Winter Deco: Louis Hay Art Deco Building Walking Tour
1 Tennyson St, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Louis Hay set up his architectural practice in the beautiful seaside town of Napier. There he stamped his mark with a range of buildings, embracing current international architectural innovations, particularly assimilating the modernist style of American Frank Lloyd Wright. After the devastating Hawke’s Bay 1931 earthquake Louis Hay became a member of the newly formed Associated Architects and Napier Reconstruction Committees. Their challenge: to rebuild the town in a sympathetic, modern style using the new New Zealand building code.
Over the course of an hour, this walking tour will take you on a trip back in time through the lens of one of Napier’s most important and beloved architects.
Hosted by Gail Pope, MTG Social History Curator.
Sat 20 Jul, 10am & 1pm
Front Foyer, MTG Hawkes Bay, 1 Tennyson St
Tickets $25
Available from the Winter Deco Festival website.
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