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HomeGround. The Story of a Building that Changes Lives

ot on the heels of the opening of HomeGround comes the book of the building. Reviewed in May/June 2022, Auckland City Mission’s new headquarters, designed by Stevens Lawson Architects, is a new city landmark in many ways and its 11 storeys provide facilities and apartment-style homes for the homeless, those living rough and. Wilson’s viewpoint is characterised by an enthusiasm for doing things better so it is no surprise that he has chosen HomeGround as the subject of his first book, with photographs by Mark Smith, a very experienced architectural photographer and one of our best.

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