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Media release: 30 September

Awards recognise New Zealands women architects

Three architects have been acknowledged in the inaugural Architecture+Women:NZ Awards, a programme set up to celebrate the oft-overlooked contribution of women to the New Zealand building industry.

Wellington architect Cecile Bonnifait won the Wirihana Emerging Leadership Award, Australian-based New Zealand architectural researchers Justine Clark and Gill Matthewson won the Munro Diversity Award, and Auckland architect Julie Stout won the Chrystall Excellence Award.

The Awards are an initiative of Architecture+Women: NZ, a 500-strong organisation established in 2011 to raise the visibility of women in the architecture profession.

Women architects have struggled to achieve professional recognition, says A+W:NZ Awards organiser Megan Rule. It has been difficult for women to reconcile family commitments and career advancement within the traditional hierarchical structure of the architectural firm.

This means that women architects have often had unorthodox or interrupted careers, and their contributions have been insufficiently acknowledged.

Rule says the career progress of women is still a big challenge to the architecture profession.

Half of the graduates at New Zealands architecture schools are women, but very few of the large New Zealand architecture firms have any women partners. Establishing career paths for talented young women is one of the biggest challenges for architecture in New Zealand.

One of the main goals of Architecture + Women and progammes like the new A+W:NZ Awards is to achieve inclusive and equitable work environments.

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Want to help kids get the support they need to succeed in school, ensure people can live healthy lives, and support individuals moving from financial crisis to stability? You can team up with the United Way of Douglas County to create long-term change to some of our communitys greatest challenges. See http://www.unitedwaydgco.org for more information or for volunteer opportunities.

Micki Chestnut is communications director for the United Way of Douglas County, which provides occasional features spotlighting local volunteers and charities supported by the United Way.

Alex Quinteros gawked at the huge drill with such eagerness, he looked like he might explode if he didnt get his hands on it in a matter of seconds. This inquisitive 10-year-old didnt have to wait long before Matthew McKillip, an associate with GouldEvans, handed him the bad boy power tool and let him drill the first painted wood slat on the side of the BrainFood Snack Shop. Quinteros was one the 14 children served by Family Promise of Lawrence, Lawrence Community Shelter and the Willow Domestic Violence Center who spend Saturday constructing two library boxes filled with free books for the community as part of the architectural firms 40th anniversary celebration.

Founded in Lawrence in 1974 by former University of Kansas School of Architecture classmates David C. Evans and Robert Gould, GouldEvans has grown to six studios across the nation. The firms recent work in Lawrence includes the Lawrence Public Library remodel, renovations at seven elementary schools and assisting with the design of Sports Pavilion Lawrence.

When contemplating how to commemorate their 40th birthday, the firms leaders decided that throwing themselves a big party didnt seem true to their mission of community service, shared Whitney Lang, GouldEVans architect and daughter of founder David Evans. Instead, the board challenged each studio to engage in a project that addressed homelessness.

Not sure where to start, Lang approached the United Way of Douglas County for help. Together, they developed the BrainFood Snack Shop project, through which the architects got to work one on one with homeless kids, serving as friends and mentors as they taught them new skills, exposed them to new career opportunities and inspired them to excel in school.

The book boxes unusual name comes from the United Ways ongoing BrainFood book drive, which collects childrens books to give to low-income elementary students in our community who participate in the Harvesters BackSnack program. Each Friday, when the students pick up food for the weekend, they also get to select a book of their own, thanks to the United Way BrainFood program.

During the BrainFood Shack Shop event, the elementary through middle school aged children engaged in a variety of fun hand-on activities, including building the BrainFood Snack Shops. On the way to install the first Snack Shop at the Family Promise Day House, the group stopped by the Lawrence Public Library for an insiders tour and to get books for the houses, a gift from the library.

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Architects design buildings for people to inhabit, forming a direct relationship with the city's population, culture and habits.

In any developing countries, where the demand for fundamental buildings and infrastructure is high, it usually gives rise to a boom in the industry, both mass market and institutional components.

However, as a city gradually transforms and matures, the industry will enter into a low-productivity and self-correcting period, giving rise to only minor developments and improvement projects.

As the situation stands, the nature of the life of an architect is no different to that of a nomad.

