Look at Auckland buildings through the eyes of an architect expert. In this handy pocket guide, architecture writer John Walsh teams up with architectural photographer Patrick Reynolds to offer a self-guided tour of 50 significant Auckland buildings, from Ponsonby to Britomart, and from the Victorian era to the twenty-first century. The sparkling and informative text is accompanied by maps for each of the six routes.
John Walsh is a writer specialising in architecture. For a decade he edited Architecture NZ and was managing editor of a stable of design magazines. He has contributed to numerous publications, including The Architectural Record (USA), Topos (Netherlands), Interstices, Metro, The New Zealand Listener, The New Zealand Herald, Here and Home NZ. His books include New New Zealand Houses (Random House, 2007); Home Work (Random House, 2010); Big House, Small House (Random House, 2012); City House, Country House (Random House, 2016); Far Pavilion: New Zealand at the Venice Architecture Biennale (NZ Institute of Architects, 2017); St Andrews College Centennial Chapel (Architectus, 2018); A Walking Guide to Christchurch Architecture (Massey University Press, 2020); A Walking Guide to Auckland Architecture (revised edition, Massey University Press, 2021).
Patrick Reynolds is one of New Zealands best architectural photographers.
