UC Spark

Associate Professor Ian James Lochhead

School of Humanities; Art History and Theory

Fields of Research

  • Earthquake research
  • Architectural conservation
  • History of New Zealand architecture
  • New Zealand arts
  • Western architecture

Researcher Summary

Research interests include the history of New Zealand architecture, 19th and 20th century architecture, 18th century French and British art and architecture.

Subject Area: Disciplines


Equipment


Publications


  • Lochhead, I. (2012) A Gothic Revival City in a Seismic Zone: the rise and fall of Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK: New Directions in Gothic Revival Studies Worldwide: The 2012 A.W.N. Pugin Bicentennial Conference, 13-14 Jul 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Lochhead, I. (2012) Experiments in ecclesiology: Anglican church building in colonial New Zealand. Studies in Victorian Architecture & Design 4: 56-77. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2012) Revealed construction: The furniture designs of Benjamin Mountfort. Invercargill, New Zealand: New Zealand Furniture History Symposium, 8-10 Oct 2010. 101-108. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2011) "From the uttermost ends of the Earth": The World War One Battlefield Memorials of Samuel Hurst Seager. Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand: "Good Architecture should not be a plaything": New Zealand Architecture in the 1920s, 2 Dec 2011. In Proceedings 42-48. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Matthews, B., O'Sullivan, P., Lochhead, I. and Lovell-Smith, M. (2011) Architecture & Design. In C. Jones, B. Matthews and J. Clement (Ed.), Treasures of the University of Canterbury Library: 29-46, 229-230. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead, I. (2011) Christchurch Architecture in the Earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011. Fabrications: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand 20(1): 120-127. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2011) Lippincott, Roy Alston. In J. Marter (Ed.), Grove Encyclopedia of American Art: 171-172. New York: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2011) The Neo-Georgian in New Zealand, 1918-1940. Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London, UK: Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian 1880-1980, 6-7 May 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Lochhead, I. (2010) Beyond Fashion [Peter Beaven's Smith House]. Houses New Zealand 15: 28-38. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2010) Revealed Construction: The Furniture Designs of Benjamin Mountfort. Southland Museum, Invercargill, New Zealand: New Zealand Furniture History Symposium, 8-10 Oct 2010. 9pp. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2010) The 1860s and the Earthquake: Historic Architecture in Canterbury following 4 September 2010. Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand: Elegance and excesses: War, Gold and Borrowings: Architecture in the 1860s, 3 Dec 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Lochhead, I. (2009) Miles: A Life in Architecture, Christchurch Art Gallery 6 Mar-14 Jun 2009; Miles: An Autobiography, by Miles Warren, Canterbury University Press 2008, 200pp. Fabrications: The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand 19(1): 177-179. Book and Exhibition Review. (Other)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2009) New Zealand Architecture in Perspective: 150 Years of Architectural Drawing (Curated by Ian Lochhead). Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 Jul-15 Aug 2009. [Various]. (Exhibition)
  • Lochhead, I. (2009) 'Poetry of Motion, Sound and Colour': Anna Pavlova in New Zealand. Turnbull Library Record 42: 66-87. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2009) Remembering the Middle Ages: Responses to the Gothic Revival in Colonial New Zealand. University of Melbourne, Australia: 32nd International Congress in the History of Art, 13-18 Jan 2008. In Crossing Cultures: Conflict, Migration and Convergence 536-540. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Lochhead, I. (2009) Samuel John Peploe. In W. McAloon (Ed.), Art at Te Papa: 182. Wellington: Te Papa Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead, I. (2008) Applying the New Zealand ICOMOS Charter: The Case of the Canterbury Museum. In M. Hardy (Ed.), Venice Charter Revisited: Modernism & Conservation in the Post-War World: 149-161. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars' Publishing. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2007) Building a Masterpiece: The Sydney Opera House. Anne Watson, Ed. Powerhouse Publishing 2006, 191pp. Fabrications: The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand 17(2): 118-120. Book Review. (Other)
