tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post7119786539270803271..comments2023-07-17T19:13:32.799+12:00Comments on Reflections on….: Bitter sweetPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492331133314886233noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post-38060407872532401792008-10-21T14:45:00.000+13:002008-10-21T14:45:00.000+13:00The bitter October cold and the bitter truth. No o...The bitter October cold and the bitter truth. No one would possibly wish this upon anyone- doing another round of cost cutting (loss of hours and redundancy) within one year of the previous review. <BR/><BR/>Representing the interests of stakeholders can't be easy; given the results delivered by previous reviews and redundancies.<BR/><BR/>No harder than auditing costs of redundancy and compare this to the benefit derived from constructive measures; like using the review process to reward collective responsibility like the art school has demonstrated. <BR/><BR/>No harder than guessing the costs implicit in loss of job security and job do-ability, staff and student morale (a sense of belonging, social cohesion and well being) and enthusiastic insightful planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post-75136152788362685502008-10-21T10:45:00.000+13:002008-10-21T10:45:00.000+13:00Nice find William! I'm a big fan of Hakka architec...Nice find William! I'm a big fan of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakka" REL="nofollow">Hakka</A> architecture! These things are famous for withstanding earth quakes and cannon balls, as well as being cool in summer and warn in winter (apparently). I've had seeing these for real on my list of things to do in life. It would be awesome to see a rebuild of these, especially in light of China's persistent "modernisation". I tried to find out if the Chinese Garden was build on Hakka design principles a while back. I suspected that it was, (but I think I am wrong). What little I know about Hakka design of the family home is that the opening faces South. This is to catch the sun in the Northern Hemisphere. I noticed that the Chinese Garden faces South, but our sun is in the North! <BR/><BR/>Links in comments need to have the HTML typed in manually. See <A HREF="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/HyperText_Markup_Language/Hyperlinks" REL="nofollow">this wikibook for help</A>. Could HTML be a new form of punctuation perhaps?Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post-21748075898762455072008-10-21T09:33:00.000+13:002008-10-21T09:33:00.000+13:00Maybe the Tertiary Precinct Development Plan peopl...Maybe the Tertiary Precinct Development Plan people would care to see if something along the lines of ancient Chinese Hula-hoop buildings would fit with their vision.<BR/><BR/>http://uk.green.yahoo.com/blog/environmentalgraffiti/97/the-ancient-hula-hoop-buildings-of-china.html<BR/><BR/>(rats, Leigh, how do you insert a hyperlink within a comment?)Hadashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975162124081525241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post-82463582287824984812008-10-20T08:56:00.000+13:002008-10-20T08:56:00.000+13:00Hi Phil, the master planning phase for teh "Campus...Hi Phil, the master planning phase for teh "Campus" part of the project starts in December - according to the <A HREF="http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/__data/assets/minutes_agenda/0009/33687/ma-r-fs-20080408-MOU-Attachment-D---Priority-Actions-for-2008---09--Updated-8-June-08.pdf" REL="nofollow">May 08 Summary of Priorities</A> (PDF)<BR/><BR/><I>Campus master planning process Dec 2008 Preliminary review of campus zone to be undertaken by 2009/10.</I>Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post-28701366758829856502008-10-20T04:59:00.000+13:002008-10-20T04:59:00.000+13:00Yes, I made a point of highlighting our Living Cam...Yes, I made a point of highlighting our Living Campus project at the signing ceremony, and for sure we will try to get the DCC and the Uni to support developments along the Leith. I am not sure what is significant about December - what have you picked up on Leigh? <BR/>However, as our first Living Campus development we have committed to developing the area between A Block and D Block, which will also house the new whanau room, so a Maori heritage garden will be part of this as well.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492331133314886233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745590311234826779.post-52237359721025900902008-10-19T19:56:00.000+13:002008-10-19T19:56:00.000+13:00The Tertiary Precinct Development Plan.. first thi...The Tertiary Precinct Development Plan.. first thing I thought of was an opportunity for Living Campus. No doubt you guys are onto it, but I did a search and found the project timeline (I think). Seems like December is the time to be lobbying for a Living Campus investiment - not just on Otago Polytechnic grounds either. I'm thinking a strip that connects the Polytechnics L Block, Art School, the old College (now Uni), Billy Bob, Forth St Campus and the University - all along the Leith. L Block has the resources and very public location to grow the project and spread it up the Leith park lands. It has a Permaculture Garden set up, a propagation shed, Anzac Avenue exposure, and proximity..<BR/><BR/>What do ya reckon? Might be good to do while the rest of the campus gets renovated...Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.com