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My favourite modernist building … state houses

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

The state houses of the First Labour Government (1935-1949) are justly famous (more…)

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My favourite modernist building … Symonds St Flats, Auckland

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

I first discovered the elegant curve of the Symonds St Flats in the early 1980s (more…)

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