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The Architectural Centre Inc. is a voluntary and independent organisation of architects, artists, designers and others sharing an active interest in architecture, the arts, the built environment and Wellington City. It provides a forum for presentation, discussion and debate within the Wellington community. Membership hovers around 200, and a regular newsletter keeps members informed of upcoming events such as lectures, site visits, tours, exhibitions and architectural and/or design competitions.

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This image was produced by Bill Toomath for a 1947-48 Architectural Centre summer school design studio called Te Aro Replanned. There was no School of Architecture in Wellington at the time and Centre members sought to both support students studying long-distance from Auckland, and generate awareness of the potentials of design to transform Wellington. An exhibition of work from the summer school attracted 20,000 visitors – 10% of Wellington’s then 200,000 population! Here, under the gaze of screen-idol Deborah Kerr (1921-2007), Toomath imagines a city of dense medium-rise building that leaves maximum green space. This model of urbanism passed out of fashion but is increasingly discussed as part of the solution for the problem of sustainable cities. For example, see the UN’s New Urban Agenda – Habitat III (2016).

PRINCIPLES OF THE CENTRE

According to its constitution, the Centre has the following objectives:

a. To work for the general improvement of the urban environment;
b. To promote the association of persons engaged or interested in urban planning and design;
c. To promote a true understanding of architecture and design among the community;
d. To collaborate with like-minded organisations in this and other countries;
e. To support the maintenance of an archive of books, pamphlets, periodicals and others documents relating to the above activities and to encourage the publication of such material.

Click here to view the full Constitution

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Over the years the Centre has produced a number of publications. The Design Review, which ran from 1948 to 1954, was the most substantial. Editions have been digitised by Te Pūhitotuhi o Aotearoa | New Zealand Electronic Text Collection and are available to view here.

The Centre has also produced a number of manifestos. When established in 1946 members discussed what should be in a Manifesto but this was not agreed on and so nothing was published. For our 60th anniversary (2006), we decided to finish the job: debated the points and published this Manifesto FOR Architecture. Feel free to download it and print it out and stick it on the wall next to your desk at work.

…and in 2017 a complimentary manifesto addressing housing was produced.

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The Centre has a CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (August 2014) available here.

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PRESENT & PAST ARCHITECTURAL CENTRE COMMITTEES

20221/22: Daryl Cockburn

John Daish

Duncan Joiner

Kate Linzey

Stuart Niven

Peter Parker

Rob Tse

Chris Watson

2020/21: Riley Adams-Winch (Secretary)

Daryl Cockburn (Treasurer)

Nigel Cook

Duncan Joiner

Kate Linzey (President)

2019/20: Sebastian Clarke (Secretary)

Daryl Cockburn

Duncan Joiner

Matthew Lander (Secretary)

Kate Linzey (Acting President / Treasurer)

Michael Melville / Riley Adams-Winch

Monique van Alphen Fyfe

2018/19: Christine McCarthy (President)

Sebastian Clarke

Daryl Cockburn

Duncan Joiner

Matthew Lander (Secretary)

Kate Linzey (Treasurer)

Michael Melville

Monique van Alphen Fyfe

Victoria Willocks (Secretary)

2017/18: Daryl Cockburn (co-President)

Christine McCarthy (co-President | Treasurer)

Sebastian Clarke

Duncan Joiner

Matthew Lander (Secretary)

Kate Linzey (Treasurer)

Victoria Willocks (Secretary)

2016/17: Christine McCarthy (President | Treasurer)

Dennis Chippindale

Daryl Cockburn

Matthew Lander (Secretary)

Chris Watson (until February)

Victoria Willocks (Secretary)

2015/16: Christine McCarthy (President | Treasurer)

Dennis Chippindale

Nick Denton

Duncan Harding

Matthew Lander (Secretary)

Patrick Thompson

Victoria Willocks (Secretary)

2014/15: Christine McCarthy (President / Treasurer)

Hannah Bridger

Dennis Chippindale

Nick Denton

Duncan Harding

Gus Hodgson

Matthew Lander (Secretary)

