“MODEL FOR OTHERS”
Rebuilding Of Parliament (N.Z. Press Association) . WELLINGTON, March 24. The words of Pericles j should be heeded when taking t into account what the new < Parliament Buildings should ' look like, the British archis tect, Sir Basil Spence said at ■ a Parliamentary reception ’ today. “Pericles in his evocation r to the Athenians in 5 B.C. . said: ‘We do not imitate, for i we are a model for others.’ “This should be the way 1 to tackle the new building.” ! The present Parliament 1 Buildings was a “hornets’ ’ nest” Sir Basil said. I When the Prime Minister i (Mr Holyoake) objected to r this phrase, Sir Basil countered: “Well, hornets’ nest i house such a diverse species.” ' “New Zealand is a young country with a young spirit,” Sir Basil said. “One can see the demolition of old buildings, because that heralds f something new.” r Mr Holyoake said Sir f Basil would be meeting the i special Parliamentary comr mittee looking into the rer newal of Parliament Buildings [ this afternoon.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30399, 25 March 1964, Page 8
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