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Surveying Unsettling Queenstown
Donald Bates reviews the Australia Pavilion exhibition for the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale and confronts a “lingering dissatisfaction” with the way architects exhibit their work.
DiscourseBolthole by the lake
Peter Thiel’s proposed luxury lodge on the shores of Lake Wānaka, designed by Kengo Kuma and New Zealand surrogates Rough and Milne, “exudes a complex mix of arrogance, sincerity and naivety.”
DiscourseMinimum standards must be lifted significantly
Ken Maher, president of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) says regulations need to be lifted and more incentives introduced to meet the climate challenge.
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