John Campbell (architect)
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John Campbell was an architect
, responsible for many government buildings in New Zealand
.
Born in Scotland, he travelled to New Zealand in 1882 after training in Glasgow under John Gordon. From 1883 to his retirement in 1922 he worked for the government, holding the title of Government Architect from 1909 onwards. He is most widely known for post office
s, including those of Auckland
and Wellington
and two other designs reproduced widely across the country.
In New Zealand he first lived and worked in Dunedin
. While there he was responsible for the 1896 prison, later also a Police Station, in the Queen Anne manner and reminiscent of Norman Shaw's New Scotland Yard, and for the Dunedin Law Courts building, an adaptation of an earlier design for a railway station whose plan is a precursor of Campbell's design for the New Zealand parliament building in Wellington.
He died in Wellington
in 1942.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, responsible for many government buildings in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Born in Scotland, he travelled to New Zealand in 1882 after training in Glasgow under John Gordon. From 1883 to his retirement in 1922 he worked for the government, holding the title of Government Architect from 1909 onwards. He is most widely known for post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
s, including those of Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
and Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
and two other designs reproduced widely across the country.
In New Zealand he first lived and worked in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
. While there he was responsible for the 1896 prison, later also a Police Station, in the Queen Anne manner and reminiscent of Norman Shaw's New Scotland Yard, and for the Dunedin Law Courts building, an adaptation of an earlier design for a railway station whose plan is a precursor of Campbell's design for the New Zealand parliament building in Wellington.
He died in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
in 1942.