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Richard Strachan De Renzy Harman
Richard Strachan De Renzy Harman (18 November 1896 – 14 September 1953) was a New Zealand architect based in Christchurch during the first half of the 20th century, and was particularly known as an ecclesiastical and residential architect. His notable works include the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo. Biography Born in Christchurch in 1896, Harman was the eldest son of lawyer Thomas Harman (cricketer), Thomas De Renzy Harman and Jenny Harman (née Cook). His uncles included Richard Harman (cricketer), Richard Dacre Harman, also an architect, and Annesley Harman, and his grandfather was Richard James Strachan Harman, one of the Canterbury Pilgrims. Harman was educated in Christchurch. Between 1914 and 1916, he served his articles with the Christchurch firm of Samuel Hurst Seager, Seager and Macleod, and took classes at the Canterbury College School of Art. He saw military service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in France during the latter part of World War I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
