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SARC 151 Assignment 1

SARC 151 Assignment 1 is a design history essay which is broken up into two parts. Paper 1 is a physical description of a selected place and Paper 2 is an essay analysing the same selected place against a specific theme.

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Here are some databases and webpages that can help you with both assignment 1 and assignment 2.

Index New Zealand
This index includes articles about New Zealand and can be helpful when looking at the history of the construction of a place.
Wellington City Council Heritage List
Information on nearly 500 of the heritage buildings listed in Wellington.
Wellington's Architecture and Building Heritage
A good brief overview of Wellington Architectural History.
Digitised heritage - Taonga matihiko
Explore Wellington Recollect, Digital NZ, Papers Past and Archives Online