Roger Walker (architect)

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Roger Walker

Born
Roger Neville Walker

1942
Hamilton, New Zealand
Alma mater University of Auckland
OccupationArchitect
PracticeCalder, Fowler & Styles
Walker Architecture and Design
Buildings Whakatane Airport
Thorndon School

Roger Neville Walker ONZM (born 1942) is a New Zealand architect based in Wellington.

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Career

After graduating in architecture from the University of Auckland in the 1960s, Walker worked for the architecture firm Calder, Fowler & Styles, until he established his own practice in the early 1970s. He now runs Walker Architecture & Design in Wellington.

Like his compatriot Ian Athfield, Walker is notable for his unconventional design approach, which came out of a reaction against the then-dominant modernist architecture in the 1960s and 1970s.

Walker appeared in the 2021 TV series Designing Dreams, hosted by Matthew Ridge, in which he visited his favourite houses. [1]

Honours and awards

In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Walker was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to architecture. [2] He was awarded the New Zealand Institute of Architects' highest honour, the Gold Medal, in 2016. [3]

Selected designs

Whakatane airport terminal Whakatane airport terminal, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 2 April 2008.jpg
Whakatāne airport terminal

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References

  1. Hawkes, Colleen (3 November 2021). "Designing Dreams: Matthew Ridge's new show kicks off with architect Roger Walker". Stuff. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "Queen's Birthday honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. Harvey, Justine (12 November 2016). "2016 Gold Medal winner: Roger Walker" . Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. Morrell, Vivienne (2 December 2016). "Centrepoint to centrepointless: Roger Walker's Masterton shopping arcade (1972 to 1997)". In McCarthy, Christine (ed.). All the appearances of being innovative. Wellington: Centre for Building Performance Research. pp. 60–67. ISBN   978-0-473-38229-2.
  5. 1 2 University of Auckland - NZIA Regional Awards
  6. WellUrban - Willis Street Village
  7. NZIA Wellington Awards - Saturday, 14 November 2009

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