A sold-out ceremony, held at the Christ’s College Dining Hall on Friday 11 June, saw Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House take home the Supreme Award. Dame Anna Crighton, Chair of the Awards, commented that “The occasion was to applaud, acclaim .
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The Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru is a finalist in the Seismic category of this year’s heritage awards
The Covid-delayed 2020 Canterbury Heritage Awards will take place on June 11. In this second focus on the finalists, Fiona Wykes
, of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton highlight five more contenders. Following the widespread damage caused by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, the Christchurch Heritage Awards Charitable Trust broadened the awards to encompass all of Canterbury. This geographical spread meant that for the 2021 awards, such entries as the Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru, together with the Balmoral Forest Fire Lookout in Hurunui, and the Rakaia Gorge No 1 Bridge in Selwyn were eligible.
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Severely damaged by the Kaikōura earthquake, Montrose Station Homestead was designed by architect Cecil Wood at a time when he was considered the leading domestic architect in Canterbury.
After Covid-19 restrictions last year saw the Canterbury Heritage Awards diverge from their usual biennial format, the awards return on June 11. Fiona Wycks, of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton highlight some finalists. In Canterbury and Christchurch the 10-year timeframe, symbolic as a clear demarcation between pre and post 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, reveals an optimism which has inspired us to relish and celebrate our cultural heritage.
The other finalists in the category are Islay Cottage, Montrose Station Homestead, The Britten Stables and Thornton Earl Manor. The Barkers, Michael and wife Brigitte, bought the building, the former St Mary’s Church Vicarage, in December 2017. It is a category two listed heritage building, opening it as accommodation in October 2019. The heritage competition attracted more than 60 entries, with a judging panel of four selecting 30 finalists. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on June 11, in the Christ s College dining hall. Judges were Andrew Coleman – Chief Executive of Heritage New Zealand; Ivan Thomson – an urban and regional planner and Fellow Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute; Clare Kelly – an architect specialising in Heritage Conservation; and Andrew Marriott – a structural and civil engineer and director at Batchelar McDougall Consulting.
The judging this year was extremely difficult,’’ Crighton said. “The jurors had to select finalists in six categories from over 60 entries. The standard of entries was higher than ever before and the variety, too, was indicative of just how heritage is so important to so many people in so many ways. Now that almost half of our built heritage has been demolished, appreciation of what remains is evident. The jurors agreed, without exception, that every entry was worthy in contributing to the character and streetscapes of our city and province. Judges were Andrew Coleman – Chief Executive of Heritage New Zealand; Ivan Thomson – an urban and regional planner and Fellow Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute; Clare Kelly – an architect specialising in Heritage Conservation; and Andrew Marriott – a structural and civil engineer and director at Batchelar McDougall Consulting.