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Darth Vader's pencil case in Wellington

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:24 am
by Buzz Bumble
Apparently architect Ian Athfield called one of Wellington's skyscrapers as "Darth Vader's pencil case". Google seems a little confused as to whether it's the State Insurance Tower and the BNZ Tower (they may both be the same building, perhaps having been sold / rename at one point), but the quiz in the Canvas magazine section of yesterday's New Zealand Herald says it's the State Insurance Tower which is a very dark-coloured building.

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Re: Darth Vader's pencil case in Wellington

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:14 am
by Archon Revuge
Haha, I'll never look at it the same way again. If memory serves correctly it was originally the BNZ building and - due to some notoriety gained during construction - the name stuck, even after it was rebranded years later.