Stage One of the University’s Computer Centre (now known as Angus Tait, Hall & McKenzie, 1965-66) is a building that I have long enjoyed Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 31st August 2016
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I first discovered the elegant curve of the Symonds St Flats in the early 1980s Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 30th August 2016
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Their faces responded to the projected image of ‘my favourite local building’ all too predictably: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 29th August 2016
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The modernist building that stands out for me is the Ohakuri hydro power station Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 28th August 2016
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The current story of the Gordon Wilson Flats is perhaps not too different from that of the Hunter Building in the 1970s and 80s, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 27th August 2016
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Kiddle Bach, Waimarama, Hawkes Bay (John Scott, 1970s)
In the early 1970s my grandparents bought a beachfront section in Waimarama Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 27th August 2016
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As a relatively recent Londoner, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on 26th August 2016
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