City Centre has one, now time to get our two Super Metropolitan Centres one I consider this more of a place holder for myself with my next project … Continue reading Manukau City Centre Master Plan
Tag: Urban design
The Albany Super Metropolitan Centre
Oh what to do with Albany Recently a discussion on Twitter cropped up about (legacy) planning (so pre Unitary Plan) and the negative consequences it has had on Auckland. … Continue reading The Albany Super Metropolitan Centre
QE-II Square and What It Means for the Metropolitan Centres
Put it this way, if QE-II Square redevelopment is “muddled,” it has consequences on redeveloping the Metropolitan Centres I have had this particular post on ice since the … Continue reading QE-II Square and What It Means for the Metropolitan Centres
Why one should or should have submitted to the Unitary Plan
To mitigate against this Before I start the post I highly recommend reading the Stuff article first so you can get the context of this post. The Stuff article … Continue reading Why one should or should have submitted to the Unitary Plan
Annual Plan Passes, Bitter Debate on Southern Initiative Occurs
We have a budget Yesterday the Budget Committee and the Governing Body after seven odd hours of debate passed the 2014/2015 Annual Plan. There were some amendments (which I … Continue reading Annual Plan Passes, Bitter Debate on Southern Initiative Occurs
Southern Auckland and Manukau – An Omnibus #2
A Recap Series The Manukau Super Metropolitan Centre Time to do some recaps of a few posts I have done on Southern Auckland and both its urban development … Continue reading Southern Auckland and Manukau – An Omnibus #2
White Water Rafting Will Always be a Bad Decision
But Manukau as a Tourism spot? I can see that happening I am of two minds on the Stuff article that mentions the White Water Rafting facility, and the … Continue reading White Water Rafting Will Always be a Bad Decision
So Where Will the Children Play?
A Good Question Where will the children play as Auckland grows both outwards and upwards? A long fraught and vexing question that has elected representatives, residents and planners constantly … Continue reading So Where Will the Children Play?
Not Enough Commercial and Industrial Land?
Most Likely The Property Council recently commissioned a research project looking at the availability of commercial and industrial land under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. As somewhat was expected … Continue reading Not Enough Commercial and Industrial Land?
A Botany Line Sky Train Station
A possible mock up of a “large” Sky Train station Today I have being playing around in Sketchup drawing up an MK1 version of a large Sky Train station … Continue reading A Botany Line Sky Train Station
Talking Southern Auckland 