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Four Shorts on Architecture
Short Film (Full Length) – 1975
If a building doesn’t work for people it’ll never transcend the sum of its parts.– From the narration
To my mind, the Futuna Chapel is one of the great small buildings in the world.– A review of John Scott's Futuna Chapel in Wellington
Like Christchurch itself it’s very formal and a bit dull.– A review of Christchurch Town Hall
Into the increasing grey mediocrity of city building swoops a saviour - Architect Man, A politician, a speculator and a bureaucrat converge on him in an attempt to cut him off; Will Architect Man sell out?– original synopsis for the film
In Godzone, jewel of the South Pacific, all is not well. The dreaded grey peril mediocrity is sweeping the land. In the capital, mediocrity’s promoters — politician, bureaucrat and speculator — congratulate one another on their success.– From the opening animation
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