Anthony Lawrance Treadwell (27 February 1922 – 15 September 2003) was an early member of the

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and an accomplished modernist

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, architectural educator and painter. His architectural work has been published in numerous articles in ''New Zealand Home and Building'', the ''Arts Year Book'', the ''Journal of the N.Z.I.A.'' and the Wellington Architectural Centre's ''Design Review''.

Early career

Treadwell was born in 1922. His architectural career began as a draughtsman in the

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before working in the Architectural Division of the Ministry of Works, and private practice. His designwork included factories, office buildings, flats, houses and churches, with examples of his domestic architecture including the Etherton House in Miramar, the Atkins House in

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and the Blumhardt House of 1957. In 1953 he described the Aitkens house in terms which find resonance with contemporary ambitions for domestic living:

"While the family is just a young married couple the requirements remain simple. There is no need for elaborate living — no ritual of meals solemnly served or activities placed into compartments. There can be a free and easy way of life with both members of the family taking part. The easiness of the holiday bach in a permanent house was looked for, but with the finish and sophistication of a town dwelling."

In the late 1950s he became a partner in Treadwell and Wild. The 1958 Hazelcourt Flats in Claremont Grove is an example of their work from this period. Another of Treadwell's successful collaborations was the Willeston Galleries in Manners St with H. H. Geddes. He chaired a SANZ committee on drawing office standards and was actively involved revising the syllabus for architecture drafting courses for the Technicians Certification Authority of New Zealand. More recently he and his daughter Sarah recreated his mural in the Takapuna "Experimental House" by Group Construction for the 1950s show at Auckland City Art Gallery in 1992.

Teaching

In addition to his successful architectural practice he taught at the architecture schools at the Auckland University College (as an assistant studio instructor), the Wellington Polytech, and

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(as a Senior Lecturer 1978–87), and he was actively involved in the Architectural Centre' summer schools. In an article discussing the redesign of Te Aro project, Treadwell described the Architectural Centre as:

"a body of men and women, chiefly architects and students of architecture, but also comprising many interested people, artists, writers, men of science, town-planners and others who are interested in architecture.”

Personal life

Treadwell's daughter is architect, academic and artist

Sarah Treadwell Sarah Treadwell is a New Zealand artist, architect and academic. She was the first female full-time academic staff member in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Waipapa Taumata Rau the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her acade ...

References

*"Hazelcourt Flats, Wellington" laremont Grove readwell and Wild''The Journal of the New Zealand Institute of Architects'' (October 1960) v. 27, n. 9, pp. 239–244. *"Living on a Cliff" ''Home and Building'' (1 August 1957) v. 20, n. 3, pp. 30?-33. * Mitchell, David and Gillian Chaplin The Elegant Shed (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1984) pp. 63–64. *"No Gold-fish-bowl feeling" ''Home and Building'' (1 February 1956) v. 18, n. 8, p. 28. *Petry, Bruce "Auckland's 1950s show: architecture and design" ''Art New Zealand'' (Aut 1993) n. 66, pp. 50–52, 99. *"Three Shops at Upper Hutt: Specialised Display for Seedsmen" ''Home and Buil''ding (Jan 1958) v. 20, n. 8, p. 71. *Treadwell A. L. "A House in Upper Hutt" ''Design Review'' (Mar/Apr 1953) v. 5, n. 1, pp. 15–18. *Treadwell, Anthony L. "Could Be: Centre Prepares for a Wellington" ''Home and Building'' (Oct-Nov 1948) v. 11, n. 2. {{DEFAULTSORT:Treadwell, Anthony 1922 births 2003 deaths New Zealand architects Academic staff of Victoria University of Wellington