A Place For Art: Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki

Author: Chris Saines
Homepage 9780864632883

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  • : Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
  • : Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
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  • : September 2013
  • : 230 x 175 mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : 25.0
  • : September 2013
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Description

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.

Table of contents

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