Zig-zags, maples, and "[t]he pitfalls of façade first design": inside University House on Bowen Street, Wellington

This paper examines the design origins and interior of the now demolished University House (Prouse and Wilson, 1940‐41), also known as the University Senate Building and the University Grants Committee Building.

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Architectural History Aotearoa
Published
2024-12-10
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https://doi.org/10.26686/aha.v21.9659
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Architecture, Design, and Social History
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Zig-zags, maples, and "[t]he pitfalls of façade first design": inside University House on Bowen Street, Wellington

Christine McCarthy
Architectural History Aotearoa
Architecture, Design, and Social History
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Zig-zags, maples, and "[t]he pitfalls of façade first design": inside University House on Bowen Street, Wellington

Christine McCarthy
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Abstract

This paper examines the design origins and interior of the now demolished University House (Prouse and Wilson, 1940‐41), also known as the University Senate Building and the University Grants Committee Building.

Architectural History AotearoaVol. 21
Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Sustainable cities and communities
Openalex Percentile: Top 66%
Architecture, Design, and Social History
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