Tony Watkins | |
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| Born | L. Anthony Watkins 1938 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | 2019 Presidents Award of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. |
L Anthony Watkins (born 1938) is an architect, planner, and urban designer, author and activist from New Zealand. He is emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Auckland, and a specialist in Vernacular Architecture[1]
Early life
Watkins was born in 1938. He grew up in Papatoetoe, and was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland.[2]
Career
In 2019 he was honoured with the Presidents Award of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. The award citation stated that Tony Watkins occupied a unique place in New Zealand architecture as architect, builder, teacher, writer, environmentalist, urbanist, advocate and agitator with "a tireless commitment to engaging with the public about architecture and reminding the profession of its societal and ethical responsibilities" including ecological protection and humane city planning.[3] His self-built house at Karaka Bay is a prominent example of New Zealand vernacular architecture.[4]
Notes
- ↑ John Walsh, "More than bricks and mortar: The writings of an anarchic presence in the world of architecture," The New Zealand Listener, 11 April 2013.
- ↑ St Peter's College Magazine 1961, p. 87; St Peter's College Magazine 1967, p. 77
- ↑ New Zealand Institute of Architects Presidents Award, 2019 (Retrieved 28 September 2023)
- ↑ Shane Warne, "Celebrating the Human House: Tony Watkins, champion of the vernacular", New Zealand Geographic, Issue 124, Nov, Dec 2014 (Retrieved 28 September 2023)
References
- Julia Gatley (ed), Long Live the Modern: New Zealand's New Architecture 1904–1984, Auckland University Press, Auckland.
- Erroll J Haarhoff, Guide to the Architecture of Central Auckland, Balasoglou Books, 2006.
- Peter Shaw, A History of New Zealand Architecture, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 2003.