Bruce Petry

M.Arch · B.BSc · ANZIA

Bruce Petry specializes in the conservation of historic places. He has considerable experience in the management, conservation and re-use of places of cultural heritage significance.

Two of the most significant projects Bruce has been involved with are the Britomart Project and the Auckland Art Gallery. As project coordinator, he prepared extensive conservation documentation for 17 buildings in Auckland’s Britomart area before its sale and revitalisation. Bruce also has a key conservation role in the current redevelopment of the Auckland Art Gallery.

Bruce has undertaken a wide range of architectural and urban conservation projects, from conservation plans and heritage inventories to condition assessments and heritage and design guidelines. He has been responsible for the preparation of many conservation plans, building condition reports and consultation with local authority planners and building owners. He recently returned from an 18 month sabbatical working as a senior project architect in London for Purcell Miller Tritton, one of Britain’s leading firms of conservation architects.

Bruce graduated with a Master of Architecture Degree in NZ Architectural History before studying architectural conservation at ICCROM in Rome. His M.Arch thesis “The Public Architecture of Gummer and Ford” (1992) involved extensive research of NZ architecture from 1900-1950. Bruce is a director of Salmond Reed Architects. He is a member of ICOMOS, the NZ Historic Places Trust and the NZ Professional Conservators Group. He has worked for the NZ Historic Places Trust and as a sole practitioner before joining Salmond Reed Architects in 1998.