Bill Alington
| Bill Alington | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Hildebrand Alington 18 November 1929 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Alma mater |
Auckland University College University of Illinois |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Hilda Broadhead (m. 1955; d. 2012) |
| Buildings |
Alington House Wellington Meteorological Office Upper Hutt Civic Centre Wellington High School |
William Hildebrand Alington (born 18 November 1929) is a New Zealand modernist architect, whose work has been awarded nationally, and recognised internationally.
He was the husband of New Zealand historian Margaret Alington.
Alington was born in Lower Hutt in 1929. He attended Waiwhetu School, and later Hutt Valley High School, where he was taught by James Coe.
Alington began his career as an architectural cadet in the New Zealand Ministry of Works (MoW) in 1949, before studying architecture at the Auckland University College School of Architecture (Auckland, New Zealand) from 1951 to 1955. Early influences of this time include Gordon Wilson, who was the Government Architect at the time, MoW cadet supervisor James (Jim) Beard, who was to become something of a mentor to Alington during the early part of his career, and Professor Richard Toy of Auckland University College School of Architecture. Upon returning to the MoW after his graduation, Alington was assigned to the Hydro-Electricity department where he worked for a short, but influential, time under Chris Valenduuk. Here Alington was responsible for designing the Bulls Water Tower (1956), and the Power House and Control Building for the Waipapa Dam (1956).
In 1955 Alington married Margaret Hilda Broadhead. They have three children.
In 1956 Alington left New Zealand, travelling to London, Europe; and on a Fulbright Travelling Scholarship, to Illinois in the United States. During 1956-1957 he worked in the London office of Robert Matthew and Johnson-Marshall on, among other projects, New Zealand House (London, England), and Ruddington Secondary Modern School (Nottingham, England). During this time he and his wife Margaret embarked on a tour of western Europe, fulfilling his desire to see firsthand the large medieval cathedrals, as well as key works of Modernist architecture including Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel and Unité d’Habitation in Marseille.
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