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TIM ROSS: THE MID CENTURY PROJECT (EDITOR’S PICK)

24 August–6 October / Christchurch

A sophisticated mixture of comedy, music and architecture/design critique by comedian and design enthusiast Tim Ross. Ross – recently awarded the National President’s Prize by the Australian Institute of Architects – will explore the beautiful CoCA building and modernist architecture by way of photographs, videos and poster art of Christchurch’s buildings and beyond.

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