Biography: Wilson, William Douglas

Touring the First and Second houses

In this 1950 episode of Weekly review, the Group Architects can be seen working on the Second House in Takapuna, while Bill Wilson walks the film crew through the completed First House.

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Reference: Weekly Review 455. National Film Unit, 1950

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Julia Gatley. 'Wilson, William Douglas', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/47533/touring-the-first-and-second-houses (accessed 4 June 2026).