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Tūranga (Christchurch Central Library): Exterior · Exterior of Library 2019
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Tūranga (Christchurch Central Library): Exterior · Tūranga taken walking over to the Wikicon opening dinner
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Tūranga (Christchurch Central Library): Exterior · Exterior of the Tūranga Central Library in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Library · Contemporary

Tūranga (Christchurch Central Library)

Architectus with Schmidt Hammer Lassen · Christchurch, NZ · 2018

Key featuresPost-earthquake central library on Cathedral Square, partly wrapped in a golden screen inspired by the Port Hills.

Architect
Architectus with Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Place
Christchurch, NZ
Year
2018
Typology
Library
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Oceania
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