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Puaka-James Hight Building, Christchurch: exterior
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Puaka-James Hight Building, Christchurch: exterior. James Hight Building in August 2013
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Puaka-James Hight Building, Christchurch: exterior. James Hight Building in August 2013
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Library · Brutalism

Puaka-James Hight Building

byMinistry of Works (New Zealand)Christchurch, New Zealand ↗

1974

Key features53 m brutalist library tower of exposed concrete, the University of Canterbury's best-known building.

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Architect
Ministry of Works (New Zealand)
Place
Christchurch, New Zealand
Year
1974
Typology
Library
Movement
Brutalism
Region
Oceania

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