Patrick Thompson

Victoria Willocks (Secretary)

Monique van Alphen Fyfe

2013/14: Christine McCarthy (President | Treasurer)

Tim Asby

Dennis Chippindale

Matthew Lander

Simon Twose

Juli Usmar

Frances Vessey

Victoria Willocks

2012/13: Christine McCarthy (President / Treasurer)

Guy Marriage (Secretary)

Dennis Chippindale

Matthew Lander

Nick Leckie

Simon Twose

Juli Usmar

Monique van Alphen Fyfe

Frances Vessey

Victoria Willocks

2011/12: Christine McCarthy (President | Treasurer)

Tomek Piatek (Secretary)

Dennis Chippindale

Michael Dudding

Matthew Lander

Guy Marriage

Kate Walker

Victoria Willocks

2010/11 Guy Marriage (President)

Charmaine Smit (Secretary)

Nick Ray (Membership)

Christine McCarthy (Treasurer)

Dennis Chippindale

Dale Fincham

Fritha Hobbs

Matthew Lander

Kate Linzey

Kate Walker

Victoria Willocks

2009/10 Guy Marriage (President)

Kate Linzey (Secretary)

Christine McCarthy (Treasurer)

Dennis Chippindale

Dale Fincham

Fritha Hobbs

Nick Ray

Charmaine Smit

Greta Stoutjesdijk

Victoria Willocks

2008/09 Guy Marriage (President)

Kate Linzey (Secretary)

Christine McCarthy (Treasurer)

Thanh Nguyen (Website)

Greta Stoutjesdijk (20 under 40)

Victoria Willocks

Byron Kinnaird

Michael Dudding

Nick Ray

Nick Sargeant

2007/08 Christine McCarthy (President)

Guy Marriage (Secretary; Newsletter Editor)

Kate Linzey (Treasurer)

Thanh Nguyen(Website)

Victoria Willocks

Rhys Williams

Bruce Curtain

Michael Dudding

Sally Ogle

Matt French

2006/07 Christine McCarthy (President; Architecture Week)

Guy Marriage (Secretary; Newsletter Editor; Architecture Week)

Amelia Minty (Treasurer)

Mike Evans (Newsletter Design)

James Shaw (Website)

Simon McLellan

Eloise Veber

Kate Linzey

Sally Ogle

Victoria Willocks

2005/06 Christine McCarthy (President; Architecture Week)

Guy Marriage (Secretary; Newsletter Editor; Architecture Week)

Amelia Minty (Treasurer)

Mike Evans (Newsletter Design)

James Shaw (Website)

Simon McLellan

2004/05
Christine McCarthy (President; Architecture Week)

Michelle Cooper (Secretary: Website)

Amelia Minty (Treasurer)

Mike Evans (Newsletter Design)

Guy Marriage (Newsletter Editor; Architecture Week)

Simon McLellan

2003/04
Nick Mouat (President; Architecture Week)

Amelia Minty (Treasurer)

Mike Evans (Newsletter Design)

Christine McCarthy (Newsletter Editor; Architecture Week)

Simon McLellan

2002/03
Simon McLellan (President; Architecture Week)

Christine McCarthy (Newsletter Editor)

Nick Mouat

Amelia Minty

2001/02
Simon McLellan (President)

Simon Manning (Treasurer)

Guy Cleverley

Andrew Donaldson

Christine McCarthy

2000/01
Guy Cleverley (President)

Simon Manning (Treasurer)

Andrew Donaldson

Christine McCarthy

Simon McLellan

Paki Maaka

Arindam Tsen

Sebastian Wilberforce

Geoff Pitts

1999
Guy Cleverley (President)

Simon Manning (Treasurer)

Inka Gliesche (Secretary)

Paki Maaka

Lesleigh Salinger

Scott Cracknell

Kyle Gudsell

Simn Hardy

Andrew Leach

Miles Nelligan

Jimmy Yuen

1998
Stuart Niven (co-President)

Julia Gatley (co-President)

