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Lyttelton Tunnel Authority Administration Building: demolished

Date: 17.07.13   Categories: Uncategorized   Posted By: JMG

We at DOCOMOMO New Zealand mourn the loss, in 2013, of the Lyttelton Road Tunnel Authority Building. The Tunnel Building, designed by Peter Beaven from 1962 and completed in 1964, was one of the country’s finest modern buildings, demonstrating Beaven’s interest in contemporary international architecture while at the same time creating a local metaphor – Canterbury’s [...]

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