Design needs to be hospitable not hostile

Design needs to be hospitable not hostile

‘Hostile architecture’ design tactics appear in banal, everyday elements and mainly go unnoticed by those they…

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The Garden House, Wellington, New Zealand

The Garden House, Wellington, New Zealand

The Garden House, Wellington home, New Zealand residential building, NZ architecture, Property images 30 July 2023…

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John Thomson & Son Furniture Ltd. marks 150 years in the heart of downtown Fergus

John Thomson & Son Furniture Ltd. marks 150 years in the heart of downtown Fergus

FERGUS – Neil Johnston has much to celebrate this year, but he may be too busy…

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Buy your own piece of Wellington’s central library: Designer chairs up for auction

Buy your own piece of Wellington’s central library: Designer chairs up for auction

These plywood chairs were designed for the library. Photo / WCC More than 100 designer chairs…

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Beef Wellington, Beer-Battered Lobster & Salted Caramel Truffles

Beef Wellington, Beer-Battered Lobster & Salted Caramel Truffles

Beef Wellington @ Bob Bob Cité There’s no hiding it: Bob Bob Cité is a bells…

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Exposed bus shelter seats a grand design or ‘hostile architecture’?

Exposed bus shelter seats a grand design or ‘hostile architecture’?

Grand design to prevent “passenger entrapment” or a plan to discourage rough sleepers? They are questions…

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