Tag: Gordon Wilson Flats
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“Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments”
# BlogWhat is in a name? You may be wondering why we are calling are calling them this – rather than the Gordon Wilson Flats. Well, here you can see Minister of Housing Mr Fox (on the right looking at the camera), standing in front of the still incomplete building in 1959. This small article, published…
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Recent Media Attention
# BlogThe open letter to Hon Chris Bishop has stimulated a bit of a response from the media. You can see the activity here: Scoop posted the letter: https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=159785 The Post: https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350249603/last-ditch-bid-save-derelict-eyesore NZ Herald: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingtons-gordon-wilson-flats-could-be-demolished-for-victoria-university-accommodation/PMPWHZJ26NDPBGPVQQPL6LPGEY/ Eye of the Fish: https://eyeofthefish.org/last-ditch-bid-to-save-fantastic-modernist-building/ TVNZ+: 1News at Six – Saturday 20 Apr (available till 27 Apr) ThreeNow: NewsHub 6pm – Saturday 20 Apr (available till 22 Apr)
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Adapted reuse scheme for Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments
Refer below to open letter authored by The Architectural Centre addressed to Minister for Housing. We provide a robust, contemporary rationale for the retention and refurbishment of 320 The Terrace, also known as the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments (GWMA): Tēnā koe Hon. Chris Bishop, An open letter – 320 The Terrace (Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments)…
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My favourite modernist building … state houses
The state houses of the First Labour Government (1935-1949) are justly famous
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My favourite modernist building … Symonds St Flats, Auckland
I first discovered the elegant curve of the Symonds St Flats in the early 1980s
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So why is modernism so important?
So why modernism is important?
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My favourite modernist building … Gordon Wilson Flats
There are precious few examples of authentic modernist buildings in the Wellington region.