13 projects have been shortlisted in the 2026 Western Architecture Awards.

The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Western Branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.

The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Craig Dalgleish of Dalgleish Architects and rounded out by Jono Murdoch (Ailtire Architects), Renee Woods (Renee Woods Architect) and lay juror Sandra Henderson (Sandra Henderson Photography).

The winners will be announced on Friday 29 May.

Commercial Architecture

• Eagars Funerals by Void

• Toitū House by Gibbons Architects

Education

• Ngā Huia, School of Veterinary Science by CCM Architects and Labworks Architecture

Housing

• Clulee-Elliott House by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott

• Outlook House by Gibbons Architects

• Rammed Earth House by Boon

• Waitī House by Crosson Architects

Housing - Alterations and Additions

• Rongopai Reno by First Light Studio

Interior Architecture

• Ngā Huia, School of Veterinary Science by CCM Architects and Labworks Architecture

Public Architecture

• Stadium Taranaki East Stand by Boon and GHD

• Te Whare Toroa by Warren and Mahoney and Design Inc Adelaide in association

Small Project Architecture

• Lath House by 242am Architects and Team Architects

• Studio and Landscaping by Felicity Wallace architects