A taniwha awakes
DISCLAIMER
Felicity Wallace, BArch (Hons), is the Western Director of the Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Board and a registered architect practising in New Zealand: she is based in Marton, a small town in the Rangitīkei district, not far from Bulls. She has more than 30 years’ experience in private practice and teaching design. In 2014, Felicity Wallace Architects was invited to submit a proposal for the preparation of a concept design and feasibility study for the proposed Bulls Community Centre but chose not to submit. Her partner, who is a business owner in Bulls, has been a vocal critic of the cost overruns on this project. The views in this review are personal and do not represent the views of the NZIA.
IT’S PRETTY like a bull without creating a cartoon figure. The Greeks literally constructed a horse to surprise their opponents and, centuries later, those Roman masters of the baroque, Bernini and Borromini, used perspective, light and reverse form to create a sense of movement in stone.
