| Michael Fowler Centre | |
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 The Michael Fowler Centre viewed fromWhairepo Lagoon | |
 Interactive map of the Michael Fowler Centre area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Concert hall and convention centre |
| Location | Wellington, 111 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington |
| Coordinates | 41°17′22″S174°46′41″E / 41.289421°S 174.778053°E /-41.289421; 174.778053 |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Warren and Mahoney |
| Other designers | Acoustic assistance fromA. Harold Marshall |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | Seats up to 2,209 for concerts and has a classroom capacity for 1,035 persons |
| Website | |
| https://www.wellingtonnz.com/venues-wellington/our-venues/michael-fowler-centre | |
TheMichael Fowler Centre is a concert hall and convention centre inWellington, New Zealand. It was constructed onreclaimed land next toCivic Square, and is the pre-eminent concert site in central Wellington.
Commissioned in 1975, building began in 1980; the centre officially opened on 16 September 1983. It was designed byMiles Warren andMaurice Mahoney of Warren and Mahoney,[1] with acoustic assistance from ProfessorA. Harold Marshall,[2] formerly the Head ofAuckland University's Acoustics Research Centre. It is named after the primary promoter of its construction, SirMichael Fowler, at the time themayor of Wellington.[3] The auditorium seats 2210 people during a concert, and 1035 during a classroom type event.
The centre is used by international and local acts, conferences, and summits; it is also the home of theNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra, andOrchestra Wellington.
The venue is now part of the Venues Wellington group of venues, managed by the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency.
The exterior of the Michael Fowler Centre contains a lighting system which allows light to be reflected off the concrete panels of the building. These lights have been used to mark significant occasions such as localLGBT Pride events, 125 years ofwomen's suffrage in New Zealand,[4] the birth of the then-Prince George of Cambridge in 2013,[5] or in memory of the victims of theNovember 2015 Paris attacks.[6]
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