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Open Invitation
When it opened late last year, the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra was described as the most significant building to be constructed in Australia’s Parliamentary precinct for more than 20 years.
Warming the Exoskeleton
Perhaps surprisingly, the architects for this award-winning building chose the colours of Tasmanian oak to represent a New Zealand aesthetic: the pink and warm brown of its native timbers and the silvery grey of weathered baches (holiday cottages).
Living on the Veranda
This highly commended fit-out in the 2009 NZ Wood Timber Design Awards can be found in sheltered and bush-clad Owhanake Bay on Waiheke Island – about 35 minutes’ ferry ride from downtown Auckland.
New Canopy for a Memorial
The ‘Tree of Knowledge’ in the Queensland town of Barcaldine may well have been disproved as the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), but the symbolism is stronger than ever following the recent addition of a multi-million-dollar memorial timber ‘canopy’.
The Instrument
It began as a ‘shoe-box’ and was finished like a beautifully lined suit. The new A$75 million Melbourne Recital Centre is also a fine example of how Queensland’s native plantation hoop pine can bring character to a space.
Britain's 'Greenest' Pool
Refuge and Eyrie
Since it was built in 1998, time has exercised its anticipated influence on the timbers of the iconic Burraworrin residence on Australia’s south coast – reinforcing the metaphor of mystery and excitement, and of a stranded vessel perhaps riding a monster wave.
Two Houses in Bronte
A pair of houses in the charming Sydney seaside community of Bronte is evidence that timber can be used successfully in an urban context – even in brick-dominated Australian city suburbs.
Tulipwood Blossoms
When restrictions on tropical ramin strangled that market, Italian designers and furniture makers turned to tulipwood – a pale, temperate American hardwood.
A Basis of Why
His work is variously described as quirky, frivolous, ostentatious and over-the-top – but to New Zealand furniture designer Greg Bloomfield that is exactly why he does it.
The Lords' Prayer
A landmark in constitutional and legal history has been reached with Britain’s new Supreme Court. And, to some extent, another has been created in the refurbishment of the flamboyant Edwardian architectural curiosity in Parliament Square where it now resides.
EHB and Osmose Milestone
The European House Borer (EHB) – a significant pest in its native northern hemisphere countries where it attacks softwood timber and can destroy the host material – was first detected in Australia (East Coast) in the 1950s.
‘Warewaretia Wahi’ – Forgotten Place
The 155-year-old colonial totara and rimu store and post office building (above) at Little Akaloa Bay, Banks Peninsula (on New Zealand’s South Island), awaits announcement of its fate.
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