Bernard Winton Johns - Book Launch Pictures

After a manic couple of weeks gathering the last of the equipment, organising catering, sending out final reminders, liaising with the wonderful Professors Robert and Brenda Vale at Victoria University School of Architecture, arranging transport and accommodation for the out of town authors (Ann in Waiheke and Mark in Dunedin)  and checking the books that arrived, the big day dawned and what a fantastic turn out!

A wonderful welcome from Robert and Brenda Vale, a thank you for all the assistance in the research and from the home-owners for allowing us inside their homes  from Darin the Bach Doctor and a great talk from Mark the author on Bernard's life and work while a 450+ slideshow showcasing many of the homes and features along the way played on the screen.

Many people stayed on in the lecture theatre to watch the slideshow, while others thronged the book sale table, mingled with past and current home owners and took refreshments at the buffet table. We discovered that many people had travelled from all over the country to attend the book launch, places as diverse as Cambridge, Whanganui, Levin, Auckland, Invercargill, Kāpiti Coast and the Wairarapa as well as many local Wellingtonians.

Virginia Innes-JonesAll too soon the launch was over, but we have all enjoyed the journey of research and meeting so many wonderful people along the way - thanks to you all for making it a wonderful experience.