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Design Review: Volume 1, Issue 5 (February-March 1949)
Notes
Notes
Art Moves to Mount Cook
The National Art Gallery, housed during the war and post-war years in the D.I.C. Building in the heart of Wellington, is about to move back to its own premises in the Dominion Museum on Mount Cook. The central position of the Gallery tempted many to view exhibitions which would not have drawn them to the other end of the city. For the keen follower of Art the journey will now require more than a lunch-hour visit. This will be a setback to the increasing appreciation of Art in Wellington.
Exhibition of New Zealand Housing
The New Zealand House in its First Hundred Years is to be the title of an exhibition to be held in Wellington from 14th March. The exhibition is being prepared by the Architectural Centre and will be presented in conjunction with the New Zealand Institute of Architects during their Annual Conference. A subsequent tour of the main centres is a possibility.
Te Aro on Tour
The Centre's exhibition Te Aro Replanned is touring the East Coast of the North Island. During December it was shown in the Hawke's Bay Art Gallery in Napier and opened in Gisborne on 1st February.
Scoffers Take Note
The National Film Unit's much-discussed film Rhythm and Movement has won acclaim in England as first class cinema art, and has recently been televized in the U.S.A.
School of Town Planning
The first School of Town Planning in Australasia was opened in Wellington on 1st February. The School is run by the Architectural Centre in conjunction with its School of Architecture. Mr. John Cox has been appointed Principal with a staff of six qualified practising town planners. There is an initial roll of fourteen students. The course is set out in the Supplement to this issue.
Forward Move
Students of the Architectural Centre working in offices under P.S.C. control will in future be entitled to one afternoon a week for design instruction in the studio. This will provide relief to the heavy programme of work during the year.