Warren and Mahoney
| Private company | |
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Founder | Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney |
| Headquarters | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Website | www.warrenandmahoney.com |
Warren and Mahoney is a multi-disciplinary architectural practice - one of the few third generation architectural practices in the history of New Zealand architecture.
History
The practice was founded by Miles Warren in 1955,[1] and with the award of the Dental Nurses Training School (now known as Central Nurses' Training School) Miles sought the assistance of his fellow atelier colleague Maurice Mahoney. In 1958,[2] the partnership of Warren and Mahoney was established.
The partnership created a distinctive form of architecture utilising a modern, brutalist style (described by Warren himself as "constructivist") involving widespread use of concrete and harsh geometric shapes. Several of their buildings in this style are now regarded among the highlights of New Zealand modernism: Christchurch Town Hall, Harewood Crematorium, College House and Canterbury Students' Union being but a few.[2] The style was influential within New Zealand, being a partial inspiration for Ted McCoy's Archway Lecture Theatre complex at the University of Otago, among other works.
The first departure from this style was Christchurch's Robert Jones House (Forsyth Barr Building). According to historian Geoffrey Rice, many architects regard this building as Warren and Mahoney's "ugly duckling",[3] and Paul Walker, professor of architecture at the University of Melbourne, asks: "Does anyone love the monolithic Forsyth Barr building on Colombo Street...?"[4]
Warren and Mahoney designs are found in other centres throughout New Zealand, most notably those of Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre and Bowen House in Wellington and Auckland's Television New Zealand building.[2] Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney retired in the early 1990s.
Now a third generation multi-disciplinary practice[5] with offices presently in Christchurch, Auckland, Queenstown, Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne, the practice has constructed projects around the pacific rim. Several works were destroyed and more still damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.[6]
Notable designs
Buildings
- Harewood Crematorium (1963)
- College House (University of Canterbury) in Christchurch, New Zealand (1966)
- Christchurch Town Hall in Christchurch, New Zealand (1972)
- Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (1974–5)
- Embassy of New Zealand, Washington, D.C. (1975)
- The Canterbury Trade Union Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Radio New Zealand offices on Durham Street in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Christ's College's Chapman Block, "Big School" library, the sports hall and science block in Christchurch, New Zealand
- The University of Canterbury Students' Association in Christchurch, New Zealand
- The Wool Exchange (Whiteleigh Avenue) in Christchurch, New Zealand
- The Lyttelton Harbour Board building in Christchurch, New Zealand
- The Triangle Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch, New Zealand (1986)
- Clarendon Tower in Christchurch, New Zealand (1987)
- Park Royal Hotel, later known as Crowne Plaza, in Christchurch, New Zealand (1988)
- Forsyth Barr Building in Christchurch, New Zealand (1989)
- Bridgewater Apartments in Christchurch, New Zealand
- the Wigram Park housing complex at 1 Park Terrace in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Parliament buildings and library, Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand
- New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi, India
- TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand (1990)
- Michael Fowler Centre (1983) and Bowen House (1990) in Wellington, New Zealand
- Parliament building re-design and the Parliamentary Library (1987)
- Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand (2000)
- Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (2002)
- Wellington International Airport in Wellington, New Zealand (2010)
- New Zealand Supreme Court building refurbishment in Wellington, New Zealand (2010)
Monuments
- New Zealand Memorial (Korean War) – at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, built of marble from the Coromandel Peninsula[7]
References
- ↑ World Architecture Map, retrieved 2012-05-18
- 1 2 3 Warren and Mahoney, Christchurch City Libraries, retrieved 2012-04-30
- ↑ Rice, Geoffrey (2014). Victoria Square: Cradle of Christchurch. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. p. 258. ISBN 1927145589.
- ↑ Matthews, Philip (13 June 2008). "Distinctive Christchurch by Warren and Mahoney". The Press. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIAG) Design Archives, retrieved 2012-05-18
- ↑ Christchurch Modern, retrieved 2012-04-30
- ↑ "New Zealand Memorial in Korea". National monuments & war graves. NZ Identity & Heritage. February 19, 2013.