Architecture
Christchurch is home to many different architectural styles - from Victorian mock Gothic to the mid-twentieth century modernist school to the latest environmental architectural trends. This page contains links to our architecture resources.
Our online resources
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- Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Serials A-Z: Architecture will help you find magazines, journals or newspapers that are available in one of the Christchurch City Libraries full text databases, either by browsing an A to Z listing - or searching for a title
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
- Architects includes an interview with architect Richard Dalman about the 2008 NZIA Canterbury Branch Awards
- Sir Miles Warren and architects firm Warren and Mahoney
- Christchurch Buildings and Landmarks
- Plans of Christchurch buildings - a digitised collection
- The architectural heritage of Christchurch
- How to research the history of a house in Christchurch
Our Internet gateway recommends
Architecture listings, including:
- www.architecturenz.net
- ADNZ – Architectural Designers of New Zealand
Many people use architectural designers to design their homes. Their professional website lists fee guidelines and the services you can expect from designers, as well as their code of ethics. - NZIA - New Zealand Institute of Architects website of the professional organisation for architects in New Zealand.
- Christchurch Modern
Website collecting examples of the ‘Christchurch Style’ or ‘Christchurch School’ - the modernist architecture movement that exploded in Christchurch in the middle of last century.
Thew - Architecture.com
The website of the Royal Institute of British Architects. - Great Buildings Online
An international and historical directory for built architecture. Over 750 buildings and their architects are available, complete with brief biographical information. Each building has construction date, location, building type, and other information.
Browse the resources in our libraries
Here are just a few examples of subject searches which will bring up many books and other resources:
- History of Architecture in Christchurch
- American Architecture
- New Zealand Architecture
- Australian Architecture
- Environmental Architecture
- Magazines: our libraries have digital versions of architectural magazines and many more which can be borrowed.
- Videos and DVDs: a diverse collection ranging from the wonderful My Architect – a documentary about the American architect Louis Kahn to video recordings of the Nurses’ Chapel at Christchurch Hospital and Ngaio Marsh’s house.
