The Star: April 22, 2021

The Star Thursday April 22 2021
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Canterbury Heritage Awards
FINALISTS FOR the biennial
Canterbury Heritage Awards
have been whittled down after
the quality of the contenders
prompted protracted debate for
the judging panel.
After weighing up more than
60 entries the four-strong panel
has selected 30 finalists to progress.
“The judging this year was
extremely
difficult. The
standard of
entries was
higher than
ever before and
the variety,
too, was indicative
of just
Anna
Crighton
how heritage is
so important
to so many
people in so
many ways,” said Christchurch
Heritage Awards Charitable
Trust chairwoman Dame Anna
Crighton.
“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.”
Entries for the six categories
encompassed a wide variety of
The Riverside mural.
projects from walking tours and
domestic dwellings to mansions,
cottages and bridges.
“The entries afford the opportunity
to recognise heritage in all
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
its forms and to tell the stories
that are so important to us as
a community and a culture,”
Crighton said.
Category winners and the supreme
overall winner will be announced
at the awards ceremony
at Christ’s College on June 11.
The judging panel comprises
Heritage New Zealand chief
executive Andrew Coleman,
urban and regional planner
Ivan Thomson, Clare Kelly – an
architect specialising in heritage
conservation plus structural and
civil engineer Andrew Marriott.
•Canterbury
Heritage Awards 2021
finalists:
Domestic Saved and
Restored: Islay Cottage
(Tony & Brenda Good)
Montrose Station
Homestead (Wilson
& Hill Architects), The
Britten Stables (The
Britten Stables Ltd),
The Vicarage, Geraldine
(Michael & Brigitte Barker),
Thornton Earl Manor (AO
Architecture Ltd).
Public Realm Saved
and Restored: Balmoral
Fire Lookout (Hawarden
Waikari Lions Club), Corner
Kilmore and Barbadoes
Streets (Tim & Anna
Chesney), Majestic on
Durham (Sheppard &
Rout), The Pumphouse
(Paddy & Jackie Snowdon),
Rose Chapel (Christchurch
City Council), School
of Art, The Arts Centre
(The Arts Centre), The
Nurses’ Memorial Chapel
(Christchurch City Council).
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