Deyana Popova (Secretary)

Simon Manning (Treasurer)

Marguerite Beere

Jeanette Cook

Guy Cleverley (NZIA liasion)

Inka Gliesche

Steven Lloyd

Paki Maaka

Peter Mitchell

Michael Meville

Gregory More (Student liasion)

John Morrison

Julieanna Preston

Lesleigh Salinger

Paul Walker

Marc Woodbury

1997 Stuart Niven (President)

Bruce Curtain (Secretary)

Lesleigh Salinger (Treasurer)

Marguerite Beere

Gerald Blunt

Guy Cleverley

Julia Gatley

Steven Lloyd

Paki Maaka

Christina MacKay

Gregory More

John Morrison

Deyana Popova

Chris Thorne

Paul Walker

1996
Stuart Niven (President)

Fiona Yong (Secretary)

Lesleigh Salinger (Treasurer)

Gerald Blunt

Marguritte Beere

Bruce Curtain

Julia Gatley

Steve Lloyd

Paki Maaka

Christina McKay

John Morrison

Gregory Moore

Deyana Popova

Chris Thorne

Paul Walker

1995
Christina McKay (co-President)

Paul Walker (co-President/ Arch Centre history)

Hillary Albrook (Secretary)

Lesleigh Salinger (Treasurer/Arch Centre history)

Jane Black (20U40)

Greg Bowron (Trouble-shooter)

Mark Burry (Newspaper articles)

Justine Clark (Lectures)

Bruce Curtain (Newsletter)

Ken Davis (Arch Centre history & exhibition)

Nick Moyes (Student Liaison)

Miles Nellingan (Student Liasion)

Stuart Niven (20U40)

Daniell Watt (Programme)

Jonathan Wrary (Refreshments)

Amanada Yates (Programme)

1994
Christina McKay (President)

Mark Burry (Secretary)

Lesleigh Salinger (Treasurer)

Existing members from 1993 (except EN, DH, GP, JH-S, GB & BW)

Paul Walker

Ken Davis

Jane Black

Tim Nees

Deyana Popova

Jonathan W.

Russell Cannons

Stuart Niven

Hilary Allbrook

BD

1993
Christina Mackay (President)

Lesleigh Salinger (Treasurer)

Mark Burry (Secretary)

Hilary Allbrook

Jane Black

Russell Cannons

Ken Davis

Sue Driver

Tim Nees

Stuart Niven

Deyana Popova

James Valentine

Paul Walker

Jonathan Waddy

1992
1991
Ken Davis (President)

Jane Black

Mark Burry

Paul Kerr Hislop

Tim Nees

Stuart Niven

Gerald Parsonson

Chris W

1990
Peter Beaumont

Jane Black

Mark Burry

Jenny Christie

Deb Cranko

Ken Davis

Nigel Dong

Paul Kerr Hislop

Tim Nees

Stuart Niven

Gerald Parsonson

Antanos Procuta

Paul Walker

Chris Watson

Chris Wilson

Richard Wright

Christine

1989 Tim Nees (President; co-editor Broadsheet)

Chris Watson (Secretary)

Jenny Christie (Treasurer)

Ken Davis (co-Editor Broadsheet)

Peter Beaumont

Veronica Beech

Deb Cranko

Stuart Niven

Paul Walker

Jane Black

Ken Davis

Gerald Parsonson

Marguerite [Marc] Scaife

Richard Wright

1988
Deb Cranko (President)

Chris G Watson (Secretary)

Jenny Christie (Treasurer)

Tim Nees (co-editor newsletter)

Ken Davis (co-editor newsletter)

Peter Beaumont

Chris Moller

Stuart Niven

Gerald Parsonson

Marguerite Scaife

Richard Wright

1987
Deb J. Cranko (President)

Chris Moller (Secretary)

Chris Watson (Treasurer)

Simon Dodd (Editor newsletter)

