Futuna : life of a building /
Futuna : life of a building /
edited by Nick Bevin & Gregory O'Brien ; photographs by Paul McCredie & Gavin Woodward.
- 154 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Mihi -- Foreword / Celia Wade-Brown -- Introduction / David Mitchell -- Life of a building / Chris Cochran -- Voices in the silence / various contributors -- A personal perspective / Niall McLaughlin -- Ode to Futuna Chapel / a poem by Gregory O'Brien -- Life goes on: 1988-2015 / Nick Bevin and Gregory O'Brien -- The return of Christ to Futuna Chapel / a poem by Gregory O'Brien -- Present and future / Nick Bevin and Gregory O'Brien -- Chronolgy -- Further reading -- Poem for John Scott / Hone Tuwhare.
"... Tells the remarkable story of Futuna Chapel's design and construction, its use for many years as a place of retreat and contemplation, its recognition as a leading example of New Zealand architecture, its loss of context (spiritually and physically), its dereliction, purchase and renaissance - and its transformation from a Catholic place of worship to a non-denominational centre for architectural, cultural and spiritual encounter"--Publisher information.
9781776560523 1776560523
Futuna Retreat Centre.
Futuna Retreat Centre--History.
Church architecture--New Zealand--Wellington
Chapels--History--New Zealand--Wellington
Spiritual retreat centers--History--New Zealand--Wellington
BL628 / .F888 2016
726.5099363
Mihi -- Foreword / Celia Wade-Brown -- Introduction / David Mitchell -- Life of a building / Chris Cochran -- Voices in the silence / various contributors -- A personal perspective / Niall McLaughlin -- Ode to Futuna Chapel / a poem by Gregory O'Brien -- Life goes on: 1988-2015 / Nick Bevin and Gregory O'Brien -- The return of Christ to Futuna Chapel / a poem by Gregory O'Brien -- Present and future / Nick Bevin and Gregory O'Brien -- Chronolgy -- Further reading -- Poem for John Scott / Hone Tuwhare.
"... Tells the remarkable story of Futuna Chapel's design and construction, its use for many years as a place of retreat and contemplation, its recognition as a leading example of New Zealand architecture, its loss of context (spiritually and physically), its dereliction, purchase and renaissance - and its transformation from a Catholic place of worship to a non-denominational centre for architectural, cultural and spiritual encounter"--Publisher information.
9781776560523 1776560523
Futuna Retreat Centre.
Futuna Retreat Centre--History.
Church architecture--New Zealand--Wellington
Chapels--History--New Zealand--Wellington
Spiritual retreat centers--History--New Zealand--Wellington
BL628 / .F888 2016
726.5099363