BUILDINGS IN AUSTRALIA.
ARCHITECT'S IMPRESSIONS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. After spending four months in Australia, mostly in Victoria. Mr. W. J. MeKeon, a well-known Wellington architect, returned much impressed by the great possibilities of the country". "As an architect I was impressed bv the advance in building standards generally and the range and scope of building materials, the bulk of them locallv manufactured,"' he said. "Unimpeded by restrictions forced upon New Zealand architects in the matter of designing t 0 resist earthquake shock, Australian architects have considerably more freedom in design, and the so-called 'modern' movement is (raining considerable ground," said Mr."" MeKeon. "As an ordinary citizen I was impressed by the national and civic J pride of the people and their cheerful temperament, which enables them to work hard and enjoy their leisure with equal enthusiasm."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 5, 7 January 1938, Page 3
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