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Suspended above the exhibition is a model of the arched belvedere of the Empire Hotel in Queenstown on lutruwita/Tasmania.

Surveying Unsettling Queenstown

1 Jun 2023, Donald Bates

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.

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Peter Thiel's Wānaka lakefront hideout by Kengo Kuma and Associates.

Bolthole by the lake

3 Feb 2022, Isaac Sweetapple

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.”

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Ken Maher.

Minimum standards must be lifted significantly

23 Jul 2020, Linda Cheng

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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