The state houses of the First Labour Government (1935-1949) are justly famous (more…)
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My favourite modernist building … state houses
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016My favourite modernist building … College House
Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
College House (Warren and Mahoney, 1964-70)
A mature work by what was at the time a young practice. (more…)
My favourite modernist building … Nordic Pavilion
Monday, September 5th, 2016
Sverre Fehn’s 1962 Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is a building that transfers Nordic light to Venice. (more…)
My favourite modernist building … Whanganui War Memorial Hall
Sunday, September 4th, 2016
My favourite Modernist architecture is the Whanganui War Memorial Hall. (more…)
My favourite modernist building … the Farnsworth House
Saturday, September 3rd, 2016
The Farnsworth House in Southern Illinois by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is for me a clear, quiet statement of Modernist architecture. (more…)
My favourite modernist building … Civic Administration Building
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
“Ugly,” “monstrosity,” “sticking out like a sore toe,” “heavy and sombre,” “stark,” “awfully severe,” “Elwood’s erection” – (more…)