  • Adam, R., d'Amato, C., Anthony, E., Bakule, I., Bliss, J., Bolgar, B., Chennaoui, Y., Dilawari, V., Hardy, M., Hunter, M., Lochhead, I., Marconi, P., Mehaffy, M., Menon,A.G.K., Brown Morton III, W., Patricios, N., Raje, S., Rose, B., Semes, S., Uplekar, K. and Velkov, P. (2007) The INTBAU Venice Declaration [International heritage conservation charter]. http://www.intbau.org/archive/venicedeclaration.htm. (Other)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2006) After Plano, plainly [Upper Riccarton Library]. Architecture New Zealand: Journal of the NZIA September/October(5): 66-71. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2006) Applying the New Zealand ICOMOS Charter: The Case of the Canterbury Museum. Venice, Italy: The Venice Charter Revisited: Modernism And Conservation In The Post-War World, 2-5 Nov 2006. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2006) Corrugated Iron Gothic. In M. Kavka, J. Lawn, M. Paul (Ed.), Gothic NZ: The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture: 80-89. Dunedin: Otago University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead, I. (2006) Rationalist House: Contemporary Residential Architecture in Christchurch. Houses New Zealand 1(1): 44-50. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I.J. (2006) Resisting Modernism or the Last Gasp of the Arts and Crafts?: Church Building in Canterbury and North Otago in the Thirties. Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Architecture in the 1930s: A One Day Symposium, 8 Dec 2006. In Proceedings 40-44. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Lochhead, I. (2005) English Park, Christchurch. Architecture New Zealand / Journal of the NZIA (04 Jul-Aug): 52-55. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2005) Mountfort's Christchurch Supreme Court. Architecture New Zealand/Journal of the NZIA (04 Jul-Aug): 70-71. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2005) Pioneering the Profession: Architects’ Associations in New Zealand, 1840-1905. Architecture New Zealand/Journal of the NZIA (05 Sep-Oct): 78-80. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2005) Unbuilt Sixties: The Unsuccessful Entries in the Christchurch Town Hall Competition. Centre for Building Performance Research, Victoria: "…about as austre as a Dior gown…" New Zealand Architecture in the 1960s, 9 Dec 2005. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Lochhead, I. (2004) At Home in the Public Living Room. Architecture New Zealand /Journal of the NZI (May/Jun 2004): 40-45. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2004) Christ’s College: 150 Years of Architecture. Architecture New Zealand/Journal of the NZI (Jul/Aug 2004): 78-86. (Journal Article)
  • I.J. Lochhead. (2004) In The Heart of the Bush: Photographing the Catlins in 1906-7. The Journal of New Zealand Art History 25: 13-22. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2004) The Architect of the Tower: Roy A. Lippincott’s Design for the University of Auckland Arts Building. Architecture New Zealand /Journal of the NZIA (Jul/Aug 2004): 24. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2004) The Arts and Crafts in Architecture. Christchurch Art Gallery Bulletin (Summer): 14-17. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2004) The Comforts of Modernism. Architecture New Zealand/Journal of the NZIA (Sep/Oct 2004): 66-70. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2004) The Politics of Empire and the Architecture of Identity: Public Architecture in New Zealand 1900-1918. Centre for Building Performance Research, Victoria: ‘… we have no style… ‘: New Zealand Architecture 1900-1918, 3 Dec 2004. 42-48. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Lochhead, I. (2003) Ex Tenebris Lux [Christchurch Art Gallery]. Architecture New Zealand /Journal of the NZIA (03 May/Jun 2003): 24-30. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2003) Welcome to the Wetland & Soft Landing on Swamp Edge [Visitor Centre & Bird Hide, Travis Wetland]. Architecture New Zealand /Journal of the NZIA (01 Jan/Feb 2003): 42-45. