Roger Neville Walker (born 1942) is a New Zealand

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based in

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Career

After graduating in architecture from the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

in the 1960s, Walker worked for the architecture firm Calder, Fowler & Styles, until he established his own practice in the early 1970s. He now runs Walker Architecture & Design in

. Like his compatriot

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, Walker is notable for his unconventional design approach, which came out of a reaction against the then-dominant

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in the 1960s and 1970s. Walker appeared in the 2021 TV series ''Designing Dreams,'' hosted by

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, in which he visited his favourite houses.

Honours and awards

In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Walker was appointed an

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, for services to architecture. He was awarded the

New Zealand Institute of Architects Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) is a membership-based professional organisation that represents 90 per cent of all registered architects in New Zealand, and promotes architecture that enhances the New Zealand livi ...

' highest honour, the

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, in 2016.

Selected designs

* Mansell House (1st house designed in 1966), Highbury, Wellington (1968) * Link Building, Wellington Waterfront (1969)
Sotiri House
Highbury, Wellington (1969) * Wellington Club (1969–72, demolished c. 1986) * Centrepoint Arcade,

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(1972, demolished 1997) * Whakatane Airport (1973–74) * Cuttance House, Tirohanga,

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Park Mews

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, Wellington (1974) * Rainbow Springs Tourism Complex,

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(1976–81) * Britten House,

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, Wellington (1977)University of Auckland - NZIA Regional Awards
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Wellington (1979–80)
Ainsworth House
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(1985) *

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Queenstown (1988, formerly the THC Queenstown) * Ropata Lodge, Lower Hutt (1990) * Chesterman Group Offices,

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(1992–93) * Pirie St Townhouses, Mount Victoria, Wellington
Margrain Winery and Conference Centre

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(1990s) * Sirocco Apartments, Wellington (1999) * Thorndon School, Wellington (c. early 2000s) * New World Supermarket, Thorndon, Wellington
Century City Apartments
(completed mid-2009)
The Boundary
townhouse complex, Wellington * (cancelled after the bankruptcy of developer

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) * Harris House,

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* St Patrick’s Church,

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* Solitaire Lodge, Tarawera * Wairakei Hotel Villas and recreational facilities, Taupo * 164 The Esplanade,

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* 62 The Parade Paekakariki

References

External links

Roger Walker Architecture and Design Ltd
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Roger 1942 births 20th-century New Zealand architects 21st-century New Zealand architects Living people University of Auckland alumni People from Hamilton, New Zealand People from Wellington City Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Recipients of the NZIA Gold Medal

Career

Honours and awards

Selected designs

See also

References

Further reading

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