Roger Walker (architect)
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Roger Neville Walker is a New Zealand architect
based in Wellington
. 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.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
based in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
. After graduating in architecture from the University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
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
Ian Athfield
Ian Charles Athfield is a New Zealand architect. He was born in Christchurch and graduated from the University of Auckland in 1963 with a Diploma of Architecture. That same year he joined Structon Group Architects, and he became a partner in 1965...
, Walker is notable for his unconventional design approach, which came out of a reaction against the then-dominant modernist architecture
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
in the 1960s and 1970s.
Selected Designs
- Link Building, Wellington Waterfront (1969)
- Sotiri House, HighburyHighbury- Early Highbury :The area now known as Islington was part of the larger manor of Tolentone, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Tolentone was owned by Ranulf brother of Ilger and included all the areas north and east of Canonbury and Holloway Road. The manor house was situated by what is now...
, Wellington (1969) http://koromiko.homestead.com/house_photos.html - Wellington Club (1969–72, demolished c. 1986)
- Whakatane AirportWhakatane Airport-External links:*...
(1973–74) - Park Mews, HataitaiHataitaiHataitai is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, 3.5 kilometres southeast of the city centre. The suburb extends over the southeastern flank of Mount Victoria and down a valley between the Town Belt and a ridge along the shoreline of Evans Bay...
, Wellington (1974) http://books.google.com/books?id=ZWho6BpDfEQC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=%22roger+walker%22+hataitai+1974&source=web&ots=ScU4GQVOF-&sig=V4WzbZiQ2Mdchw1-R5XEnuG9m9A#PPA62,M1 - Rainbow Springs Tourism Complex, RotoruaRotoruaRotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
(1976–81) - Willis Street Village, Wellington (1979–80) http://www.wellurban.org.nz/urbaneye/willis_st_village.html
- Centre City Shopping Centre, New PlymouthNew PlymouthNew Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
(1985) - Chesterman Group Offices, HamiltonHamilton, New ZealandHamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
(1992–93) - Margrain Winery and Conference Centre, MartinboroughMartinboroughMartinborough is a town in South Wairarapa, a district in the Wellington region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton...
(1990s) - Sirocco Apartments, Wellington (1999)
- Thorndon SchoolThorndon SchoolThorndon School is a New Zealand primary and intermediate school located in the suburb of Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand. It was first established in 1852. the principal is Bill Sutton.Notable alumni include Judge Michael Myers....
, Wellington (c. early 2000s) - Century City Apartments (completed mid-2009)
- The Boundary townhouse complex, Wellington (construction announced as of mid-2007)
- Redevlopment of Cuba Mall & Victoria Street (to be built)
- Ainsworth House, Korokoro, Wellington
- Harris House, Hamilton, Lake Rotoroa
- NovotelNovotelNovotel is a mid-scale hotel brand within the Accor group. Novotel has close to 400 hotels and resorts in 60 countries, situated in the business districts and tourist destinations of major international cities.-History:...
Gardens Park Royal Hotel, QueenstownQueenstown, New ZealandQueenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.... - St Patrick’s Church, TaumarunuiTaumarunuiTaumarunui is a town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk Railway....
- Solitaire Lodge, TaraweraTaraweraTarawera may refer to:* Mount Tarawera* Lake Tarawera* Tarawera * Tarawera River* Tarawera Falls...
- Wairakei Hotel Villas and recreational facilities, TaupoTaupoTaupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....
- Waitomo Caves Visitor Centre
- Cuttance House, Tirohanga, Lower HuttLower HuttLower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
- 164 The Esplanade Island Bay