Construction of the Civic Administration building, The Square

Description

A new civic centre was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1979, with Council staff moving in January 1980. It consisted of Council offices, Council Chamber and a Convention Centre cmpleted 1980.The architects for the civic complex, Maurice and John Patience, span the width of the new building at its most northern point. The photograph shows how far the complex will intrude into The Square.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bm 37

Date

January 27, 1976

Digitisation id

2009N_Bm37_BUI_2656

Held in

Coolstore