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 Wellingtons remarkably rich architectural heritage, guiding the reader from Oriental Bay through to Thorndon and many places in between. Its 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 stylesand the careers of the architects who build this city.

Author Bio

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 ZealandHouses (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 Andrews 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 Zealands best architectural photographers.