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Freyberg Place Auckland
Auckland civic space reopens after a major upgrade. Offical opening of the refurbished Ellen Melville Centre and Freyberg Place. Mayor Phil Goff said: “We have created in Freyberg Place one of the best public open spaces in the CBD. It refurbishes and preserves the heritage of the building and creates a space where pedestrians, not vehicles, […]
Victoria Square: The Framework of Christchurch
Victoria Square, that green and peaceful oasis in the centre of Christchurch. The first signs of European life for Market Square or Market Place (now Victoria Square) was the building of Christchurch’s second bridge in 1864. Named the Papanui Bridge, it was known to us as the Victoria Street Bridge until 1989 when it was […]
Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial
The Memorial Wall forms part of the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial, a space on the banks of the Otakaro/Avon River where people can reflect on the events that changed Canterbury forever. The Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial has been a priority for the New Zealand Government and a key feature of the city’s regeneration. Oi Manawa, […]
Installing Confidence – O’Connell Street, Dublin
O’Connell Street is a bustling thoroughfare that sits at the centre of Dublin’s heritage. Throughout a colourful history, it has been a unique and symbolic place which has informed the character of the city as a whole. The redevelopment project was transformed with natural stone setts and Steintec’s pre-blended high performance paving mortars. Today, despite the […]
Adelaide Airport Water-Feature
Steintec tuffbed 2-pack bedding mortar, tuffbond adhesion mortar and tuffgrout natural grey jointing mortar features in the dynamic, world class water feature constructed at Adelaide Airport. TCL, with Adelaide Airport Limited and Woodhead Architects have created this recently completed gateway to South Australia and the City of Adelaide. The sculptural water-feature Watercourse (TCL in collaboration with sculptor Mark Stoner) […]