Experience

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  Michaelangelo Design Ltd

  • Director

    • Apr 2013 - Present

    Moved westwards and have a city and harbour view for the moment. Still working on designing modular housing for a variety of end users including low income, Temporary workers village and other office accommodation. It's really a follow on from our work in China. In China we were engaged to design and supervise the manufacture of mobile hotel accommodation. An interesting approach to gaining more resort rooms, without the delays of 'red tape'! We have been working with "House Space".. We have produced a series of quality "modular-cafes" for Chinese and Gulf clients. They have been built to meet current AUS/NZ standards. Some of the modules use fold-out technology. In addition to the manufacturing aspect, we are designing and master planning a resort just north of Beijing. An interesting project involving large scale recreation, señor housing, hillside modules, mobile accommodation, up-market accommodation, cabins and a series of hot pools in addition to big lakes and landscaped grounds.Last year we were appointed modular advisor to CCPIT, a wing of government which develops housing. Involved in planning a modular housing expo for Beijing..Over the last few years we have been developing "Fold Up" affordable housing for a NZ Christchurch Company ..Tranzasia Corporation. We are in the last stages of building a new show home at Rolleston, near Christchurch.

  • Director

    • Jan 1990 - Jun 2014

    We designed and constructed a number of residential dwellings around the Porthills area of Christchurch including locations at Purau, Diamond Harbour, Lyttelton, Taitapu and Christchurch. We worked on some very interesting subdivisions, attempting to get something more ecologically interesting than what was being built at the time. Rocklands in Taitapu, Glenwood in Prebbleton and TiKouka Lane up on Moncks Spur became lasting and successful prototypes. The Akaroa Waterfront Upgrade was an interesting exercise in meeting both the needs of tourists and residents as well as the budget of the Local Authiority. Eventually my interests in manufactured buildings led me to China.

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  Select Lifestyle Marketing Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • CEO

    • Mar 2017 - Dec 2021
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    LiLi and I established this New Zealand Company in order to create an international import/export business between New Zealand and other countries, especially with our networks in China and Asia. We also are planning to establish the Blue Lotus Lodge for bed and breakfast clients somewhere north ...

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  Michaelangelo Publications

  • Christchurch

  • Director

    • 2008 - 2011
    • Christchurch

    In order to make the work from our seminars more available, Angela and I set up the "publications module". She published her first book, "True Confessions of a Clairvoyant" and the script for the second and third. Much of writings also contained material from 15 years of chann...

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  The Power of One Seminars

  • Christchurch NZ and Singapore

  • Director

    • 1992 - 2010
    • Christchurch NZ and Singapore

    Although I continued to do individual architectural and landscape projects Angela George (a well known Christchurch claivoyant) and myself, set up a series of life changing courses to assist others (and ourselves) to become more moment to moment aware. The major 10 week course was called simply &...

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  College of Natural Medicine

  • Christchurch New Zealand

  • Founder and Director

    • 1986 - 1992
    • Christchurch New Zealand

    Somehow I needed to understand life and health in greater detail. So following on from my experiences on Tititiri and with an established background in learning and TCM, I found some experienced practitioners and we started the College. At a high point we had over 200 students studying different ...

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  Department of Conservation (DOC)

  • Tititiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gilf Maritime ...

  • Landscape Architect and Island Revegetation Manager

    • 1984 - 1986
    • Tititiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gilf Maritime ...

    A brilliant World Wildlife project that involved planning, wildlife research, design, plant and people management, culminating in a co-operative public effort to recreate a protected home for rare and endangered birds. Basically .. a once over-farmed island turned into a wonderland of forest hab...

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  University of Canterbury

  • Christcburch New Zealand

  • Lecturer in Graphic Design

    • 1983 - 1984
    • Christcburch New Zealand

    Teaching Graphic Design to the Foundation Students with Max Hailstone

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  Plinke, Leaman and Browning Architects

  • The Square, Winchester, Hampshire, UK

  • Senior Landscape Architect

    • 1982 - 1983
    • The Square, Winchester, Hampshire, UK

    An enjoyable association with some award winning projects.

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  Hampshire Regional County Council

  • Winchester, Hampshire, UK

  • Landscape Architect

    • 1979 - 1982
    • Winchester, Hampshire, UK

    A variety of design and planning work. Hampshire like Nottingham, was considered ahead of its time. I worked on a number of design guides and other urban studies.

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  Lincoln University New Zealand

  • Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

    • 1975 - 1979
    • Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Very different to teaching at Cheltenham. However as a Studio Design tutor and lecturer in Design and Landscape Contract Management, I made many student friends who are now principal landscape architects at the height of their profession in New Zealand. A rewarding time in which I also began to d...

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  University of Gloucestershire (prior GCAD)

  • Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire, UK

  • Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

    • 1969 - 1975
    • Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire, UK

    Full time studio teaching and lecturing for all students. A very rewarding time, giving back what I had learnt and had been shared with me as a student .... at the same place of learning. Alongside my teaching I found time to design, plan and involve myself in a number of 'real' project...

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  Nottinghamshire County Council

  • Nottingham, England, UK

  • Landscape Architect

    • 1967 - 1969
    • Nottingham, England, UK

    Worked in the Planning Department on a number of major projects including, River Trent Study, Holme Pierrepont International Watersports Centre Concept, Colliery and Fly-ash Waste Reclamation projects and interesting village expansions.