Architects’ Gold Medal To Dunedin Man

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30715, 2 April 1965, Page 12

Architects’ Gold Medal To Dunedin Man

(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, April 1. The Institute of Architects' Bold medal for the best New Zealand building of the year has been awarded to Mr E. J. McCoy, of Dunedin, for his design of St. Paul’s High School, in Dunedin. King and Dawson, of Wellington, were highly commended for the Freyberg swimming pool at Wellington. The awards were announced in Auckland last evening by the institute’s president (Mr G. Laurenson). The silver medal for the

best industrial building or research study in architecture ’ was awarded to King and ' Dawson for their Nelson cool • store project. The Auckland firm of Mark- ; Brown, Fairhead and Associi ates, won the bronze medal for domestic architecture with • a home they designed in Titirangi. Award Of Honour j The first recipient of the . institute's award of honour is • a prominent architect in London. Mr R. H. Uren, formerly of Wellington. A council member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Mr Uren represents the New Zealand institute on the council. In the late 1930 s he won a competition between Common wealth members of the Royal Institute for the design of the Hornsey Town Hall.

A message from Auckland circulated by the New Zealand Press Association on Wednesday evening wrongly reported that the institute had awarded its gold medal for the best building of the . tO u Mr J J - Beaven. of Christchurch.

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