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Ric Leplastrier |
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 I first met Ric when he came to New Zealand in 1987 to judge the AAA Monier Design Award. We won and we became friends.
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Peter Wood |
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 20 April 2008 at Karaka Bay
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Graeme North |
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 When anyone in New Zealand thinks of earth building they think of architect Graeme North.
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Howard Liddell |
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 I met Howard in the middle of the Velvet Revolution in Prague in November 1989.
In that hyper-charged atmosphere you needed to sort out very quickly who your friends were and who you could trust. Howard was observant, responsive, and great fun to be with in the midst of a situation where everyone's life was on the line.
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Miki Hayashi |
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Pauline Lee was one of my architectural students. After working in Asia she married and went to live in Breda, but she was often back in New Zealand to see her mother. 
You sometimes do not realise who your friends are until you have your back to the wall.
I first met Akio at the UIA Congress in Brighton in 1987. That chance meeting changed my life.
Toichi raced me around Tokyo in his yellow VW beetle. We parked on footpaths or half way up hoardings as we explored Tadeo Ando emerging out of scaffolding and other architectural gems. Time has dimmed the memory of the buildings, but Toichi's passionate love of life is unforgetable.
