Terry Farrell bags first New Zealand job
- Published: 04 August 2008 11:23
- Author: Richard Waite
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Farrells has seen off the likes of Frank Gehry and Foster + Partners to land a major masterplanning project in Auckland, New Zealand.
The scheme, which marks the practice's debut in the country, will see the 5.2ha central Newmarket area of the city redeveloped into a 'large-scale, mixed-use' quarter over the next decade.
Backed by AMP Capital Investors, the project aims to reintegrate a former industrial site into the local context and includes plans for a new railway station and transport interchanges as well as offices, bars, housing and a hotel.
Practice founder Terry Farrell said: 'This exciting new city-centre development for Newmarket not only creates new high-quality public realm but will also act as a catalyst for high quality future growth to the lands adjacent to the site, furthering Auckland's reputation as a world-class city.'
Global giants Gensler and SOM had also been shortlisted in the contest to design the masterplan which Farrells hopes to unveil next year (2009).
