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UrbanNZ

  1. Auckland Council says the revaluation is the biggest the country has seen. More details: localgovernmentmag.co.nz
  2. Auckland Council has revalued 516,000 properties. Grey Lynn, Pt Chevalier and Sandringham showed out strongly with Grey Lynn up 18 p.c.
  3. If you are a landscape architect, it is a big deal if the AmericanSociety of Landscape Architects recognizes you: tinyurl.com/647zrav
  4. MIT have released some new books focusing on architecture and urban design. tinyurl.com/3kery9t
  5. Is the over-hyped media treatment of the Viaduct/Quay St fanzone just too much? Tell the Ak council & the Govt that it just wasn't that bad.
  6. Sept issue of NZLG magazine has an Urban section. Remember our www.urbannz.co.nz website. Contact us re getting stuff on the site.
  7. Dr Richard Simmons in NZ thru RMLA and Auckland Conversations will argue for sustainability in urban design: www.rmla.org.nz/events
  8. Wow...crowdsourcing or not maybe not but ways to find out how people respond to city streets and how they rate them: tinyurl.com/3eeu38r
  9. Graduate perspectives: 3 young designers with their takes on Wynyard Quarter and Henderson in the March issue of Urban magazine.
  10. Also in Urban we study a project at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and take a look at urban design outside New Zealand. www.UrbanNZ.co.nz
  11. March issue of Urban magazine is out. We look at the work of three young urban designers in an article headed Graduate Expressions
  12. Condolences and our constant thoughts to the people of Christchurch. We cannot believe how you folks are coping with such a cruel blow.
  13. @chbcouncil You're forgiven. You should hear me on MS! Hey, do you know where all your fellow councils are on Twitter? Can't find them.
  14. A message to Owen McShane, recovering from recent surgery. Best wishes Owen...we are looking forward to reading your insights again soon.
  15. @NZPlanning At risk of being a philistine, I grew up in HB and these cottages don't look art deco to me. Sure they are faux Spanish...but...
  16. Ak Cr Cameron Brewer says former Ak City and Manukau City urban design panels could be merged. Sounds great! http://tinyurl.com/39q8x4p
  17. Urban magazine's December 10 issue is being delayed until February. Circumstances out of our hands unfortunately. NZLG due out in 10 days.
  18. The September issue of Urban magazine is in production next week. Late article submissions? grahamh@tplmedia.co.nz
  19. Way to go! TPL Media is back on the interweb @ www.urbannz.co.nz and www.localgovernmentmag.co.nz;
  20. TPL Media's IT man left on Wednesday to go climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Thursday afternoon our web server goes on strike. Still no websites sori