James Timberlake in the Dominion Post

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Phew! We're back from our very busy week-long Home of the Year judging tour, with our visiting US architect James Timberlake (below) and New Zealand architect Patrick Clifford. We saw a great diversity of homes, and our thanks go out to the architects and owners of the homes on our shortlist for helping to arrange our visits. The finalists and winner of the Home of the Year award will be revealed in our August/September issue, out August 4.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcumWC0nAINwFYy-_b65qFW2QCPJrChCY_TZa6lzDipU-t42CQOQifpeCYCL3viLlomKo0HjsqLp7arjyB73P1cViY_bM1PYdXU4uOPEwwjmXmJEmjuADrn5Z_fNkBlUoHxXsOPYQiaosn/s1600/James+Timberlake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcumWC0nAINwFYy-_b65qFW2QCPJrChCY_TZa6lzDipU-t42CQOQifpeCYCL3viLlomKo0HjsqLp7arjyB73P1cViY_bM1PYdXU4uOPEwwjmXmJEmjuADrn5Z_fNkBlUoHxXsOPYQiaosn/s320/James+Timberlake.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While we were on the road, James gave talks in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to a total of around 1,000 people, so thanks to all of you who came along. Highlights of his Auckland presentation will be posted online soon at <a href="http://www.eboss.co.nz/">eboss</a> - we'll let you know when they go live. </span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">In the meantime, James' interview with Hank Schouten of the Dominion Post is online now at the link <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/arts-life/4974655/Top-architect-praises-capitals-homes">here</a>. Thanks again to Altherm Window Systems for making James' visit possible. </span></div>

James Timberlake in the Dominion Post

Phew! We're back from our very busy week-long Home of the Year judging tour, with our visiting US architect James Timberlake (below) and...

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James Timberlake in Christchurch

<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Good news - thanks to the support of Altherm Window Systems, the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) we've been able to organise a talk in Christchurch by James Timberlake. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />James will talk about many of his projects and particularly about his experience in developing low-cost housing in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.  </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our apologies for the relatively short notice, but I'm sure you'll understand that the situation in Christchurch means these events are not as straightforward to organise as in other centres. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />This talk will be FREE as a gesture of support to Christchurch as the city enters its next phase of recovery. If you're interested in coming along, here are the details:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Thursday 5 May 2011, 6.30pm<br />DL Lecture Theatre, CPIT<br />Madras Street (entrance off the D Block Quad) </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We look forward to seeing our Christchurch readers there. </span>

James Timberlake in Christchurch

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James Timberlake in Viva

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">HOME's former editor Claire McCall has a nice interview with James Timberlake in the <em>New Zealand Herald</em>'s <em>Viva</em> supplement. You can read it <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10721846">here</a>. Also! There are still some tickets available in Auckland and Wellington next Monday and Tuesday, which you can purchase at the link <a href="http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=JAMESTIM11&searchId=30bda091-56c0-412a-8d5d-37cca14bc43e">here</a>. Thanks again to Altherm Window Systems for helping bring James here. </span>

James Timberlake in Viva

HOME's former editor Claire McCall has a nice interview with James Timberlake in the New Zealand Herald 's Viva supplement. You can...

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On the wireless: James Timberlake

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">James Timberlake was on Afternoons with Jim Mora on Radio New Zealand National this afternoon. You can find the interview online at the Afternoons homepage <a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons">here</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">For those of you who don't already know, Altherm Window Systems is helping us bring James here from Philadelphia in the first week of May to be the international member of our Home of the Year jury. You can read more about James and his firm KieranTimberlake's many achievements in the post just down the page from this one. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He's giving lectures in Auckland (on Monday May 2) and Wellington (on Tuesday May 3) when he's here. Tickets are selling fast on Ticketek at the link <a href="http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=JAMESTIM11&searchId=4f0c13cd-2a00-4976-ab4a-b66243333165">here</a>.</span>

On the wireless: James Timberlake

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Events: James Timberlake visits New Zealand

