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Michael Fowler Centre 
The Michael Fowler Centre from the LagoonGeneral information Type Concert hall and convention centre Location Wellington Coordinates 41°17′22″S 174°46′41″E / 41.289421°S 174.778053°E Construction started 1980 Completed 1983 Technical details Floor count 3 Design and construction Architect Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney of Warren and Mahoney Other designers Acoustic assistance from Professor A. Harold Marshall 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 A. 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 auditorium seats 2210 people during a concert, and 1035 during a classroom type event.
The centre is used by international and local acts, conferences, and summits; it is also the home of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and ARISE Church in Wellington
See also
References
- ^ Warren and Mahoney architects
- ^ CAD files of the Michael Fowler Centre
- ^ History of the Michael Fowler Centre
External links
Categories:- Convention centres in New Zealand
- Concert halls in New Zealand
- Buildings and structures in Wellington City
- New Zealand building and structure stubs
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