Emma Alcock

Rob Ansell

Helmuth Einhorn

Russell Glass

Jeremy Goodson

Anna Kemble-Welch

Chris McDonald

Stephen McDougall

Stuart Niven

Gerald Parsonson

Antanas Procuta

Marguerite Scaife

Judith Taylor

Bryce Upson

1986
Sandy Beath (President)

Judith Taylor (Secretary)

Russell Glass (Treasurer)

Emma Alcock

Rob Ansell

Jim Beard

Deb Cranko

Paul Cummack

Helmut Einhorn

Marcia Glass

Allan Huntingdon

Chris McDonald

Graham Miller

Alan Minty

Stuart Niven

1985
Sandy Beath (President)

Judith Taylor (Secretary)

Russell Glass (Treasurer)

Emma Alcock

Rob Ansell

Jim Beard

Dean Bussell

Nancy Couling

Deb Cranko

Paul Cummack

Helmut Einhorn

Stuart Gardyne

Martin Hanley

John Harper

Allan Huntington

Marcia Jones

Anna Kemble-Welch

Graham Miller

Alan Minty

Stuart Niven

Colin Orchiston

Ian Stantiall

1984
Stuart Niven (President)

Sandy Beath (Treasurer)

Mike Donn (Treasurer)

Rob Ansell

Jim Beard

Sandy Beath

Jenny Christie

Deb Cranko

Paul Cummack

Helmut Einhorn

Stuart Gardyne

Russell Glass

John Harper

Allan Huntington

Chris MacDonald

Graeme Miller

Stuart Niven

1983
Rob Ansell (President)

Sandy Beath (Secretary)

Mike Donn (Treasurer)

Rob Ansell

Jim Beard

Tony Burge

Jenny Christie

Pat Clifford

Deb Cranko

Mike Donn

Helmut Einhorn

Ron Pynenburg

1982 Malcolm Gardiner (President)

Sandy Beath (Secretary)

Bruce McCausland (Treasurer)

Rob Ansell

Jim Beard

Tony Burge

Jenny Christie

Pat Clifford

Deb Cranko

Bain Cross

Mike Donn

Helmut Einhorn

Campbell Pope

1981
Terry Broad (President)

John Harper (Secretary)

John Rowe (Tresurer)

1980
Terry Broad (President)

Pete Vause (Secretary)

John Rowe (Treasurer)

Sandy Beath

Doug Coates

Deb Cranko

Bain Cross

Helmut Einhorn

Malcolm Gardiner

Rob Kofoed

Wendy Light

Campbell Pope

Stephen Ruth

Dave Walker

1979 Terry Broad (Treasurer)
1978 Burwell Hunt (President)

John Harper (Secretary)

Terry Broad (Treasurer; Friday meetings)

Geoff Fletcher (editor Broadsheet) (co-opted)

Helmut Einhorn (Off-Centre)

John Rowe (Friday meetings)

Mark Armstrong

Colin Bennett

Ross Brown

John Daish

Wendy Light

Alan Minty

Gordon Moller

Allan Perry

Peter Vause

Roger Walker

1977 Burwell Hunt (President)

Harry Street (Secretary)

Terry Broad (Treasurer)

Alan Minty (editor Broadsheet)

Tony Bartley

Colin Bennet

Ross Brown

John Daish

Helmut Einhorn

Wendy Light

Gordon Moller

Peter Sheppard

Roger Walker

1976 Nigal Cook (President)

Alan Minty (editor Broadsheet)

1975
Nigel Cook (President)

Burwell Hunt (Treasurer)

Alan Minty (editor Broadsheet)

Tony Bartley

John Bowes

Ross Brown

Celia Campbell

Frances Haughey

Duncan Joiner

Des Kelly

Paul Leuchke

Gordon Moller

Bill Porteous

1974
Brian R. Hope (President)

Duncan Joiner (Secretary)

Burwell Hunt (Treasurer)

Don Baldwinson

Bob Burton

John Daish

Des Kelly

Alan Minty (editor Broadsheet)

Gordon Moller

1973 Ken Bryant

John Daish (Newsletter Editor)

