19 projects have been shortlisted in the 2026 Nelson & Marlborough Architecture Awards.
The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Nelson & Marlborough Branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Patrick Avery of Untitled Works, and rounded out by Virginia Fay (Studio Virginia Fay), Kevin Lux (Tennent Brown Architects) and lay juror Josephine Cachemaille.
The winners will be announced on Friday 8 May.
Commercial Architecture
• Tinline Development by Irving Smith Architects
Education
• Tāwhaki Nui-a-Hema / Motueka High School Maths and Horticulture Block by Arthouse Architects and Sheppard & Rout Architects
Housing
• Black Brick House by Tony Karsten
• Crathie Place Passivhaus by Nathan Edmondston
• Flow House by JTB Architects
• Ngaio Bay House by Monk Mackenzie
• Oak and Stone by Redbox Architects and Lume Design in association
• Plum Location by Redbox Architects
• Tasman Gables by Stufkens + Chambers Architects
• Tata Beach House by Chaplin Crooks Architects
Housing - Alterations and Additions
• Black Millar House by Three Sixty Architecture
• Sharlands House by Fineline Architecture
Public Architecture
• Port Tarakohe Management and Amenities Building by JTB Architects
Small Project Architecture
• Brass Monkey Hut by Jacobs Architects
• Bunk, Bath & Beyond by Shaw & Shaw Architects
• Piringa by Linda Wong
• Queen Street Parklet by William Samuels
• Wakatu Quay Restaurant by Warren and Mahoney
• Wee Gannet by Wright & Gray Architects
