Auckland War Memorial Museum Competition.

Progress, Volume XVII, Issue 2, 1 October 1921, Page 44

Auckland War Memorial Museum Competition.

The matter of the competitive designs which have been invited for the Auckland War Memorial Museum was under consideration recently (says the Herald) by the joint committee comprising the Council of the Auckland Institute and the Citizens' War Memorial Committee. Subsequently a statement was made by the Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, who presided at the meeting in his capacity as President of the Institute.

The terms and conditions of the competition, said Mr. Gunson, had been the subject of considerable correspondence between the Institute of Architects and the joint committee. It was definitely arranged that those terms and conditions shall stand, with the following interpretations of the clauses mentioned :

Clause 5 (providing for the judging of the competitive designs to be carried out by the Council and Committee jointly, with the assistance of architects other than competitors, to be called in in an advisory capacity) : The designs will be judged by a jury of live, two to be appointed by the Institute of Architects, and three by the joint committee of the Council and Committee. Clause 7 (covering payment of architects' fees in connection with the construction of the building) : The terms and conditions as to payment for the services of the architects employed are to be those laid down in the scale of charges of the N.Z.1.A., namely, 6\ per cent, on the total cost of the work. Clause 14 (fixing the date for the designs to be submitted as February 28th) : The date is extended to May 30th, 1922. Mr. Gunson said that the architects and all concerned were now fully co-operating to make the movement a pronounced success. He mentioned that the final appeal to the public for funds would be made next year.