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead,I. (2002) Crusader Citadel [Jade Stadium: West Grandstand].. New Zealand Architectural/Journal of the NZIA (04 July/August 2003): 28-37. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead, I. (2002) Gothic Vision versus Colonial Reality: The Making of Christchurch, New Zealand 1850-1900. University of Westminster, London: Proceedings of the 10th International Planning History Conference, 10-13 Jul 2002. CD ROM. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Lochhead,I. (2001) British Architectural Books in Colonial New Zealand.. Turnbull Library Record 34: 29-44. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead,I. (2001) St Michael and All Angels Belfy. St Michael and All Angels: Commemorating 150 Years: 8. Christchurch. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (2001) The Country House in Colonial New Zealand. [CD ROM]. The King's Manor, York & Cotbus: Looking Forwards: The Country House in Contemporary Research and Conservation., 1999. www.tu-cottbus.de/lookingforwards. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Lochhead,I. (2000) "Buildings for Art and the Art of Building". Christchurch.: Public lecture, Heritage Week. (Oral Presentation)
  • Lochhead,I. (2000) (2000, January). "Beyond the Edge of the World: New Zealand Architecture and the Search for National Identity". Public lecture, School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.. (Oral Presentation)
  • Lochhead,I. (2000) (2000, March). "Historicism in the Age of Colonialism: Benjamin Mountfort and the Gothic Revival in New Zealand". Public lecture, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.. (Oral Presentation)
  • Lochhead,I. (2000) At Home With the Past: The Gothic Revival House in New Zealand. In B. Brookes (Ed.), At Home in New Zealand: Houses, History, People: 5-23. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (2000) Looking For the Local: Architecture and the New Zealand Modern. Fabrications: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand 11(1): 96-99. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead,I. (2000) New Zealand Architecture Between the Wars.. Napier: Art Deco on the Edge:Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress on Art Deco, 2000. 31-35.. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Lochhead,I. (1999) (1999, October 16). "Building With the Landscape: Samuel Hurst Seager and the Search for Regional Expression". Public lecture, Cultural Landscapes Seminar, Heritage Week, Christchurch.. (Oral Presentation)
  • Lochhead,I. (1999) A Dream of Spires: Benjamin Mountfort and the Gothic Revival. (1st ed.). Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. 364. (Authored Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (1999) B.W. Mountfort and the Gothic Revival in Canterbury. September 17 - November 22. (Exhibition)
  • Lochhead,I. (1999) Beyond Architecture: Marion Mahoney and Walter Burley Griffin -America, Australia, India. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 58(2): 199-201. (Journal Article)
  • Lochhead,I. (1998) (1998, April 2-30). "B.W. Mountfort Centennial Lecture Series". Arts Centre of Christchurch.. (Oral Presentation)
  • Lochhead,I. (1998) B.W. Mountfort and the Gothic Revival in Canterbury. (1st ed.). Christchurch: Robert McDougall Art Gallery. 18. (Authored Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (1998) Precedent versus Principle: The Search for Regional Expression in New Zealand Domestic Architecture, 1890-1916. In Peter Busman (Ed.), Architecture 1900: 29-42. Dorset: Shaftesbury. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (1998) The Dilemma of Place:Arts and Crafts Architecture in the Antipodes. In Peter Faulkner & Peter Preston (Ed.), William Morris Centenary Essays: 172-82. Exeter: Exeter University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (1998) William Henry Gummer. In Claudia Orange (Ed.), Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: 1920-1940 (Volume Four ed.): 209-10. Wellington: Auckland University Press/Dept Internal Affairs. (Chapter in Book)
  • Lochhead,I. (1997) "The Good House: The Arts and Crafts Interior". Christchurch: Domestic Interiors: History, Preservation & Progress, 19 October 1997. (Oral Presentation)
  • Lochhead,I. (1997) A Pitiful Pile of Bricks: B.W. Mountfort and St John's Cathedral, Napier.. Fabrications: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand 1997(8): 63-86. (Journal Article)