citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message warren and mahoney type private company industry architecture founded 1955 founder miles warren and maurice mahoney headquarters christchurch new zealand website www.warrenandmahoney.com christchurch headquarters warren and mahoney is a multi disciplinary architectural practice one of the few third generation architectural practices in the history of new zealand architecture . contents 1 history 2 notable designs 2.1 buildings 2.2 monuments 3 references 4 external links history edit the practice was founded by miles warren in 1955 1 and with the award of the dental nurses training school now known as central nurses training school miles sought the assistance of his fellow atelier colleague maurice mahoney . in 1958 2 the partnership of warren and mahoney was established . the partnership created a distinctive form of architecture utilising a modern brutalist style described by warren himself as constructivist involving widespread use of concrete and harsh geometric shapes . several of their buildings in this style are now regarded by whom among the highlights of new zealand modernism christchurch town hall harewood crematorium college house and canterbury students union being but a few . 2 the style was influential within new zealand being a partial inspiration for ted mccoy s archway lecture theatre complex at the university of otago among other works . the first departure from this style was christchurch s robert jones house forsyth barr building . according to historian geoffrey rice many architects regard this building as warren and mahoney s ugly duckling 3 and paul walker professor of architecture at the university of melbourne asks does anyone love the monolithic forsyth barr building on colombo street ... 4 warren and mahoney designs are found in other centres throughout new zealand most notably those of wellington s michael fowler centre and bowen house in wellington and auckland s television new zealand building . 2 sir miles warren and maurice mahoney retired in the early 1990s . now a third generation multi disciplinary practice 5 with offices presently in christchurch auckland queenstown wellington sydney and melbourne the practice has constructed projects around the pacific rim . several works were destroyed and more still damaged by the 2011 christchurch earthquake . 6 notable designs edit buildings edit warren and mahoney harewood crematorium 1963 harewood crematorium 1963 college house university of canterbury in christchurch new zealand 1966 christchurch town hall in christchurch new zealand 1972 cathedral of the blessed sacrament 1974 5 embassy of new zealand washington d.c. 1975 christchurch central library 1982 7 the canterbury trade union centre in christchurch new zealand radio new zealand offices on durham street in christchurch new zealand christ s college s chapman block big school library the sports hall and science block in christchurch new zealand the university of canterbury students association in christchurch new zealand the wool exchange whiteleigh avenue in christchurch new zealand the lyttelton harbour board building in christchurch new zealand the triangle centre in christchurch new zealand hotel grand chancellor christchurch new zealand 1986 clarendon tower in christchurch new zealand 1987 park royal hotel later known as crowne plaza in christchurch new zealand 1988 forsyth barr building in christchurch new zealand 1989 bridgewater apartments in christchurch new zealand the wigram park housing complex at 1 park terrace in christchurch new zealand parliament buildings and library parliament house in wellington new zealand new zealand high commission in new delhi india tvnz in auckland new zealand 1990 michael fowler centre 1983 and bowen house 1990 in wellington new zealand parliament building re design and the parliamentary library 1987 westpac stadium in wellington new zealand 2000 yarrow stadium in new plymouth taranaki new zealand 2002 wellington international airport in wellington new zealand 2010 new zealand supreme court building refurbishment in wellington new zealand 2010 monuments edit new zealand memorial korean war at the united nations memorial cemetery in busan south korea built of marble from the coromandel peninsula 8 references edit world architecture map retrieved 2012 05 18 a b c warren and mahoney christchurch city libraries retrieved 2012 04 30 rice geoffrey 2014 . victoria square cradle of christchurch . christchurch canterbury university press . p. 258 . isbn 1927145589 . matthews philip 13 june 2008 . distinctive christchurch by warren and mahoney . the press . retrieved 22 november 2015 . american institute of graphic arts aiag design archives retrieved 2012 05 18 christchurch modern retrieved 2012 04 30 central library building 1982 2014 . christchurch city libraries . retrieved 13 may 2016 . new zealand memorial in korea . national monuments & war graves . nz identity & heritage . february 19 2013 . external links edit warren and mahoney website christchurch modern christchurch city libraries warren miles retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title warren and mahoney & oldid 728979644 categories architecture firms of new zealandcompanies based in christchurchcompanies established in 1955hidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from november 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact 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