Ian Lochhead

Obituary: Sir Miles Warren

People | Ian Lochhead pays tribute to Frederick Miles Warren ONZ, KBE, FNZIA, New Zealand’s most celebrated and influential architect of the 20th century.

River reflections

Projects | Ian Lochhead on Te Pae, Christchurch’s new $450-million convention centre by Woods Bagot in association with Warren and Mahoney.

Houses Revisited: Rationalist house

Projects | In this large Christchurch house, Wilson and Hill Architects continue their exploration of contemporary Modernism, first published in 2006.

Church in the village

Projects | Ian Lochhead explores the multi-purpose cycle of living, work, worship and service to the community in Christchurch’s Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.

Final barracks: Lakeside Soldiers Memorial Hall

Projects | Ian Lochhead reflects on what the reinstatement of this building means to the local community and its sense of connectedness to place.

Distinguished, with X-ray clarity sound

Projects | Ian Lochhead celebrates the extraordinary engineering gymnastics employed to renew the Christchurch Town Hall.

Houses Revisited: Beyond fashion

Projects | This house by the late Canterbury architect Peter Beaven is a gradual revelation.

St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel

Projects | Architectus’ chapel in Christchurch weaves recycled salvaged materials and heritage items into a distinctively modern form.