Archive for the ‘Heritage Buildings’ Category
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
In the late 1950s I had cause to visit Bernard Johns & Whitwell’s office one night, (more…)
Tags:Bernard Johns, Bill Toomath, Chris Johns, Daryl Cockburn, Johns & Whitwell, Old Wool House, Wellington
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Thursday, September 29th, 2016
I last went to the Alington house (Karori, 1962) 20 years ago as part of the Architectural Centre’s 50th Anniversary. (more…)
Tags:Alington House, Bill Alington, golden mean, Karori, Le Corbusier, Marguerite Beere, Mies van der Rohe, Ministry of Works, Parthenon, University of Illinois
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016
When did “modernist” work start and finish? (more…)
Tags:Behrens, Brunelleschi, Gordon Drake, Gropius, James Beard, Jim Beard, Le Corbuiser, Mies, My favourite modernist building, Pazzi Chapel, Red Square, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay area, St Basil Cathedral, Wright
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
ARCHITECTURAL CENTRE: 2016 questions for Wellington mayoral candidates. (more…)
Tags:"Breaker Bay Beans", Adelaide, Adelaide Rd, Andy Foster, Antoni Gaudi, Aotea Centre, Auckland, Barcelona, Beehive, Berlin, BizDojo, Bob Fantl, Century City, Chinese Garden, Chris Kelly, City Gallery, City to Sea Bridge, Civic Square, Copenhagen, cuba street, Cycle Aware Wellington, Defence House, Dixon Street, Edwin Lutyens, Ernst Plischke, Erskine College, Festival Centre, Floriditas Cafe, Frank Kitts Park, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frederick De Jersey Clere, Freyberg, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Futuna Chapel, Glen Hooker, Gordon Moller, Gordon Wilson Flats, Helene Ritchie, Historic Places Wellington, Ian Athfield, Jan Rotman, Jason Smith, Jonathan Custance, Joshua Charlesworth, Justin Lester, Karaka, Karori, Keith Johnson, Kent Terrace, Liverpool, London, Lyall Bay, Majoribanks Street, Manchester, Manners Street, Maranui Cafe, massey House, Maurice Clark, Maurice Tebbs, mayoral candidates, Michael Fowler Centre, Midland Park, Nelson, Nicola Young, Nikau, Oriental Bay, Oscar Niemeyer, Patrick Street, Peter Ritchie, prefab, Ralph Roberts, Rata, Richard Meier, Roger Walker, Royal Festival Hall, Sanctum, St Johns, St Mary of the Angels, Steffanie McIntyre, Sushi al fresco, Sydney Opera House, Taranaki Street, Te Papa, Thomas Turnbull, Tory Street, Wagamama, Waitangi Park, Warren and Mahoney, WBC, Wellington Central Library, Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Wellington Civic Square, Wellington mayor, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington waterfront, William Turnbull, Wilton Road, Zaha Hadid
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Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
The state houses of the First Labour Government (1935-1949) are justly famous (more…)
Tags:Auckland, Bill McKay, Gordon Wilson Flats, Grey's Avenue Flats, kiwiana, My favourite modernist building, state house, state housing, Symonds St Flats, Victoria University, Wellington
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