But architecture is a highly specialized and location- dependant profession. The limitations for architects entering into foreign markets are often unfair and harsh due to the protective policies imposed by the government, such as the registration of a license to practice, the taxation system and certain handicaps in competition.

Of course, there are advantages in exploring new markets to diversify risk. However, before embarking on such an endeavor, one must first understand some crucial steps.

Limitations: is the local government in favor of foreign professional practices, and what are the taxation, company registration/qualification prerequisites, and the architecture institute and open/invited competitions entry requirements?

Competitive edge: what is the core strength of a foreign architect over local competitors?

Opportunity: are there any secured potential clients, a sustainable project stream, whether with foreign or local clients?

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HOUSTON - The River Oaks District is one of the largest real estate developments in Houston's urban core. A number of luxury brands, including Cartier, Dior, Herms and Tom Ford, have signed agreements to operate stores in the 15-acre complex.

Residential developers are staking their claims on the remaining parcels of land behind the former Westcreek apartments on Westcreek Lane.

Their plans include a cluster of tall buildings to house well-to-do Houstonians who can pay the steep prices that come with living next to one of the city's newest and flashiest mixed-use developments.

"People will be able to walk to restaurants, high-end retail and theaters. It's something that hasn't been offered in Houston," said Robert Bland of Pelican Builders, which is planning a 17-story residential tower on Westcreek Lane.

Bland plans to break ground on the 96-unit building on a 1.5-acre site next summer and have it open two years later. Individual condominiums will average 2,000 sf, and prices will range from $800,000 to $2 million.

Nearby, Randall Davis is in the early stages of planning a condo tower on nearly two acres, developers are building the 25-story SkyHouse River Oaks and Gables Residential is planning to break ground on a 15-story apartment.

An office building, a hotel and two additional high-rise apartment buildings are planned on the remaining Westcreek property.

High-density development will increasingly take the place of low-rise buildings in desirable, close-in areas as more people want to live in the city center and land becomes more expensive.

Additional traffic, Bland said, is the price of progress. However, he also points out that the number of new residential units proposed on the old Westcreek site won't be much higher that what was there originally.

Read more at the Houston Chronicle.

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Published: October 26, 2014 | Last Modified: October 26, 2014 01:01AM

By Andrew Ragali Record-Journal staff

MERIDEN The building at 1-3 Colony St. was targeted earlier this year for redevelopment through Connecticut Main Street Centers Come Home to Downtown program. Since March, the organization worked with the city and property owner Christine Bonito to create a plan for residential units and commercial space in the five-story building at the corner of Colony and West Main streets.

But Bonito recently leased the vacant space in her building and will no longer be going through with the redevelopment effort, Connecticut Main Street Center President and CEO John Simone said.

Its one of those good-news, bad-news situations, Simone said. The spotlight put on Bonitos property through the program made her tenants realize this is an incredible location.

While disappointed, he understands Bonitos situation, Simone said.

The good news is the building is getting more life in it, he said.

Bonito could not be reached for comment.

Connecticut Main Street Center, an organization that aims to revitalize downtowns throughout the state, piloted the Come Home to Downtown program in 2012 along with the Connecticut Housing and Finance Authority. Property owners receive free architectural services through the program to develop more mixed-income housing. In 2014, Meriden was chosen because of its position near the railway, and New Britain was selected because it is along the states new busway.

The organization worked with Bonito and the city to create a blueprint for the redevelopment of existing downtown buildings. A downtown development audit was produced, and a public meeting was held in September to gather input from downtown stakeholders and another will be held in December.

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Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a great week. I'm so excited to introduce you to a new shop that's opened up here in Whitby. It's called Penney & Co. and is owned and operated by the one and only Michael Penney!

Anyone who reads House and Home magazine or watches Sarah 101 will recognize Michael. He'sa decorator, stylist, former magazine editor and now a shop owner!

Hereis his new shop front, how awesome is this colour and display?

Penney & Co. carries a varity of new and vintage items, large and small.

Love this display of simple milk glass.

Blue and white is one of my favourite colour combos and these ceramic stools would look great in my family room.

Beautiful vintage piece.

Blue and white again, it looks so rich.

You can buy one of Michael's sofas or update your own with one of these feather-filled cushions. Anyone who knows my blog knows how much I love cushions and I couldn't walk away without getting one. I wish I had gotten a couple now!

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