A vibrant and well-informed blog has emerged from the discussion around Dunedin's new stadium, with intentions to spread its dialogue wider.

Launched by Paul Le Compte during the development of the Otago Stadium, this blog has now evolved into a frequently updated, and informed (and informative) source of information and news for the far South.  

Bringing Elizabeth Kerr in to contribute as well, the site has manifested a crucial context for debate and discussion on the public project, which now sits on Dunedin's waterfront.  Have a look through their archive of posts for an intriguing, and detailed account of the process, as Le Compte says, "when else in our lifetime are we going to see dear old Dunners throw a couple of hundred million dollars at one project, lets really have a say of some sort."  

The site has gained a regular following, and with it, an urge to evolve the blog into a regional forum for issues of the city, planning, architecture, events, and all sorts of interesting snippets that the contributors have sourced.  

For an ironic and beautiful introduction to the project, I recommend having a look through 'A Study of Site' which wonderfully documents and critiques the current site of the stadium.  Some photographs are reproduced below, but check out the full Study here.


Source: http://dunedinstadium.wordpress.com/a-study-of-site/

Source: http://dunedinstadium.wordpress.com/a-study-of-site/

Source: http://dunedinstadium.wordpress.com/a-study-of-site/


As a little plug, I should point out that they've just posted an invite to EXCITE, the Student Exhibition of Otago Polytechnic, which will exhibit works of Fashion Design, Interior Design, Communications design, and Product Design.  November 17-25, noon-4pm weedkays, 11am-4pm weedends, former Wickliffe Press building, Albaby St.  The Fasion Design show will open this Saturday 20th at 8pm.   The architecture, building and engineering will be exhibited 16-20th in L Block, Anzac Ave.   My apologies for not including this in the last post of student exhibitions.

Recently, they also posted about a free 44-page publication, "Architecture Dunedin" which is apparently to be found in local cafes, libraries, museums and so on... sounds great, I hope to grab a copy as I fling through Dunedin on the weekend.

My personal gratitude to Paul and Elizabeth for opening a window to the ongoings of the South, which is chronically under-represented in national built-environment news.  I look forward to keeping an eye on things.

B

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