c.1974-75 Burns Building construction

Because of this population explosion, and even before the Hilgendorf wing was completed, a brief was in hand for the second wing of the teaching centre, parallel and linked with the Hilgendorf. Authority for this project was given in 1972 and the building was completed for use four years later.

 

Completion of this (the Burns Wing) enabled all departments of the college to be integrated in an academic precinct, except for agricultural engineering which has retained direct identity with the N.Z.A.E.I. (p. 191) elsewhere on the campus. Completion of the buildings plan for this branch of the college unfortunately was deferred in 1976 because of reduced Government spending. The academic centre was revealed in appealing architectural form, in functional comfort and efficiency, and in generous proportions of space. The space was appreciated but was coincidental with an enrolment lower than projected for reasons beyond the control of the college. (The Seed They Sowed. Centennial Story of Lincoln College p192-193)