tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post1812924714121990663..comments2023-10-28T18:12:33.101+07:00Comments on The Opinionated Diner: I don't wanna stay home tonight / I look out the windows and see the
bright lightsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-22327528755419971942009-01-09T16:01:00.000+07:002009-01-09T16:01:00.000+07:00Traditionally, well in recent years, I guess it's ...Traditionally, well in recent years, I guess it's been up to the tertiary institutes to provide the more interesting architecture in the Queen City. It's just a shame it seems to get forgotten on you get into the real world and more ruthless budgetary constraints.<BR/><BR/>Satya..yep I'm told (by James Pinker who's pictured above and with whom I've had a birthday curry for some 30 years or so) Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278183271703930217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-51768795969765120482009-01-09T11:53:00.000+07:002009-01-09T11:53:00.000+07:00Actually, it struck me yesterday that coverage of ...Actually, it struck me yesterday that coverage of the tennis at Stanley Street has been much improved by the fact that the Owen G. Glenn building now appears in the background.Russell Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272870489640380269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-68227974122570431192009-01-09T11:00:00.000+07:002009-01-09T11:00:00.000+07:00You may hate it, but I think the AUT business scho...You may hate it, but I think the AUT business school is a pretty decent modern structure:<BR/>http://jasmax.com/#/Portfolio/AUT_Business_School<BR/><BR/>Another academic building, but one that speaks of Auckland's multiculturalism, is Fale Pasifika on the university campus. <BR/><BR/>But yeah, the CBD is full of plastic monstrosities.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006438011308100518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-26171663236763755042009-01-09T03:28:00.000+07:002009-01-09T03:28:00.000+07:00This does nothing for my theory that Auckland does...This does nothing for my theory that Auckland doesn't exist, I must say. I say umph, and I say pfui to you, sir.<BR/><BR/><I>I’d rather have a Strangely Normal or a Karen Walker than a Gucci or Prada on every corner (although the option is nice).</I><BR/><BR/>Word. Now that they've eliminated licensing for shops in Milan, the centre of the city consists entirely of fashion stores, and bugger me Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-16947861337061262182009-01-09T03:09:00.000+07:002009-01-09T03:09:00.000+07:00Thanks Simon. I always enjoy your eye on Auckland....Thanks Simon. I always enjoy your eye on Auckland.<BR/><BR/>Just one thing though: Little India just <I>isn't</I> the best Indian food in Auckland. Try Satya, which has three locations now. Mmmmmm ...<BR/><BR/>For high-end food, you should try Kermadec, which I thought was superb last month. Simon Wilson in Metro was a bit ho-hum, but the other reviews have been glowing.<BR/><BR/>And the mag Russell Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272870489640380269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-33246372084704810732009-01-09T02:45:00.000+07:002009-01-09T02:45:00.000+07:00Simon, Mega-terrific post.I've been admiring t...Simon, Mega-terrific post.<BR/><BR/>I've been admiring the architecture here in Pasadena (bungalow heaven) but more so in Venice (East of Pacific Ave). When I walk around Venice I ask myself why we can't have great architecture like that in Auckland. And the eclecticism doesn't grate on the eyes at all, unlike in Auckland.<BR/><BR/>But, as yuou catalogue, Auckland's got a lot jafapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880675565727083766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-88652049397898032382009-01-08T16:35:00.000+07:002009-01-08T16:35:00.000+07:00I was harranging one of my friends, who just happe...I was harranging one of my friends, who just happens to be an architect (it's amazing the courage three glasses of Pinot Gris gives one) who mentioned a new building going up behind K Rd too. <BR/><BR/>I know both the building you've linked to but think it's older than half a decade..maybe ten years. Benediction Cafe would've been around that long I think, or close to it. I'm also a fan of the Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278183271703930217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-40205475194332395042009-01-08T15:46:00.000+07:002009-01-08T15:46:00.000+07:00Can someone point me in the direction of an intere...<I> Can someone point me in the direction of an interesting new building that’s gone up in the past 5 years?</I><BR/><BR/>The only one I can think of it Site 3, at 30 St Benedicts Street, Newton. It's in a splendid neo-brutalist style but also sits nicely alongside the historic stables. <A HREF="http://www.google.co.nz/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=-36.862356,174.760117&spn=0.000457,0.002406&t=k&z=19&layer=c&Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.com