Tag Archives: Sustainable design

Herbsts rule

Written by . published on February 18, 2012. Filed under Blog post, Magazine article. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
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A couple of stories I wrote on that great kiwi institution, the bach, have been posted on the Australian Design Review site, including one from my favourite practice, Herbst Architects. They have a way of recreating the camping experience — setting up a half-in, half-out adaptable group of spaces with lots of air and natural light, all arranged around the food prep area (an obvious priority) — that reminds me of all the holidays my family took in our mustard-orange 1960s VW Combi in South Africa when I was little. More….

Planes, trains and automobiles

Written by . published on August 29, 2011. Filed under Blog post, Web article. Tagged , . No comments.
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Amusingly, with the launch of the new Herald sustainability magazine Element, I seem to be getting all the car and transport gigs. (Well, it’s funny to me as I have neither a car nor a work commute, though I guess no-one would actually know that. I don’t think the editor does.) More….

Well, that’s the last time they ask for my opinion…

Written by . published on April 18, 2011. Filed under Blog post, Magazine article, Web article. Tagged , , , , . No comments.

A rambling column written on deadline and captured for posterity in print and now online. This is what happens when you have too little time, an open brief and too many ideas jostling for attention, and end up overshooting your word quota by oh, about 1,000.

Kids Ride Free

Written by . published on October 10, 2010. Filed under Blog post. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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Distrito Federal, Mexico: Spotting the Ecobici racks in Mexico City made me acutely aware of how far behind Auckland lags in finding some kind of cheap, fun and accessible answer to city traffic congestion. More….

Chris Jackson profile

Written by . published on June 29, 2010. Filed under Web article. Tagged , , . No comments.
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This man made a home aluminium smelter out of a flowerpot and is one of the most thoughtful speakers on sustainable design I’ve interviewed. See the full profile at Indesignlive.com

GreEngaged Event, London

Written by . published on June 29, 2010. Filed under Magazine article. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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During the London Design Festival last year, I attended a week-long series of events on sustainable design, held at the offices of my old employer, The Design Council. As well as a range of formidably creative, entertaining speakers, it had an innovative format, described by curator Ed Gillespie as “Question Time on acid”.

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New cover story…

Written by . published on June 25, 2010. Filed under Magazine article. Tagged , , , . No comments.
KBB June issue

First results of a marathon 12-hour shoot on Waiheke Island Rachael Smith and I did in March: the cover of the June ’10 issue of KBB magazine. The story features Strachan Group Architects‘ evocative, sustainable veranda-style house on a ridge overlooking Owhanake Bay. One of nicest days I’ve had on a shoot, thanks to the architects and the owner, who plied us with French cheese, homegrown salad and fish and chips. Thanks guys!