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In mid August, announcements about planned changes to New Zealand’s building law, which indicated an initial proposal to do some reforms to the current Building Act, were made by the Minister of Building and Housing, Maurice Williamson. You can read more about what’s been announced and where to next on other sites.
It is good to see that a number of the issues that are important to us as architects will be addressed, however the time frame for reform to the Act – and any more substantive legislative change that might follow as a result of proposed changes – is a long one.
Just before this announcement was made the Minister communicated directly with the Institute about our submissions, outlining the changes that were released publicly – and said he had requested the Department of Building and Housing work with us on matters around the Building Act.
We’ve now had an initial meeting, which gave us the opportunity to gauge the DBH’s thoughts on the key issues we’d outlined. Again, there was a lot of common ground on the most important issues and the discussion was very positive. There’s more information about how this ongoing debate will progress here.
We are very keen to
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September 2010
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Building Act review
On 12 August Hon Maurice Williamson, Minister of Building and Housing, released details of planned amendments to the Building Act, which Tim Melville, NZIA Building Act working group leader, describes as the‘first steps’ to address concerns outlined by the NZIA as part of the review process.
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Solar decathlon
Architects with Revit skills and some time on their hands are needed to help the hard working students at VUW complete plans for a solar-powered home that will be built in Washington DC later next year.
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Heritage bus tour in Hawke's Bay
Architecture and entertainment is the order of the day when the Hawke's Bay's architectural community takes to the road.
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Architecture Week in Auckland
Architecture Week will run in Auckland from 10 - 17 October, and includes Andrew Barrie's inaugural lecture, a charette, the launch of Julia Gatley's book (and accompanying exhibition) on the Group Architects, a lecture by Malaysian architect Kevin Low, and the NZIA/Resene Local Awards.
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Diary dates
We've done a wrap up around the regions, so see what is coming up near you...
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In brief...
See the winners in the Venice Architecture Biennale; find out how brick is fighting back in Australia; and NZ's finalists in the World Architecture Festival 2010.
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New appointments for NZRAB
Three new appointments to the New Zealand Registered Architects' Board were announced last month by Minister of Building and Housing Maurice Williamson: Warwick Bell, the new chair, and new members Tony van Raat and Christina van Bohemen.
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Constructing a solid future
NZIA Past President Richard Harris has joined the newly established Construction Strategy Group, which is led by industry movers and shakers who aim to provide a collective response on issues relating to the industry.
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Roman empire?
The winner of the 2010 Stirling Prize (and £20,000) will be announced on 2 October, with odds tipped in favour of Zaha Hadid.
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Nga Aho - network of Maori design professionals
The second annual hui of Nga Aho, a professional group set up to promote dialogue among Maori practitioners in architecture and design related fields, will be held at Rongopai Marae near Gisborne from 30 September to 3 October.
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Adding up
Former Wellington architect Ross Brown, now working with Cook Sargisson & Pirie in Auckland, has just completed a building triple bill for himself... as architect, client and developer. Brown has won many awards for his work, including an NZIA National Award for the Colonial Mutual, Wellington.
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