consultant who has recently established an independent green roof organization that is promoting the uptake of green roofs in New Zealand. is an independent resource for information on green roofs, supported and sponsored by leading companies, authorities and organizations.

Full details at: www.architectureweek.co.nz

 

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