The Michael Fowler Centre is a concert hall and convention centre in Wellington, New Zealand. It was constructed on reclaimed land next to Civic Square, and is the pre-eminent concert site in central Wellington. Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital of New Zealand, the countrys second-largest urban area and the most populous national capital in Oceania. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... Civic Square is an open public area at the centre of Wellington, New Zealand. ...
Commissioned in 1975, building began in 1980; the centre officially opened on September 16, 1983. It was designed by Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney of Warren and Mahoney[1], with acoustic assistance from Professor Harold Marshall[2], formerly the Head of Auckland University's Acoustics Research Centre. It is named after the primary instigator of its construction, Sir Michael Fowler, at the time the mayor of Wellington.[3] September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Miles Warren ONZ KBE (born in Christchurch in 1929) is a New Zealand architect. ... The University of Auckland is New Zealands largest research-based university by student numbers. ... The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. ...
The centre is used by international and local acts, conferences, and summits; it is also the home of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. This 90 player orchestra is a Crown Entity owned by the Government of New Zealand. ...
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