Tag: Modernism
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My favourite modernist building … Civic Administration Building
“Ugly,” “monstrosity,” “sticking out like a sore toe,” “heavy and sombre,” “stark,” “awfully severe,” “Elwood’s erection” –
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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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Te Urewera National Park Visitor Centre – Aniwaniwa
Do we care enough about New Zealand’s architectural heritage?
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My favourite modernist building … Toronto City Hall (TCH)
As I have not had much of a chance to spend time with many of my favourite Modernist projects of all time …
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My favourite modernist building … PSA Tower
I’ve really struggled with this little task
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My favourite modernist building … NZ Racing Conference Building
As a newcomer to living in Wellington, I was smitten
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My favourite modernist building …. Freyberg Pool
I was meant to be an Olympic swimmer. My parents had determined this fate from birth,
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My favourite modernist building … Massey House
If you look up as you march down the west side of Lambton Quay, keeping left with the obedient public servants, you will notice twenty circular lights underneath the awning for Massey House (Plishke and Firth, 126-132 Lambton Quay, Wellington).
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My favourite modernist building … Ost House
The house that I share with my family is absolutely my favourite modernist building.
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My favourite modernist building … State Insurance Building (former)
William Gummer (1884-1966) was one of New Zealand’s greatest architects