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

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2008.

Description:

249 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 27 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.
Introduction -- Buildings, sites and neighbourhoods -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Contributing authors -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"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.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781869404154 (hbk.)
1869404157 (hbk.)

Subject:

Architecture New Zealand 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Historic buildings New Zealand.
Historic sites New Zealand.
Architecture Nouvelle-Zélande 20e siècle.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Architecture, Modern.
Historic buildings.
Historic sites.
Architektur
New Zealand.
Neuseeland
Architecture (object genre) New Zealand 1900-1990.

Form/genre:

Book
Published in New Zealand

Added entries:

Gatley, Julia.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 268784
Call No.: BIB 200651
Status: Available

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