Vince Terreni Freemans Bay scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
Five scrapbooks comprised predominantly of newspaper clippings and photographs, compiled by Vince Terreni, documenting the history and proposed redevelopment of Freemans Bay, Auckland.
Dates
- 1970 - 1975
Creator
- Terreni, Vince Bamboo, 1931-2004 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Cotton gloves to be worn when handling.
Biographical / Historical
Vince Terreni (1931-2004), born Vincenzo Lanciotto Terreni, later Vincenzo Lanciotto Bamboo Terreni was educated in New Zealand and Italy and worked as an architect in Palmerston North, Auckland, London and Wellington (1958-68). He taught at the School of Architecture, University of Auckland from 1968-1978.
He was the founding Chairman of Ponsonby-Freemans Bay Planning Association 1970-1972 which fought to stop planned clearance of Freemans Bay houses and redevelopment of the area by Auckland City Council.
He is also well known for his enthusiastic use of bamboo as a construction material.
Reference: Sheppard Collection file (T325n), Architecture and Planning Library, University of Auckland.
Extent
0.5 metres
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Access by appointment only due to storage location.
- Title
- Inventory of the Vince Terreni Freemans Bay scrapbooks, 1970-1975.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Cox
- Date
- August, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Architecture Archive, University of Auckland Repository
General Library
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz