Claude Megson
Architect
Giles Reid and Jackie Meiring
Celebrating the work and legacy of a great New Zealand architect
From the 1960s until his early death in 1994, New Zealand architect Claude Megson forged a significant body of experimental houses — typically abstract and fantastical, they could seem almost unfathomable in their complexity.
His work was written about in the same company as Ian Athfield, Peter Beaven, John Scott and Roger Walker, and as a teacher he influenced generations of architects who studied at the Auckland School of Architecture.
Claude Megson Architect interrogates the arc of Megson’s career, bringing together new photography and 150+ of his remarkable drawings. It both celebrates and illuminates his work, at a time when his legacy is being newly appreciated.
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- CATEGORY: Architecture
- ISBN: 9781991309198
- ESBN: N/A
- PUBLISHER: Massey University Press
- IMPRINT: Massey University Press
- PUBLISHED: 09/04/2026
- PAGE EXTENT: 424
- FORMAT: Hard cover
About the authors
Architect Giles Reid has worked for Architectus in New Zealand and Renzo Piano Building Workshop in the United Kingdom on the design and construction of the Shard. He now runs his own architecture practice, focusing on arts-related and domestic projects.
Jackie Meiring’s photography has appeared in countless local and international magazines and books, including Small House Living (2015), Architecture At Home (2023) and Herbst (2024).