International group calls for retention of Civic Centre buildings

An international group which supports the conservation of Modern Movement buildings - DOCOMOMO - is calling on the Hutt City Council to reverse its decision to demolish two buildings that form a vital part of the Lower Hutt Civic Centre.

Group member Ian Bowman says the loss of the Town Hall and Horticultural Hall "would irreparably damage the Civic Centre group and remove its heart."

"It would mean the loss of the best of the Hutt’s Modern Movement architecture, imbued as it is with considerable social history. The city would lose the tourism opportunity to celebrate the best of its architecture of the 1950s."

For Ian's full piece, click here.