Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand Architecture Photos, Cable St Building Design, Pictures
Te Papa Wellington : Building
Key Building in Wellington Habour: 55 Cable Street – design by Jasmax, architects, NZ
15 Aug 2007
Te Papa Museum
Date built: 2005
‘Te Papa‘ means ‘Our Place’ in Maori
Location: on the harbour, south of the city centre
Photos from Aug 2007 by architect Adrian Welch:
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, located in Wellington.
Address: 55 Cable St, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Hours: Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (check with operators)
Phone: +64 4-381 7000
The building opened on February 14, 1998
Project Architect: Ivan Mercep
There are more than 200,000 objects in the collection – from specimens collected during Captain Cook’s first expedition to New Zealand in 1769-70 to the costume worn by Xena: Warrior Princess.
Views of Te Papa from harbour in city centre:
Te Papa Museum Extension – Architecture Competition
Winner: UNStudio, with Jasmax (NZ architects)
For Wellington Waterfront Ltd
Te Papa Museum Extension architects : UNStudio
Location: Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand Architecture
Contemporary New Zealand Buildings
New Zealand Architecture Designs – chronological list
Wellington Parliament building
Jacob’s Ladder, Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park, Kaipara Harbour, North Island
photography : David Hartley-Mitchell
Jacob’s Ladder, Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park
Local Rock House, Waiheke Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island
Architects: Patterson Associates
photo : Simon Devitt
House on Waiheke Island
Comments / photos for the Te Papa Wellington Architecture page welcome
Website: www.tepapa.govt.nz
