Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Architecture: A walking guide

Author:   John Walsh ,  Patrick Reynolds
Publisher:   Massey University Press
ISBN:  

9781991309174


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Architecture: A walking guide


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The third in the series of popular and handy guides to our urban architecture by the well-known team of writer John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds. Now fully revised, updated and enlarged, this handy pocket-sized book curates a series of city walks that take in Wellington’s remarkably rich architectural heritage, guiding the reader from Oriental Bay through to Thorndon and many places in between. It’s the perfect guide for visitors to Wellington and also for locals who want to know more about their city, and a terrific introduction to a range of architectural styles and the careers of the architects who build this city.

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Author:   John Walsh ,  Patrick Reynolds
Publisher:   Massey University Press
Imprint:   Massey University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 11.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 17.80cm
ISBN:  

9781991309174


ISBN 10:   1991309171
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6 A note about access and classifications 16 Route 1: Harbourside 19 Route 2: Te Aro Flat 75 Route 3: Central spine 128 Route 4: CBD 168 Route 5: West side 222 Architectural influences 290 Glossary of architectural terms 296 Sources and further reading 302 Acknowledgements 306 Index 307

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John Walsh is a writer specialising in architecture. For a decade he edited Architecture NZ and was managing editor of a stable of design magazines. He has contributed to numerous publications, including The Architectural Record (USA), Topos (Netherlands), Interstices, Metro, The New Zealand Listener, The New Zealand Herald, Here and Home NZ.  His books include New New Zealand Houses (Random House, 2007); Home Work (Random House, 2010); Big House, Small House (Random House, 2012); City House, Country House (Random House, 2016); Far Pavilion: New Zealand at the Venice Architecture Biennale (NZ Institute of Architects, 2017); St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel (Architectus, 2018); Christchurch Architecture: A Walking Guide (Massey University Press, 2020); Auckland Architecture: A Walking Guide (revised edition, MUP, 2021); and Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide (MUP, 2022). Patrick Reynolds is one of New Zealand’s best architectural photographers.

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