Every year, architects vie for a chance to win big in the New Zealand Institute of Architects' Architecture Awards, which distinguishes top-notch architectural design around the country. The 2017 competition is already well underway. Most recently, the NZIA revealed 51 shortlisted projects that have made it to the final round.
The jury, chaired by Arrowtown-based architect Louise Wright, was pleased by the abundance of strong submissions this year. “The range and quality of recent architecture projects made it difficult to decide what to leave off the shortlist,” Wright commented. The jury will visit all the shortlisted projects beginning later this month.
The winners won't be announced until November. Additionally, the buildings in the categories of housing, commercial, education, and public architecture will be considered for four signature awards named after four influential New Zealand architects: Sir Ian Athfield, Sir Miles Warren, Ted McCoy and John Scott.
Check out the shortlist below.
Commercial
South Bloc, Hamilton by Edwards White Architects
Kauri Timber Building, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects
SGA Studio and Workshops, Auckland by SGA – Strachan Group Architects
133 Molesworth Street, Wellington by Studio of Pacific Architecture
Wellington International Airport Limited Terminal South Extension by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Quad 7, Auckland by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Mason Bros., Auckland by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Education
WelTec School of Construction, Wellington by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott
AUT Mana Hauora (MH) Building, Auckland by Jasmax
New Law & Management Building, University of Waikato, Hamilton by Opus Architecture
Tarawera High School, Kawerau, RTA Studio
Enduring Architecture
151 Queen Street (1992), Auckland by Peddle Thorp Aitken
18 Butler Street (1987), Christchurch by Maurice Mahoney Architect
St Patrick's College Chapel, Silverstream (1977), Upper Hutt by William Pearson Architect
Heritage
Hutt City Council Administration Building Refurbishment by architecture+
Australis Nathan, Auckland by Peddle Thorp
The Suter Art Gallery – Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Nelson by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Jerram Tocker Barron Architects and Ian Bowman Architect and Conservator
Christchurch Arts Centre Clock Tower & Great Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects
The Christchurch Club by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Housing
The Kinloch Club, Kinloch by Patterson Associates
Pukapuka Rd House, Mahurangi by Belinda George Architects
Hamilton Family Home, Arrowtown by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture
Town House, Cambridge by Christopher Beer Architect
Forest House, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects
Inland House, Mangawhai by Gerrad Hall Architects
Housing continued
Matakana House by Glamuzina Architects and Paterson Architecture Collective in association
Point Chevalier House, Auckland by Guy Tarrant Architects
Davis House, Auckland by Mercer and Mercer Architects
Point Wells Gables by Paterson Architecture Collective, Steven Lloyd Architecture and Glamuzina Architects in association
Housing continued
Fendalton Road House, Christchurch by Patterson Associates
Paoneone, Bay of Islands by Patterson Associates
339, Auckland by SGA – Strachan Group Architects
Millbrook House, Arrowtown by Sumich Chaplin Architects
Housing – Alterations and Additions
Herne Bay House Alteration, Auckland by Gerrad Hall Architects
Bach with Two Roofs, Golden Bay by Irving Smith Architects
Housing – Multi Unit
Kāinga Tuatahi, Auckland by Stevens Lawson Architects
Verto Apartments, Auckland by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Interior Architecture
Faraday Street Studio, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects
Diver Apartment, Christchurch by MAP (2016)
Peddle Thorp, Auckland by Peddle Thorp
Public Architecture
Lesieli Tonga Auditorium, Auckland by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture
Christchurch North Methodist Church by Dalman Architects
Bishop Selwyn Chapel, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects
Bullets & Balls (Nelson Cricket and Nelson Rifle Associations Practice Facility) by Irving Smith Architects
St John’s Church, Hamilton by MOAA Architects
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland by Moller Architects and BVN in association
Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana, Lake Waikaremoana by Tennent+Brown Architects
Small Project Architecture
h01 house, Christchurch by Maguire and Harford Architects
Waiheke Gateway Pavilion by Stevens Lawson Architects
Planning & Urban Design
Mackelvie Precinct, Auckland by RTA Studio
BNZ Centre, Christchurch by Sheppard & Rout Architects
All photos courtesy of the NZIA.
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