DPA Architects

18/08/2023

Dave Pearson

19/05/2022

21/04/2022

Te Pūtahi releases programme for Open Christchurch 2022 On 30 April and 1 May, Open Christchurch returns for a celebration of the city’s special spaces and hidden gems. View of the Timeball and Lyttelton Harbour. Photo: Frank J. Visserexpand/collapse The public can head inside the Timeball sit....

21/04/2022

On 30 April and 1 May, Open Christchurch returns for a celebration of Christchurch’s special spaces and hidden gems - including the Lyttelton Timeball Station!

The public can head inside the Timeball Station on Sunday 1 May to explore this example of Victorian technology and take in views of Lyttelton Port.

“We are really excited to offer a new selection of the city’s most exceptional works of architecture for people to enjoy this year,” says Festival director Jessica Halliday.

📖 For more on Open Christchurch check out our blog: https://bit.ly/3uNluoq

📸 Photo: Frank J. Visser

29/03/2022

Contractors, Councils and the citizens of Hawke’s Bay can be justly proud of the hard work and achievements in restoring one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading Opera Houses after years of painstaking effort.

The restoration project has won several awards: the New Zealand Institute of Architects Heritage award in 2020, as well as a New Zealand Master Builders Commercial Projects Award and two Resene Colour Awards.

The Category 1 heritage-listed building was originally designed by Henry Eli White (1876-1952) who was also the architect of the St James Theatres in Auckland and Wellington. The opera house was designed in the Spanish Mission style and opened in 1915 as the Hastings Municipal Theatre.

Read more: https://www.heritage.org.nz/news-and-events/blog/historic-opera-house-wins-a-host-of-awards

04/06/2021

Intermediate position available for a Graduate Architect or technician, must have 3 years working experience in New Zealand

04/06/2021

Another rewarding project for the DPA Architects team!! 👏👏

The Hawke’s Bay Opera House is the heart of Toitoi - Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre in Hastings and its spectacular facelift has earned it this year’s NZ Institute of Architects Heritage award. The landmark 1915 building that w...

23/07/2020

We are looking for an Intermediate Graduate Architect or Technician to join our team.

Intermediate position available for a Graduate Architect or technician, must have 3 years working experience in New Zealand

11/09/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BNcx-Uq-3c

In the early hours of September 4th 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Canterbury, New Zealand. While no deaths occurred in that quake, many historic stone buildings across the region were badly damaged by the strong earth tremors. The Church of the Holy Innocents, built in 1869 on the grounds of Mt Peel Station, was one of them.

In March 2016, restoration work began to repair the damage. Most significant was the the eastern wall, which had half collapsed in the quake, shattering the stained glass window in the process.

This video shows 18 months of restoration work at the Church compressed into a 4 minute timelapse movie.

Caption and video credit: Green Man Creative/Matt Searles 2017

For more details and photographs, check out Green Man Creative on Facebook at Facebook.com/greenmancreativenz

In the early hours of September 4th 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Canterbury, New Zealand. While no deaths occurred in that quake, many historic sto...

03/09/2019

Some stunning photos of the Arts Centre restoration project taken by Johannes Van Kan in an interview published by RNZ:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/standing-room-only/audio/201852911/the-restoration-of-christchurch-arts-centre

03/09/2019

Comprised of about 4,000 individual pieces of glass, the window of the Great Hall in the Arts Centre of Christchurch was removed to ensure its safety while major earthquake repair work was carried out on the Great Hall.

Two people worked on the window continuously for one year before it was reinstalled in November 2015. A new isothermal system has been installed to protect the window from exterior elements and to aid soundproofing. The total estimated cost of the window restoration is $130,000.

In December 2015, the window was rededicated to the memory of all staff and students who served in World War One and who previously attended an institution once based on the site now known as the Arts Centre: Canterbury College, the School of Engineering, the School of Art, Christchurch Boys’ High School and Christchurch Girls’ High School. In addition, the 235 who perished are now honoured with dedication plaques that sit beneath the window.

It depicts the service of humanity by action and thought and includes possibly the most portraits found in any 20th century English stained glass window.

Photo Credit: NZPlaces.com 📸

02/09/2019

The Tohu Whenua programme combines culture and heritage with beautiful natural settings. It helps tell the tales of New Zealand’s past and connects visitors in a tangible way to our unique stories and places.

The programme is a joint initiative between the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, DOC and Heritage New Zealand and currently features heritage places in the Northland, Otago and West Coast regions. Check our their website below to see some of the places that have shaped New Zealand's history!

Whether you’re a New Zealander or a visitor, you can gain a deeper understanding of who we were and who we are today by visiting Tohu Whenua sites.