Authors

Sir Miles Warren was born in Christchurch and educated at Christ’s College. Sir Miles notes that his first involvement with the architecture of Christ’s College was in 1945 as a 16-year-old draughtsman working for the architect Cecil Wood. Sir Miles has received many awards over his long career in architecture including in 1974 a CBE and in 1985 a KBE, both for his Services to Architecture. Sir Miles was given the country’s highest honour in 1995, when he was admitted to the Order of New Zealand. He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Auckland in 2001, in 2003 he was made an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Icon and he received one of two top honours in Canterbury’s Business Awards in September 2007. Alec Bruce was born in Blenheim and boarded at Christ’s College where he was head prefect in 1975. He completed his degree in Auckland and has been a practising architect in Christchurch since 1985. His first collaboration with Sir Miles Warren was in 2000. Design awards received by Alec during his career include many for adaptive reuse and restoration of heritage buildings. Alec has a deep respect for the skill and mastery of the architects who preceded him at Christ’s College. He continues to apply his knowledge of Christchurch’s distinct architectural traditions to his projects and professional life.

Ben Warren is a leading clinical nutritionist, holistic health expert, founder and former clinical director at BePure Clinic. Ben has made it his mission to build a new future of health by empowering and educating New Zealanders on the importance of diet, lifestyle and nutrition. Ben has also presented at TEDx on health and longevity in the modern world.

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Issa Watanabe was born in Peru in 1980, the daughter of an illustrator and a poet. She studied Literature and Fine Arts and Illustration. Watanabe has led and developed several projects to promote social integration through art. She has published a number of books and was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair 2018.

Linda Waters is Conservator Paintings at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and has particular interests in the treatment of paintings from the midtwentieth century onwards and how the material nature of artworks contributes to their narrative. She has expertise in the microscopy and analysis of paint crosssections and has undertaken research on artists pigments. Sarah Hillary is Principal Conservator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and specialises in the study of historical artists techniques. She has published research on New Zealand artists Colin McCahon, Rita Angus and Frances Hodgkins, and international artists James Tissot and Guido Reni. She has also been involved in curating exhibitions about artist techniques. Sarah is also a practising artist. Jenny Sherman is the Conservator at Dunedin Public Art Gallery and specialises in European Old Master paintings with particular emphasis on Italian works. She has carried out treatment and technical study of paintings ranging from the 13th century to the present day. She has worked at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Conservation Center at New York University. She ran a private conservation practice in New York for many years before moving to New Zealand.

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Watkins is a Kiwi and works in general practice in Northland.

Watkins is a Kiwi and works in general practice in Northland.

Chris Watson was born and raised in Timaru. He lost his father at the age of four, an early experience that shaped much of his outlook on life. For the past fifty years, he has lived in central Auckland, where his three sons, Matthew, Sebastian, and Patrick, have also settled, along with his grandchildren, Hayden and Annabelle.

Sue lives on Waiheke Island where she shares her home with women of many ages and cultures. A former academic, life-long researcher, and leader, she now dedicates her work to supporting women leaders, advocating for social housing, and contributing to a more equitable and inclusive Aotearoa. This memoir is her first personal writing project.