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New Zealand Home & Building, October-November 1998

meet the talent behind this issue

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meet the talent behind this issue

Auckland architect Megan Edwards is currently operating her practice from the other side of the world during a nine month sabbatical in the UK. But after completing a house north of Auckland for European clients, she's used to long distance work arrangements. The first time her clients saw the house was when they arrived for their first holiday there. See page 114.

Design historian Douglas lloyd-Jenkins joins us as a regular columnist this issue, writing about design legends of the 20th century. Douglas's columns will offer an insight into celebrated, as well as little known, designers whose work made a difference this century. An avid collector of modernist furniture, he is particularly passionate about designs from the 1950s and sixties. He kicks off our 'legends' series with a profile of wallpaper designer, William Mason, on page 43.

When Auckland architect Graham Wrack found a tree clad site in Titirangi, it was a chance to realise a long-held dream to create a house in the bush. He elected to build first and then find a client to fall in love with the lofty 'tree house' featured on pages 106-111. Having worked in South Africa, Canada, Australia and the US, Graham says he has come to appreciate being able to design buildings in this country that are free of historical constraints. Nevertheless, his guiding principle is always to create something that's appropriate to the climate, landscape and culture of its context.

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