| Roger WalkerONZM | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roger Neville Walker 1942 Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Calder, 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.
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.
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. He was awarded the New Zealand Institute of Architects' highest honour, the Gold Medal, in 2016.
Selected designs
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- Mansell House (1st house designed in 1966), Highbury, Wellington (1968)
- Link Building, Wellington Waterfront (1969)
- Sotiri House, Highbury, Wellington (1969)
- Wellington Club (1969–72, demolished c. 1986)
- Centrepoint Arcade, Masterton (1972, demolished 1997)
- Whakatāne Airport (1973–74)
- Cuttance House, Tirohanga, Lower Hutt
- Park Mews, Hataitai, Wellington (1974)
- Rainbow Springs Tourism Complex, Rotorua (1976–81)
- Britten House, Seatoun, Wellington (1977)
- Willis Street Village, Wellington (1979–80)
- Ainsworth House, Korokoro, Wellington (1970s)
- Waitomo Caves Visitor Centre
- Centre City Shopping Centre, New Plymouth (1985)
- Novotel Gardens Park Royal Hotel, Queenstown (1988, formerly the THC Queenstown)
- Ropata Lodge, Lower Hutt (1990)
- Chesterman Group Offices, Hamilton (1992–93)
- Pirie St Townhouses, Mount Victoria, Wellington
- Margrain Winery and Conference Centre, Martinborough (1990s)
- Sirocco Apartments, Wellington (1999)
- Thorndon School, Wellington (c. early 2000s)
- New World Supermarket, Thorndon, Wellington
- Century City Apartments (completed mid-2009)
- The Boundary townhouse complex, Wellington
- Redevelopment of Cuba Mall & Victoria Street at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 February 2010) (cancelled after the bankruptcy of developer Terry Serepisos)
- Harris House, Lake Rotoroa
- St Patrick’s Church, Taumarunui
- Solitaire Lodge, Tarawera
- Wairakei Hotel Villas and recreational facilities, Taupō
- 164 The Esplanade, Island Bay
- 62 The Parade Paekakariki
See also
References
- Hawkes, Colleen (3 November 2021). "Designing Dreams: Matthew Ridge's new show kicks off with architect Roger Walker". Stuff. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- Harvey, Justine (12 November 2016). "2016 Gold Medal winner: Roger Walker". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- 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.
- ^ University of Auckland - NZIA Regional Awards
- WellUrban - Willis Street Village
- NZIA Wellington Awards - Saturday, 14 November 2009
Further reading
- Positively Architecture! New Zealand's Roger Walker by Gerald Melling, 1985.
- Roger Walker, architect: a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Art History in the University of Canterbury by Abdel-moniem M. El-shorbagy.