2025 Southern Architecture Awards Winner
George Street, Dunedin Retail Quarter
This revitalisation of inner-city Ōtepoti Dunedin, spurred by the need to replace ageing underground infrastructure, is the largest and arguably most significant urban project within the city in recent history, and the project delivery team’s collaboration with Kāi Tahu partners has proved a sound example of co-design in action. The work was underpinned by a key goal of making visible of mana whenua history and narratives within the retail quarter, thereby offering a more authentic representation of Dunedin’s cultural history beyond its widely recognised colonial architecture. This manifests throughout the site in the weaving of narratives through bespoke paving, cultural markers, artwork, planting and bilingual signage, resulting in a precinct that is now universally accessible, inclusive, and speaks to Dunedin’s identity.
