Tag: Sunday Morning

“Allan Matson: fighting facadism” Sunday Morning RNZ National Podcast

Allan Matson is the Chair of the Auckland Civic Trust and sits on the HPA Executive.

Allan Matson: fighting facadism Sunday Morning RNZ National

"Facadism in Auckland is getting under the collar of heritage expert Allan Matson. It's an architectural practice that took off in the 1980s - gutting old buildings and retaining their facade. The art deco Jean Batten building in Shortland Street is one example. Matson is president of the Civic Trust which seeks to preserve heritage buildings and was an elected member of the NZ Historic Places Trust Board (now Heritage NZ) from 2009-2014 and a long-time critic of facadism."

https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018674790/allan-matson-fighting-facadism

 

 

Samantha Owens and Michael Brown – “Beautiful Band Rotundas” Sunday Morning RNZ National Podcast

"The story of band rotundas is being told at an exhibition An Ornament to the Town-The Band Rotunda in New Zealand, at the Turnbull Gallery at the National Library of New Zealand. The exhibition is the result of years of avidly seeking out rotundas around Aotearoa by co-curators Victoria University associate professor of musicology Samantha Owens and Alexander Turnbull Library music curator Michael Brown."
Link to Sunday Morning RNZ National podcast: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/201838024/samantha-owens-and-michael-brown-beautiful-band-rotundas