Shibu Dulta

Brian Hope

Keith Huntington

Duncan Joiner

Des Kelly

Alan Minty

Gordon Moller

Bob Mulligan

1972 Gordon Moller (President)

R. Mulligan (Hon. Secretary)

Alan Minty (Hon. Treasurer)

William [Bill] Alington

Graham Anderson

Tony Bartley

R [Bob] Burton

Nigel Cook

John Daish

Brian Hope

1971 Bill Alington (President)

Russell Watt (Hon. Secretary)

Maurice Barton (Hon. Treasurer)

Grahame Anderson

Chris Brooke-White

John Daish

Ian Jack

Gordon Moller

Roger Walker

Keith Wilson

1970 Bill Alington (President)

J. Russell Watt (Hon. Secretary)

Maurice Barton (Hon. Treasurer)

Grahame Anderson

John Bowes

Chris Brooke-White

Ian Jones

Dennis Quinn

Roger Walker

Keith Wilson

Ted Woods

1969 Maurice Tebbs (President)

Don Baird (Hon. Secretary)

Ian Jones (Hon. Treasurer)

Bill Alington

Graham Anderson

Jock Beere

John Bowes

Chris Brooke-White

Roger Walker

Keith Wilson

1968 Maurice Tebbs

Don Baird (Secretary)

Ian Jones (Hon. Treasurer)

Roger Walker

Ian Athfield

Jock Beere

Keith Wilson

Roger Hay

J. Hollings

Graham Anderson

1967 Douglas Jocelyn [Jock] Beere (President)

Pat Patterson (Secretary)

Ian Jones (Honorary Treasurer)

Graham Anderson

Ian Athfield (discussion evenings and social functions)

Don Baird

John Blair

Kevin Clark

Brian Halstead

Roger Hay (Newsletter Editor)

John Hollings

Keith Wilson

1966 Douglas Jocelyn [Jock] Beere (President)

Brian Halstead (Secretary; Newsletter Editor)

Charles Fearnley (Council Minute Secretary)

Pat Patterson (Secretary after July)

Neil Pryor (Treasurer)

Graham Anderson

John Churchill

John Hollings

Ian Johns (Organiser, Discussion Evenings)

Arthur Williment

1965 Helmut Einhorn (President)

Brian Halstead (Correspondence Secretary)

Neil Pryor (Treasurer)

Gary Couchman (Newsletter Editor)

Charles J. Fearnley

Douglas Jocelyn [Jock] Beere (Organiser, Discussion Evenings)

John Churchill

M. Fowler

Trevor R. Svendsen

Arthur Williment

1964 Helmut Einhorn (President)

Charles J. Fearnley (Minute Secretary)

G. Naish (Nominal Secretary responsible for Correspondence)

Neil W. Pryor (Treasurer)

John Churchill

Trevor Svendsen

Douglas Jocelyn Beere (co-opted)

M. Fowler (co-opted)

I. Hulse (Newsletter Editor; co-opted)

Derek Wilson (Past President; co-opted)

1963 Derek J. Wilson (President)

G. D. Anderson (Secretary)

Valerie Morris (Treasurer)

William H. Alington

J. Hulse

M. Fowler

Trevor R. Svendsen

Maurice H. Tebbs (took over as Treasurer from V. Morris)

Neil W. Pryor (took over as Treasurer from M. Tebbs)

1962 James A. Beard (President)

B. J. Russell (Secretary)

M. H. Tebbs (Treasurer)

Neville J. Burren (granted leave of absence early in 1962)

Anthony L. Treadwell

Derek J. Wilson

Allan A. Wild

Valerie Morris (co-opted)

1961 Neville J. Burren (President)

Roger D. Hay (Secretary)

Valerie J. Morris (Treasurer)

Derek J. Wilson

Lewis E. Martin

Maurice H. Tebbs

J. M. Harcourt

M. Morris

S. Haiselden

1960 S. William Toomath (President)

William H. Alington (Honorary Secretary)

Valerie Morris (Honorary Treasurer)

