Buildings & Bridges Of Christchurch: New Zealand
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Christchurch, New Zealand's most English of cities, carries its architectural heritage in stone and steel across its streets and waterways — and Buildings & Bridges of Christchurch: New Zealand by Gwenda Turner is a magnificent tribute to that legacy. This richly detailed volume presents the city's most iconic structures, from its Gothic Revival landmarks and graceful Avon River bridges to the Victorian and Edwardian buildings that define its unique urban character, offering readers a curated visual and historical record of a cityscape unlike any other in the Southern Hemisphere. Turner brings a keen architectural eye and a profound affection for her subject, crafting a work that is as much a love letter to Christchurch as it is a scholarly document of its built environment. The volume chronicles the stories embedded in mortar and ironwork, illuminating how each structure reflects the ambitions, tastes, and craftsmanship of the settlers who shaped this remarkable city. Published by the respected New Zealand imprint John McIndoe of Dunedin, this is an indispensable record for historians, architects, and anyone captivated by the enduring beauty of a city whose very identity is written in its buildings — many of which were tragically altered forever by the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, making this volume a poignant and irreplaceable historical document.
Author: Gwenda Turner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, John McIndoe, Dunedin
Genre: Architecture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Christchurch, New Zealand's most English of cities, carries its architectural heritage in stone and steel across its streets and waterways — and Buildings & Bridges of Christchurch: New Zealand by Gwenda Turner is a magnificent tribute to that legacy. This richly detailed volume presents the city's most iconic structures, from its Gothic Revival landmarks and graceful Avon River bridges to the Victorian and Edwardian buildings that define its unique urban character, offering readers a curated visual and historical record of a cityscape unlike any other in the Southern Hemisphere. Turner brings a keen architectural eye and a profound affection for her subject, crafting a work that is as much a love letter to Christchurch as it is a scholarly document of its built environment. The volume chronicles the stories embedded in mortar and ironwork, illuminating how each structure reflects the ambitions, tastes, and craftsmanship of the settlers who shaped this remarkable city. Published by the respected New Zealand imprint John McIndoe of Dunedin, this is an indispensable record for historians, architects, and anyone captivated by the enduring beauty of a city whose very identity is written in its buildings — many of which were tragically altered forever by the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, making this volume a poignant and irreplaceable historical document.