NEW ART GALLERY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19924, 18 April 1928, Page 10

NEW ART GALLERY.

GIFT TO GHRISTCHURCH.

COMPETITION FOR ARCHITECTS.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CHEISTCHURCH, Tuesday.

The Christcliurch City Council, as trustees for the gift of £25,000 made by Mr. R. E. McDougall for the erection of an art gallery in the. city, have decided to approve tho erection of the gallery on a site in the Botanic Gardens, at the rear of the museum, for which statutory authority has already been granted. This decision was made at a meeting of tho council last evening after a discussion in committee.

The Mayor, Rev. J. K. Archer, announced to-day that competitive designs for the new art gallery would be invited from architects in New Zealand, Australia and England, and that the sum of £3OO would be offered, in three equal amounts of £IOO, for the three best designs submitted. This decision was in accordance with the wishes of Mr. McDougail. Mr. S. Hurst Seager would bo the assessor for the competition, and the architects taking part would bo asked to submit sketch plans. The three best plans would bo selected by Mr. Seager, and the successful competitors would then be asked to complete the plans in detail. The architect whose design was finally adopted would bo asked to construct the building.