Lewis E. Martin

A. L. Gabites

Allan A. Wild

J. P. Hollings

1959 David George Porter (President)

Denis Bastings (Honorary Treasurer)

Valerie Morris (Honorary Secretary)

James A. Beard

Neville Burren

S. William Toomath

Allan A. Wild

1958 David George Porter (President)

Denis Bastings (Honorary Treasurer)

Jocelyn Henrici (Honorary Secretary)

James A. Beard

Lewis E. Martin

S. William Toomath

Allan A. Wild

1957 Allan A Wild (President)

C. J. Hay (Honorary Secretary)

Denis Bastings (Honorary Treasurer)

W. A. Keen

Helmut Einhorn

Anthony L. Treadwell

1956 Allan A Wild (President)

C. J. Hay (Honorary Secretary)

Denis Bastings (Honorary Treasurer)

Dr. Sutch

Mr. Cockcroft

David George Porter

Anthony L. Treadwell

1955 Lewis E. Martin (President)

Miss Leslie Reeves (Honorary Secretary)

Douglas Jocelyn Beere (Honorary Treasurer)

R. M. Abel

Denis Bastings

Frederick Hugh Newman

David George Porter

1954 Ian Brampton Reynolds (President)

Denis Bastings (Honorary Secretary)

Douglas Jocelyn Beere (Honorary Treasurer)

Council:

R. M. Abel

A. J. McDonald

David George Porter

L. C. Staffan

1953 Ian Brampton Reynolds (President)

Lilian M. Gracey (Honorary Secretary)

W. M. Bradshaw (Honorary Treasurer)

Cedric Firth

F. H. Newman

David George Porter

Anthony L. Treadwell

H. J. B. Coe (exhibition Group)

O. Jensen (Music Group)

G. Gabites (Editor Design Review)

1952 David George Porter (President)

P. M. Hill (Honorary Secretary)

W. M. Bradshaw (Honorary Treasurer)

H. J. B. Coe

Fred N. Newman

Anthony L. Treadwell

W. W. Wilson

1951 David George Porter (President)

Arthur J. Williment (Honorary Secretary)

Abraham Graham Kofoed (Honorary Treasurer)

H. J. B. Coe

Graham Ford Dawson

A. L. Gabites

A. L. Sears

Student Committee:

Miss Oderkerk

D. J. Campbell

J. Gee

Trevor R. Svendsen

C. J. Hay

A. Wittern-Hannah

1950 [check Graham Dawson (pres?)] James A. Beard (Honorary Secretary)

S. William Toomath (Honorary Treasurer)

Mrs N. Parker

John Watson Cox

I. M. Clarkson

A. L. Gabites

Student Committee:

Miss Oderkerk

Mr. Turner

Mr. Driver

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Welch

Arthur J. Williment

1949 Graham Ford Dawson (President)

David George Porter (Honorary Secretary)

Maurice Balfour Patience (Honorary Treasurer)

Committee:

Marjorie Napier

Betty Trevena

Colin Aitken

Ken Turner

Student Committee:

John Arthur Gates

T. McArthur

A. J. McDonald

1948 John Watson Cox (President)

David George Porter (Honorary Secretary)

R. E. Barraclough (Honorary Treasurer)

Graham Dawson

Geoffrey Nees

Gordon F. Wilson

Abraham Graham Kofoed

Student Committee:

Miss Hart

D. B. Brown

W. A. Keen

J. A. McArthur

Ronald L. Taylor

Mr Olsen

Mr. Staffan

1947 John Watson Cox (President)

David George Porter (Honorary Secretary)

R. E. Barraclough (Honorary Treasurer)

Corporate Members:

Ian Brampton Reynolds

Abraham Graham Kofoed

Graham Ford Dawson

Student Members:

R. Hull

Robert [Bob] Fantl

Geoff Nees

1947 Student Committee Ewen Christie

C. Muir

J. Kemp

R. Hull

Robert Fantl

1946 David George Porter (Chairman)

[Abraham] Graham Kofoed (Secretary)

Charles J. N. Fearnley

Student representatives:

R. Hull

Geoff Nees