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Before British colonisation of New Zealand, the Indigenous architecture of Māori was an 'elaborate tradition of timber architecture'. [1] Māori constructed rectangular buildings (whare) with a 'small door, an extension of the roof and walls to form a porch, and an interior with hearths along the centre and sleeping places along the walls' for protection against the cold.
One of earliest bodies to promote an appreciation of design in New Zealand was the Wellington Architectural Centre, established in 1946. In April 1948 it launched the country's first design publication, the New Zealand Design Review, which it continued to publish until 1954. [2]
Architectural Designers New Zealand Incorporated (or ADNZ) is a professional body for architects and architectural designers in New Zealand. [1]ADNZ was established in 1966, [2] as the Federation of Draughtsmen (FAD), in order to:
The Institute’s ‘named awards’ are conferred in categories of public, commercial, educational and residential architecture, and are named for the influential New Zealand architects Sir Ian Athfield, Sir Miles Warren, John Scott and Ted McCoy, each of whom has made a powerful contribution to the practice of architecture in New Zealand.
Pages in category "Architecture in New Zealand" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Design Review (journal) G. Grand Designs New Zealand; N.
A new, bomb-proof mail delivery room has already been built at the rear of the building. [11] The Beehive has, since 1992, featured as part of the design of the New Zealand twenty-dollar note. [13] A survey commissioned by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand found that the Beehive is "a New Zealand icon and as such is readily recognisable". [14]
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography states that he did more than any other designer to shape the face of the Victorian era architecture of the city of Dunedin. [1] He is the architect of over forty churches , including Dunedin's First Church for which he is best remembered, but also other buildings, such as Larnach Castle , a country house ...
Warren and Mahoney is an international architectural and interior design practice - one of the few third generation architectural practices in the history of New Zealand architecture. It is a highly awarded [ 1 ] architectural practice, with offices in New Zealand and Australia.