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Napier - an Art Deco City

by John D. McCardle

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Napier’s history in an architectural calendar notebook

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Napier’s history in an architectural calendar notebook

Combining a month-by-month calendar with a compact historical and architectural overview, this book brings together two sides of Napier, in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay region. Its account traces the city’s early history and the Art Deco buildings constructed after the 1931 earthquake, with photographs illustrating the buildings and the styles represented in Napier. Each monthly section also includes historical events and facts, while the calendar pages provide space for personal dates and reminders. The format connects a practical calendar with an introduction to the city’s history and built environment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People interested in Napier and the history of Hawke’s Bay
  • Readers exploring Art Deco architecture and its styles
  • Those who want a calendar notebook with historical content and space for personal dates

Themes

Napier’s historyArt Deco architectureThe 1931 earthquake and rebuildingNew Zealand’s built heritage

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Book overview

This book is about the history of Napier in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, and also about the art deco buildings constructed following the devastating earthquake in 1931.

For each calendar month this calendar notebook contains: a pictorial example of Napier's beautiful art deco buildings, information on important events in Napier's history, interesting historical facts and pictures, and it also has space on a monthly calendar page to write in birthdays, anniversaries, or other events if the reader wishes to do so.

The book provides a summary of Napier's early history, and an outline of the main art-deco styles and their features built in Napier with accompanying photos.

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