MEDIA
Many LT McGuinness projects have featured in the media. Here's a selection of stories and backgrounders.
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- The 'outstanding achievement' of winning five or more national awards in commercial construction has seen LT McGuinness receive a Platinum Award (NZ Master Builders website, May 2019)
- Wellington's PwC Centre collects the supreme award in New Zealand's 2019 commercial projects awards (Stuff ,17 May 2019)
- A high earthquake safety rating helped the PwC Centre win the top building award (TVNZ, 18 May 2019)
- LT McGuinness jobs including the rebuilt Charles Fergusson Tower, St Mary of the Angels church, Whistling Sisters brewery and bar, Wynyard Central and the Mother Aubert Chapel feature in the 2019 NZ Institute of Architects awards (NZIA website, May 2019)
- Over 1100 staff are moving into the refurbished Charles Fergusson Tower which has been strengthened to 100 percent of the National Building Standard (DomPost, Jan 2019)
- This video, 'Little Creatures comes to Hobsonville Point', features the micro-brewery in a mixed commercial and retail project in Auckland by LT McGuinness and Willis Bond (NZ Herald, Jan 2019)
- Check out our 2018 Christmas videos from our Wellington and Auckland offices.
- Prime site offers plenty of challenges, reports Business NZ in this profile of the PwC Centre (Nov 2018)
- 'Two companies, one team, one family': The McGuinness Family collected the ortus Long Service Award at the Wellington Property People Awards (Property Council NZ, 11 Oct 2018)
- LT McGuinness has won the contract to build an Intercontinental Hotel on a prime waterfront spot at 1 Queen Street, Auckland (NZ Herald, Aug 2018)
- St Mary of the Angels wins Heritage and Restoration Building Awards at the NZ Master Builders Commercial Projects Awards (Society of Mary website, May 2018)
- "A very successful project, well done and congratulations": Judges, on awarding St Mary of the Angels Church gold and category winners (Registered Master Builders website, May 2018)
- A six-storey creative arts campus, Te Auaha, opens in the heart of downtown Wellington (Stuff, Feb 2018)
- Plans for Wynyard Quarter's biggest residential block announced (NZ Herald, Sept 2017)
- St Mary of the Angels' project director wins top innovation award (NZIOB Awards for Excellence, Aug 2017)
- Wynyard Central will create 'the best of urban living' on the edge of Waitemata Harbour (Construction Update, Aug 2017)
- Landmark Wellington church reopens for Easter four years after Seddon earthquake, Video (TVNZ, April 2017)
- Wellington's St Mary of Angels reopens after $9.5m quake strengthening (Stuff, April 2017)
- Long forgotten time capsule opens a window to the 1960s (Stuff, April 2017)
- Time capsule found in the Bowen State Building (Stuff, April 2017)
- Multi-million dollar Hobsonville project announced (NZ Herald, March 2017)
- Our Lady of Kapiti School opens for new year (Stuff, February 2017)
- Bowen Campus re-development secures major government leasing (Stuff, August 2016)
- One Market Lane is a 'classy, contextual building that blends into the fine grain of the city'. (Architecture Now, June 2016)
- New tenants for Kumutoto development on Wellington's waterfront (Stuff, March 2016)
- Wellington's St Mary of the Angels Church refit could show Christchurch the way (Dominion Post, January 2016)
- Barkers Menswear for Wellington Cuba St Development (Dominion Post, December 2015)
- Wellington movie museum, convention centre to get green light from council (Stuff, December 2015)
- PM breaks ground on new Auckland waterfront apartments (NZ Herald, October 2015)
- The Buzz is Back in the CBD (Bayleys, October 2015)
- Old Deka building in Wellington CBD is demolished (Dominion Post, August 2015)
- Four McGuinness brothers win Tribute to Wellington Icon Award (Dominion Post, July 2015)
- Clyde Quay Wharf claims supreme award at the Property Council NZ awards (Scoop, June 2015)
- A facelift to last a decade for the NZ Stock Exchange offices (Dominion Post, May 2015)
- Clyde Quay Wharf named the country's top commercial building project (Stuff, May 2015)
- Inside the earthquake strengthening of St Mary of The Angels (Dominion Post, May 2015)
- New waterfront lifestyle unveiled for Auckland apartments (Idealog, May 2015)
- Cenotaph precinct opens after extensive refurbishment (Stuff, April 2015)
- Auckland apartments in Wynard complex get ready for sale (NZ Herald, December 2014)
- Willis Bond wins tender to develop Auckland waterfront quarter (Dominion Post, July 2014)
- New $80 million campus planned in heart of Wellington (Dominion Post, June 2014)
- Tenants celebrate official opening of Clyde Quay Wharf apartments (Dominion Post, June 2014)
- Handsome Huddart Park Building better than new (Dominion Post, February 2014)
- Trade Me fit-out at One Market Lane features a three-storey slide (Dominion Post, December 2013)
- Central Park Flats win top Australasian housing award for council team (Wellington City Council News, October 2013)
- Major ANZ revamp takes step forward with bank relocation downtown (Dominion Post, May 2013)
- A vintage crane helping at Clyde Quay Wharf draws television's attention (TV3, April 2013)
- Apartments at One Market Lane are selling well off the plans (Dominion Post, January 2013)
- Central Park Apartment tenants are delighted with refurbishment (Dominion Post, October 2012)
- Young architect discusses new Courtenay Place pizzeria and coffee kiosk (NZIA Wellington branch newsletter, June 2012, pdf).
- Brian McGuinness profiled on receiving a NZ Order of Merit (Build magazine, April-May 2012, pdf).
- Hutt Old Boys Marist rugby club pleased with their clubrooms' upgrade (Hutt News, March 2012).
- Feature on strengthening of 'a Wellington landmark' (Progressive Building, Feb-March 2012, pdf).
- Honours recipient Brian McGuinness talks about heritage protection (Hutt News, January 2012).
- The Wharewaka features in
- ArchitectureNow (June 2011) and
- Trends Ideas.com (2011).
- Government House features in
- the Dominion Post (April 2011, pdf)
- LT McGuinness receives a Record of Appreciation (March 2011, pdf) for its work, and
- the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet names the contractor for the Government House Conservation Project (Dec 2008).
- Chews Lane features in
- Trends Ideas magazine (August 2009), and
- Trends' Excellence Awards (2009, pdf).