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Constructed from 1929 to 1931, the building was designed to serve as the administration and teaching building of Massey
Agricultural College by American architect Roy Alstan Lippincott, who had settled in Auckland. Lippincott was the brother-in-law of
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In 2021 a process was started to award heritage status to the area encompassing the Sir
Geoffrey Peren Building, the Refectory, McHardy Hall, the Old Registry Building, Tiritea House and the Oval. This area is now known as the Turitea Historic Area.
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Agricultural Science Building, often shortened to Science Building. It was also referred to as the Main Building, and later as the Old Main Building. In 2010, it was renamed in honor of
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carvings and natural elements such as plants and animals of New
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for agriculture and science. Since those early days, several modifications have been made to the building to suit the needs of its occupants. In 1962 the
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between 1978 and 1980 when humanities staff and the Centre for
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with a sloping floor. The laboratories and research spaces used by agriculture and science staff made way for
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532:"A new lease on life: The strengthening and refurbishment of Massey University's Sir Geoffrey Peren Building"
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of indigenous cultural and natural design elements being incorporated into
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