Andrew is arguably New Zealand's most internationally recognised and published Architect. Last year the worlds most searched architectural Journal, London based 'World Architecture News' named his firm, Patterson Associates as one of five Architects world wide "who's work is set to shape Global Architecture in the 21 century." He is the designer of New Zealand's only new build 6 Green Star rated project -- Geyser, in Auckland. Rated as international innovator Andrew believes if that if New Zealand is to sustainably succeed its built environment must equal or better its natural environment. http://www.pattersons.com/ http://www.tedxauckland.com/ About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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1. interesting, powerful and potentially inspiring approach however credibility is lost when the te reo words are glaringly incorrectly pronounced and some of the analogies feel like a stretch, applied superficially to the architecture and not the core concept as implied by this talk..... like its just the same old modernist architecture with some pictures of feathers projected onto the facade.... ie where the maori in the spaces?
2. That awful "architecture" is replacing the beauty of nature ? OMG! That's not architecture and is not beautiful. Is just a bunch of garbage.
3. Folks do watch #CHRIS #LASALA and #DEREK #PRINCE and #REBACCA #BROWNS video's on YouTube definitely it will be helpful to your life. I have
4. 13:00 The rich fuck got himself a big titied bimbo and thinks himself an Apache warrior or some shit, and commissioned the next "revolutionary" architect who designed him the next all-glass box, that can only the 0.01% can afford. Good job, Andrew. That's some architect role-model shit going on right here!
5. Don't really see how the glass monoliths are "like trees"?
6. Modern architecture is shite, they should have to live in the concrete bunkers they design.
7. NZ WOO!
8. Architects always talk about their buildings being of the environment and working with the environment and then build big concrete bunkers
9. Vitruvius (c.75BC - c.15BC)
10. I am thoroughly confused. It is great that he respects Maori culture and architecture and his discussion of the traditional buildings was inspiring. THEN his projects are nothing but jewelry for the wealthy. The Maori structure that he mentioned has a wonderful connection to the Maori culture and societal structure. But his house seems more like the architect materializing the egos of the owners, nothing more.
11. would be nice if he could have pronounced the five te reo words he used properly (even whanau?), even nicer if he hadn't just grabbed fragments of maori culture to apply to his own eurocentric career. obviously those glass and steel buildings are just like trees and are good for the environment too...
12. beautiful
13. Inspiringly simple Andrew