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Bob’s Camp, Mt Thomas Forest Conservation Area, Canterbury. Photo: Shaun Barnett
Six places to see these curved roof hut designs. During the First World War, the British Army developed a style of hut known as the Nissen. The simple design used curved corrugated iron for the roof and walls (think of a typical New Zealand barn). Designed by a British-Canadian engineer, Major Peter Nissen, they proved […]
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