Michael Fowler Centre
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The Michael Fowler Centre is a concert hall and convention centre in Wellington, New Zealand. It was constructed on reclaimed land next to Civic Square, and is the pre-eminent concert site in central Wellington.
Commissioned in 1975, building began in 1980; the centre officially opened on September 16, 1983. It was designed by Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney of Warren and Mahoney[1], with acoustic assistance from Professor Harold Marshall[2], formerly the Head of Auckland University's Acoustics Research Centre. It is named after the primary instigator of its construction, Sir Michael Fowler, at the time the mayor of Wellington.[3]
The centre is used by international and local acts, conferences, and summits; it is also the home of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
[edit] References
- ^ Warren and Mahoney architects
- ^ CAD files of the Michael Fowler Centre
- ^ History of the Michael Fowler Centre
