New Zealand Government Architect

Last updated March 13, 2023

The position of Government Architect in New Zealand was established in 1909 within the Public Works Department (from 1947, the Ministry of Works and Development). The New Zealand Government Architect was head of the ministry's Architectural Division.^[1] When the ministry was dissolved in 1988, the title remained in use until 1992.

The predecessors of the Government Architect, was the Colonial Architect, established by the colonial government under the office of the Superintendent of Public Works in 1869. They and their tenures were:^[1]^[2]

William Henry Clayton 1869–77, officially the only Colonial Architect, but this work was continued by
Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows 1877–84, officially "Architect" and "Architect for North Island"
Charles Edward Beatson 1884–87, officially "Draftsman"
John Campbell 1898–1909, officially "Architect" in the Public Works Department

The Government Architects and their tenures were:^[1]^[2]

John Campbell 1909—1922
John Thomas Mair 1923—1941
Robert Adams Patterson 1941—1952
Francis Gordon Wilson 1952—1959
Fergus George Frederick Sheppard 1959—1971
John Robert Patrick Blake-Kelly 1971—1973
Frank Anderson 1973—1976
Graydon Miskimmin 1976—1986
Peter Fage 1986—1988
Duncan Joiner 1988—1992

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References

1 2 3 Architects (www.nzia.co.nz), NZ Institute of. "The government architect's office: 1940–1992". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 2021-12-22.
1 2 Noonan, Rosslyn J; New Zealand; Ministry of Works and Development (1976). By design: a brief history of the Public Works Department Ministry of Works 1870-1970. Wellington: Ministry of Works and Development. OCLC 229355033.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 Architects (www.nzia.co.nz), NZ Institute of. "The government architect's office: 1940–1992". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 2021-12-22.

[:1-2] 1 2 Noonan, Rosslyn J; New Zealand; Ministry of Works and Development (1976). By design: a brief history of the Public Works Department Ministry of Works 1870-1970. Wellington: Ministry of Works and Development. OCLC 229355033.

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