<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We're delighted to announced that, thanks to the assistance of our Home of the Year partner Altherm Window Systems, James Timberlake of Philadelphia's <a href="http://www.kierantimberlake.com/">KieranTimberlake</a> Architects will be the international member of our Home of the Year jury. James (pictured below) will visit New Zealand in the first week of May. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As well as joining Patrick Clifford of Architectus and me (Jeremy) on the tour judging homes shortlisted for the Home of the Year award, James will give lectures in Auckland (on Monday May 2) and Wellington (on Tuesday May 3).  You can purchase tickets to his lectures from Ticketek <a href="http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=JAMESTIM11&searchId=d1920887-9f8b-4608-b9c9-e4d7c052949e">here</a>.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WWv3btgsL9l662u88U3ijTyWIEzQ9Dv1irt4k6w9GTCtz3z7wJ02PA3So7bXRwRx3io_Ks0W3pHngoclzIUVzzSvb7e8Fwo-_xGZPtHaJ5KRiA6DG0Tq8dNXAlww-AH5Gk6r1NtH8pl-/s1600/07012-Timberlake-022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WWv3btgsL9l662u88U3ijTyWIEzQ9Dv1irt4k6w9GTCtz3z7wJ02PA3So7bXRwRx3io_Ks0W3pHngoclzIUVzzSvb7e8Fwo-_xGZPtHaJ5KRiA6DG0Tq8dNXAlww-AH5Gk6r1NtH8pl-/s320/07012-Timberlake-022.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">KieranTimberlake Architects are at the top of their game right now: last year the firm won the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, and in 2008 they were recognised with the Architecture Firm Award, the highest honour bestowed on a firm by the American Insitute of Architects. </span><br /><br /><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 2008, the firm developed a prefabricated dwelling (below) commissioned by the <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">Museum</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">Modern Art</placename></place> for its exhibition <em>Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling</em>. </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihw0riuXLUoxCzADUiwnobCmNQcBDiR2ubL-6fpXjoA0isJFayyzR_5g7NPBkmtQYeLNIpzj6MCv6SpQ6020RdAe1UNPDf32oPZPMhucgwVuiGHRuBoi7kKINtGab1XCcLHE6xGcaSCyW/s1600/2008A67.454-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihw0riuXLUoxCzADUiwnobCmNQcBDiR2ubL-6fpXjoA0isJFayyzR_5g7NPBkmtQYeLNIpzj6MCv6SpQ6020RdAe1UNPDf32oPZPMhucgwVuiGHRuBoi7kKINtGab1XCcLHE6xGcaSCyW/s400/2008A67.454-1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">More recently, KieranTimberlake won the competition to design the new Embassy of the United States in London, shown in the rendering below.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8gQozRcgBO9dLvCoqnkoKUXJ35SE54z3wjaRFgcebuHFQs1aY39ITayBSLY8fmcUt0DX0GMBJzCq_c2pH3eK-VGiGPxRoP6ZufdbK2_NcLcD91Gc3bvcWP6bInEHTuYpbt1SPUum1rH8/s1600/KT-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8gQozRcgBO9dLvCoqnkoKUXJ35SE54z3wjaRFgcebuHFQs1aY39ITayBSLY8fmcUt0DX0GMBJzCq_c2pH3eK-VGiGPxRoP6ZufdbK2_NcLcD91Gc3bvcWP6bInEHTuYpbt1SPUum1rH8/s400/KT-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The firm's best-known house is probably the Loblolly house (below) in Maryland, an elegant exercise in using prefabricated components to create a one-of-a-kind house. The image is by Peter Aaron/Esto.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JCKJe0Y47ueXCKKhZTOoyMxtDDbNQKx2whUtmmZUqaYbOnefMAAntQcH0AHpCcR-39_oQkPyCqqHTAzDq4keLMwzmm2DvTXVd0DZ47PoRsxvQCUoZadST4qIWVXJjXNliS87FbsHkrEW/s1600/2006A93.411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JCKJe0Y47ueXCKKhZTOoyMxtDDbNQKx2whUtmmZUqaYbOnefMAAntQcH0AHpCcR-39_oQkPyCqqHTAzDq4keLMwzmm2DvTXVd0DZ47PoRsxvQCUoZadST4qIWVXJjXNliS87FbsHkrEW/s400/2006A93.411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">James is the latest in series of esteemed international architects who have visited New Zealand to be on the Home of the Year juding panel, including Charles Renfro, Brendan Macfarlane, Glenn Murcutt, Kerstin Thompson, John Wardle and Ian Moore. We're very grateful all of them have taken the time to come here and share their knowledge and expertise with us. We hope you're able to attend James' lectures, which promise to be fascinating. Last year's events with Charles Renfro sold out quickly, so don't delay. Architects who attend are eligible for 10 CPD points. </span></div>

Events: James Timberlake visits New Zealand

We're delighted to announced that, thanks to the assistance of our Home of the Year partner Altherm Window Systems, James Timberlake of ...

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