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There are conflicting views within the Palmerston North City Council over how council should proceed with the appointment of an urban design champion. |
 It will likely be next year before the rebuilding of Christchurch and neighbouring communities begins in earnest, and that work will be in the hands of new government department, called the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. |
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Anyone who knows anything about the housing market knows that affordable housing is a concept that increasingly just doesn’t apply in parts of this country. With low wages on an international scale and a shortage of new housing, the sums just don’t add up.
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Concerns in New Zealand about offshore interests buying productive farmland have been wrongly labelled borderline racism. In Canada, there’s concern foreign buyers are driving up housing costs.
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 Many people have questioned where the money will come from to resurrect Christchurch and to finance house building and repair across New Zealand. A better question might be, where will we find the builders? |
 There’s been a call for Auckland Council to get tough with central Government on building projects that blight Auckland’s skyline. An Auckland councillor, Cameron Brewer, is criticising the design and placement of the new prison in Eden Terrace, which towers over the motorway near Khyber Pass. |
At Unitec’s Mount Albert campus, there’s an emphasis on building a learning community, rather than simply building a campus of bricks and mortar. |
New media was used recently to brainstorm ideas and approaches for Detroit planners looking to create a vision for a city business area. Facebook was used to create a ‘charrette’ situation which normally requires people to attend in person. |
Kob  us Mentz argues that urban design operates beyond the confines of a single discipline area. In addition to design and technical training come organisational, leadership and value issues. |
 In past years the people of Auckland have reacted badly to poor examples of urban design and architecture. But the new council is forcing change by appointing a number of urban design champions who will have input to try to ensure buildings contribute to the cityscape. |
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