A Place for Art: Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki

Author(s): Chris Saines

Art

An award-winning, landmark building on the edge of a beautiful city park, the newly developed Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki opened its doors on 3 September 2011.  This book celebrates the incredible success of its transormation by architects FJMT+Archimedia on the site it has occupied since 1888.  Embraced by local and international audiences alike, Auckland Art Gallery now takes its place as one of the most significant public buildings in New Zealand and is a world-class example of art museum architecture.


Product Information

A New Era


Chronology of Auckland Art Gallery: 1888-2013


Site Visits


Decommission - A Series of Photographs


Rethinking Auckland Art Gallery: Design Director Richard Francis-Jones in Conversation with John Walsh


Consultants & Contractors for Development Project


Construction Diary: August 2008-September 2011


2011 Development Project Awards


The Toi o Tamaki Maori Dimension Experience


Maori Dimension Commissions: Fred Graham, Arnold Wilson & Anthony Wilson, Lonnie Hutchinson


Major Collection Donors


The Collection


Contemporary Commissions:Choi Jeong Hwa, Kat Newby, Jeppe Hein


Auckland Art Gallery Foundation Trustees; Development Partners; Major Foundation Donors


Acknowledgements

General Fields

  • : 9780864632883
  • : Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
  • : Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
  • : September 2013
  • : 230 x 175 mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : September 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Chris Saines
  • : Hardback
  • : 1st Edition
  • : Very Good
  • : 137
  • : Colour illustrations