Forty-five projects from Whangarei to Wanaka have been shortlisted in the country’s leading architecture awards programme, the New Zealand Architecture Awards.
See images of all the shortlisted projects below.
Demonstrating the breadth of work undertaken by New Zealand architects, the shortlisted buildings in the peer-reviewed programme run by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) range from an opera house, a bowling club and an airport terminal to an eco-sanctuary, an astronomy centre and a chapel.
The awards jury, led by Auckland architect Michael Thomson and including fellow architects Lynda Simmons, Fiona Short and Anthony Hoete, will also visit universities, a new secondary school, a cultural centre, a fale, a warehouse and a cricket pavilion.
Twenty-two residential projects are on the shortlist, and jury convenor Michael Thomson said it was particularly pleasing that five of them are in the multi-unit category.
“There has been a shortage of good-quality multi-unit housing in New Zealand, and it’s good to see this type of building getting the attention it needs from architects and their clients.”
Thomson said it is also heartening that buildings from all eight of the NZIA’s nationwide branches feature in the awards shortlist list.
“As you’d expect, there are multiple shortlisted projects from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, but the jury will also be going to see buildings in Whangarei, Gisborne, Tauranga, Hastings, Whanganui, Nelson and Tekapo.”
“Some of these buildings are by younger architects, and it’s great to see new practices taking their place alongside established firms in the New Zealand Architecture Awards programme.”
Winners in the 2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards will be announced on 4 November.
The shortlist
Commercial Architecture
- Bathroom Pavilion, Ashburton, by Architype
- Fabric Warehouse 2, Morningside, Auckland, by Fearon Hay Architects
- Nelson Airport Terminal by Studio of Pacific Architecture
Education
- University of Canterbury, Rehua, by Athfield Architects
- University of Waikato Tauranga CBD Campus by Jasmax
- Western Springs College Ngā Puna O Waiōrea Redevelopment by Jasmax
- Whanganui Collegiate School Administration Building by RTA Studio
- Whanganui Collegiate School – H G Carver Memorial Library by RTA Studio and archifact-architecture & conservation in association
Heritage
- Antipodes Skincare Heritage Refurbishment, Wellington, by Architecture Workshop
- Hawke’s Bay Opera House, Hastings, by Dave Pearson Architects
- Whanganui Collegiate School – H G Carver Memorial Library by RTA Studio and archifact-architecture & conservation in association
- Whanganui War Memorial Centre Strengthening by BSM Group Architects
Hospitality
- Te Kano Estate Tasting Room, Bannockburn, by Mason & Wales Architects
Housing
- Bowden House, Tutukaka, by Belinda George Architects and Mandeno Design in association
- Diagrid House, Grey Lynn, Auckland, by Jack McKinney Architects
- Generational House, Mt Maunganui, by Studio2 Architects
- Hot Box, Wellington, by Patchwork Architecture
- Light Mine, Kuaotunu, Coromandel, by Crosson Architects
- #3, Remuera, Auckland, by Studio2 Architects
- Oliver's Ridge, Lake Hayes, by Team Green Architects
- Parnell House, Auckland, by Stevens Lawson Architects
- Ruby Ridge House by Condon Scott Architects
- 10x10 House, Kilbirnie, Wellington, by Patchwork Architecture
- Waiheke, Waiheke Island, by Patterson Associates
- Wanaka Crib by Pac Studio
Housing – Alterations and Additions
- Lake Hayes Cottage by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
- Poured Pleats, Ponsonby, Auckland, by Jack McKinney Architects
- Sawtooth Apartment, Parnell, Auckland, by Sayes Studio
- Toto Whare, Lyttelton, by Bull O'Sullivan Architecture
Housing – Multi-unit
- Adelaide Road Townhouses, Newtown, Wellington, by architecture +
- Betts Apartments, Nelson, by Arthouse Architects
- Madras Street, Christchurch, by Coll Architecture
- SKHY, Newton, Auckland, by Cheshire Architects
- The Grounds, Hobsonville, Auckland, by Peddle Thorp
Interior Architecture
- Wyborn Capital, Auckland, by Bureaux
- St. Patrick's Church, Lincoln, Christchurch, by WSP Architecture
International Architecture
- SOF Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan, by Fearon Hay Architects
Public Architecture
- Dark Sky Project, Lake Tekapō, by Sheppard & Rout Architects
- Hihiaua Cultural Centre, Whangarei, by Moller Architects®
- Longbush Ecosanctuary Welcome Shelter, Gisborne, by Pac Studio
- Naenae Regional Bowling Club, Wellington, by Tennent Brown Architects
- The Chapel of St. Peter, Epsom, Auckland by Stevens Lawson Architects
Small Project Architecture
- Abodo Showcase Cardrona by Assembly Architects
- First Light Tiny Home, Ohariu, Wellington, by First Light Studio
- Point Wells Cricket Club, Matakana, by Pac Studio
- Te Auaunga Awa – Multicultural Fāle & Outdoor Classroom, Mt Roskill, Auckland, by McCoy + Heine Architects
Please note: Alpine Terrace House and Te Pakeke by Fearon Hay Architects were included in an earlier version of this shortlist, but have been withdrawn.
