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Long live the modern : New Zealand's new architecture, 1904-1984 / edited by Julia Gatley.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2008.Description: 249 p. : chiefly ill. ; 27 x 31 cmISBN:
  • 9781869404154 (hbk.)
  • 1869404157 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Long live the modern.DDC classification:
  • 720.993 22
LOC classification:
  • NA1606.5 .L66 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Buildings, sites and neighbourhoods -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Contributing authors -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.
Review: "From houses, factories, bridges, and apartment blocks to chapels, motorways, and memorials, this pictorial history celebrates 180 iconic New Zealand buildings, sites, and neighborhoods, designed by many of the nation's most famous architects. The 46 contributing writers document each building's design, construction, context, and history, assisted by historic and contemporary photographs and floor plans. Representing a unique and precious part of New Zealand's history, this showcase reveals an acclimatized, vernacular style singularly adapted to suit the New Zealand climate and conditions."--Jacket.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 720.993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00498331

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.

Introduction -- Buildings, sites and neighbourhoods -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Contributing authors -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.

"From houses, factories, bridges, and apartment blocks to chapels, motorways, and memorials, this pictorial history celebrates 180 iconic New Zealand buildings, sites, and neighborhoods, designed by many of the nation's most famous architects. The 46 contributing writers document each building's design, construction, context, and history, assisted by historic and contemporary photographs and floor plans. Representing a unique and precious part of New Zealand's history, this showcase reveals an acclimatized, vernacular style singularly adapted to suit the New Zealand climate and conditions."--Jacket.

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