Blair Hastings Heritage

embarking on a career in architecture 1994 blair hastings qualified with a bachelor of building science, and then a bachelor of architecture with first class honours, from victoria university, wellington, in 1995 and 1997 respectively. blair practised in auckland, specialising in residential architecture, gaining his new zealand registration as an architect in 2001. he then moved to england in order to expand, develop and hone his specific interest and skillset in maintaining and conserving heritage buildings. on his return to new zealand in 2004, blair continued to practise generally in residential architecture. in 2008 he took up a development role with the then auckland city council, specifically dealing with heritage assets owned by the city. following this, he assisted with the transitioning of the heritage department into the new auckland council, managing the built-heritage implementation team, which then also included the council’s archaeological specialists. this he did unti