What people are saying.

  • "West Plaza was always cool and, unlike most of our city’s afflictions on the whenua, always popular with the public. And it still stars in architecture books about Auckland."

    — Bill McKay, ArchitectureNow (2023)

    Channeling that 70' Vibe Article Link

  • “Spotlight on a Famous Auckland Sailor” “In the 1970’s Neville was engaged by the committee of the RNZYS to design a new clubhouse that offered an interaction with the Westhaven water space but had minimal impact on the car park. The construction was put on hold by a new incoming RNZYS committee, but demonstrates Neville’s flair for design and use of space.”

    — Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) (November 2013)

    Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS)

  • “Playful Design” “Neville Price is better known for his commercial works like the West Plaza and Manukau City Council buildings, but his 1970s holiday home is an unusual while memorable moment in New Zealand’s architectural history”

    — Urbis #67 (March 2012)

    SANDY BAY HOUSE

  • Home Sweet Home: A new book (Home Work) by John Walsh looks at what happens when they can please themselves – features Wiwiki on Front Cover

    — Weekend Herald – Canvas (2010)

    Link to Article

  • “A legend of New Zealand architecture returns home bringing a taste of California with him” “Someone even made a documentary about him …he was a starchitect (locally, at least….)”

    — Urbis #59 : Spanish White (2010)

    Wiwiki, Northland New Zealand

  • “West Plaza…this slender high-rise is an enduring Auckland favorite that exhibits a sense of glamour and sophistication missing from many of the city’s tall buildings. As architectural critic Bill McKay notes, “West Plaza helped turn Auckland “from big town to international city”

    — Urbis Magazine #46 Design Annual (2008)

    West Plaza, Auckan New Zealand

  • “Neville Price ponders the effect of time and place on a career that has spanned from NZ to the US – and back”

    — INSPIRATION California Dreamin’ : NZIA Cross Section (2007)

    MANUKAU CITY
    CERAMIC HOUSE
    WEST PLAZA
    82 SYMONDS STREET

  • “This modern, lozenge-shaped high rise is a scheduled historic place on Auckland City Council’s district plan. Built in 1974 West Plaza is a prime example of age not being determined by heritage value, Wild Says. Wild sees the Auckland CBD structure as a statement of confidence that we too can be modern and inter-national”

    — Architect Adam Wild, Weekend Herald Canvas “Building Pride” (Sept 2006)

    West Plaza, Auckland New Zeland

  • “in its contribution to the cityscape West Plaza remains a jewel to be treasured and an exemplar for future generations”

    — NZIA AWARD FOR ENDURING ARCHITECTURE (2005)

    West Plaza, Auckland New Zealand

  • Its jury citation described it as “still head and shoulders above other multistory developments…a respected and desirable landmark building in the CBD of Auckland” NZIA President Gordon Moller who has premises there. “It seemed to us the West Plaza was a building that had considerable architectural quality, which everybody enjoys (not just architects). People do respond to architecture that addresses the issues of form in a way that makes an elegant contribution to the city”

    — ‘Still the best? NZIA CROSS SECTION : Upfront (March 2005)

    West Plaza, Auckland New Zealand

  • “Bugger the functional problems of a circular floor plan -let's have a simple, clear, crisp, sweet building” A similar thing can be said of the West Plaza!"

    — Pete Bossley of Bossley Architects via Metro Auckland Design Now (2005)

    Tower Block : 82 Symonds Street Auckland (1967)