Nga Marae O Ngati Tuwharetoa: Drawings of Marae Around Lake Taupo (O/P) by Val Raymond

$20.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: very good

The Elegant Shed: New Zealand Architecture Since 1945 by David Mitchell and Gillian Chaplin

$115.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Historic Buildings in Manukau City by Andrew Hall

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

The Art Deco City: Napier, New Zealand by Robert McGregor

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

Published by the Art Deco Trust. 44 pages with plenty of information and 112 colour photographs.

Frances Hodgkins: Four Vital Years by Arthur R. Howell

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: good-very good

Apartment Living New Zealand by Catherine Foster

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

As housing pressures continue unabated, singles, couples and families are finding innovative solutions in heritage buildings, purpose-built developments and spaces creatively fashioned out of disused commercial interiors. Apartment Living New Zealandcelebrates the diversity on offer with this increasing ly popular style of living. Beautifully photographed and thoughtfully written, the follow-up to the best-selling Small House Livingchampions an emerging style of housing that delivers convenience, affordability and the stimulation of a more urban way of life. ...Show more

Louis Hay Architect by Peter Shaw

$15.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

New Zealand's Lost Heritage: The Stories Behind our Forgotten Landmarks by Richard Wolfe

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Features 20 notable structures which, for various reasons, no longer exist. Most of the buildings have been demolished in the name of urban development, creating controversy ... Each building is discussed and illustrated including the circumstances of its demise. The selection includes: Ruapekapeka pa i n Northland (burned down deliberately), Admiralty House in Auckland (demolished to make way for new roads) Wellington's Parliament Buildings (accidental fire) Invercargill's Seacliff Asylum (fire), TJ Edmonds landmark factory (bulldozed). What emerges is a fascinating social and historical narrative that sheds light on parts of New Zealand's cultural history and reveals the truth of the old adage that history repeats. ...Show more

Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand by Richard Sundt

$40.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: very good

Soon after the missionaries arrived in nineteenth-century New Zealand, Maori began converting to protestant Christianity in large numbers. Without the manpower or materials to build their own churches, missionaries largely relied on Maori to build houses of worship. As a result, the early churches drew on strands from the British ecclesiastical tradition as well as elements from Maori art and architecture to produce a distinctive and arresting new style. The last of these whare-style churches was destroyed when the Rangiatea church at Otaki burned down in 1995. In this book, Richard Sundt draws on a range of primary materials to chronicle early Maori church building in New Zealand for the first time. The book focuses on the Anglican/Church Missionary Society churches that dominated the period. After looking at British church architecture and early interactions between Maori and missionaries, Sundt looks at how key arguments were resolved - oveer carving and painting in churches, the use of liturgical space, etc. - by looking at particular buildings in detail. First published June 2010. Hardback 240pp h220mm x w185mm illustrations, map ...Show more

Bungalow by Patrick Reynolds; Nicole Stock (Editor)

$75.00 NZD

Category: Maud’s Picks | Reading Level: near fine

A glorious celebration of one of New Zealand's most significant residential architectural styles. If you live in a house built before 1940, chances are it's a bungalow. It may be small and utilitarian, or it may be a high-flown celebration of the Arts and Crafts movement, loaded with inglenooks, staine d-glass windows and wood panelling .... either way it's a housing style that's instantly familiar to New Zealanders- well built, snug, and full of character. LIke its antecedent, the villa, its style has given our older suburbs their generous atmosphere and tone. In this splendid book, edited by Nicole Stock, New Zealand's best architectural writers and historians document the bungalow's complex past and its varied and eminently modifiable present. ...Show more

Restoring a New Zealand House by Christopher Cochran

$15.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: good

Michael Fowler's University of Auckland by Michael Fowler (Illustrator)

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good