Shaw, Peter, 1946-

A history of New Zealand architecture / Architecture Peter Shaw ; photographs by Robin Morrison & Paul McCredie. - Third edition. - 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), plans ; 29 cm

Originally published: New Zealand architecture. Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. Previous ed.: 1997. "Revised and updated"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.

Raupo, timber and stone -- The birth of Antipodean gothic -- Cottages, villas and country houses -- Changing influences in domestic architecture -- The conservative solution -- Modern, moderne and deco -- The search for the vernacular -- Architecture as individualism -- Experiment, debate and demolition -- Responses to change.

This updated and re-jacketed edition reviews the latest developments in New Zealand's rich architectural history and explores the way a country's architecture reflects the spirit and aspirations of its inhabitants.

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Architecture--New Zealand
Historic buildings--New Zealand
Buildings--New Zealand

NA1606 / .S52 2003

720.993