Of course everyone knows that the Arch Centre was born – no doubt on a dark and windy Wellington evening – on Tuesday the 23rd of July 1946 in the Baronia Lounge. (more…)
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1946 was an eventful year
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Tags:Andrew Leach, Architectural Centre, Bank of England, Bank of New Zealand, Baronia Lounge, Barry Martin, Bell Laboratories, Benjamin Spock, Bikini Atoll, bikinis, Cedric Firth, Charles Fearnley, Cisitalia 202 GT, Daniel Libeskind, David Porter, Earl Flosdorf, ENIAC, Ernst Plischke, Farnsworth House, Fergus Shepherd, freeze-dried foods, Geoff Nees, Gordon Wilson, Graham Dawson, Graham Kofoed, Helmet Einhorn, Ian Calder, John Cox, John Gates, John Mauchly, Kaufmann Desert House, Le Corbusier, Mensa International, Mies van der Rohe, NZ National Orchestra, Resene, Richard Neutra, Rob Fantl, the Group, UN General Assembly, Unite d'Habitation, Wellington Film Society
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