Sixty buildings and six routes around a rebuilding city. The second in the series of guides to New Zealands urban architecture by the well-known team of writer John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds. This handy pocket-sized book suggests a series of city walks that take in both the historic buildings that survived the earthquakes and the striking new buildings that have risen from the rubble, 60 buildings in total. Its the perfect guide for visitors to Christchurch and also for locals who want to know more about their city.
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.