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The winners of the 2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards have been announced
New Shoots Early Childhood Education Centre by Copeland Associates Architects, Auckland. Winner in the Education category. All images courtesy of the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The winners of the 2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards, hosted by the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, have been announced. Across 13 categories, 26 projects, featuring two social housing projects, transportable tiny homes for at-risk youth, an early childhood care center dedicated to educating students in the Maori language, and a “build to rent” development, among others, have been recognized by a panel of four experienced architects.
The New Zealand Architecture Awards program aims to showcase projects that are aware of pressing issues and are producing meaningful responses in New Zealand.
The jury consisted of architects Sharon Jansen, Grant Edwards, John Hardwick-Smith, and Gary Lawson. Together they visited 52 projects across New Zealand before deciding on a final list of the country’s best new architecture.
“It was a privilege to visit these projects in reality,” said Sharon Jansen. “As jurors, we aim to assess the essence of each project — its siting, its expression and function, its place in the built environment, and how it contributes to the life of its occupants and community.”
Look below for the complete list of the 2021 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects New Zealand Awards winners. Full details on the winners can be viewed on the institute's website here.
Commercial Bay by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Woods Bagot, and NH Architecture in association. Winner in the Commercial Architecture category.
Commercial Architecture
- The Hotel Britomart by Cheshire Architects, Auckland
- Commercial Bay by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Woods Bagot, and NH Architecture in association, Auckland
- SCION Innovation Hub - Te Whare Nui o Tuteata by RTA Studio and Irving SmithArchitects, Rotorua
Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo by Bull O'Sullivan Architecture. Winner in the Education category.
Education
- Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo by Bull O'Sullivan Architecture, Christchurch
- New Shoots Early Childhood Education Centre by Copeland Associates Architects, Auckland
Christchurch Town Hall (1972) by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Winner in the Enduring Architecture category.
Enduring Architecture
Christchurch Town Hall (1972) by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Christchurch
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries by Jasmax, FJMT, designTRIBE and Salmond Reed Architects. Winner in the Heritage category.
Heritage
- Christchurch Town Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Christchurch
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries by Jasmax, FJMT, designTRIBE and Salmond Reed Architects, Auckland
Tuitui by Jack McKinney Architects. Winner in the Hospitality category.
Hospitality
Tuitui by Jack McKinney Architects, Auckland
Our House by studio LWA. Winner in the Housing category.
Housing
- Our House by studio LWA, Auckland
- Threepwood Passive House by Team Green Architects, Arrowtown
- Light Mine by Crosson Architects, Coromandel
- Te Arai by Fearon Hay Architects, Mangawhai
- Awaawaroa by Cheshire Architects, Waiheke Island
Oxford Terrace by Dalman Architects, Christchurch. Winner in the Housing – Alterations and Additions category.
Housing — Alterations and Additions
- Oxford Terrace by Dalman Architects, Christchurch
- Recrafted Art House by Crosson Architects, Auckland
Kāinga Ora - Social Housing Redevelopment by Rohan Collett Architects. Winner in the Housing - Multi Unit category.
Housing — Multi-Unit
- Kāinga Ora - Social Housing Redevelopment by Rohan Collett Architects, Rangiora
- Kāinga Ora - Waterview Court by Ashton Mitchell Architects, Auckland
- Waipārūrū Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Auckland
- One Central - Bedford Apartments & Bedford Terraces by Architectus, Christchurch
Whare Koa - Māngere Community House by Burgess Treep & Knight Architects. Winner in the Interior Architecture category.
Interior Architecture
- The Hotel Britomart by Cheshire Architects, Auckland
- Whare Koa - Māngere Community House by Burgess Treep & Knight Architects, Auckland
Costa Street by Anthony Hoete – WHAT_architecture. Winner in the International Architecture category.
International Architecture
Costa Street by Anthony Hoete — WHAT_architecture, Auckland
One Central - Bedford Apartments and Bedford Terraces by Architectus. Winner in the Planning & Urban Design category.
Planning & Urban Design
- One Central - Bedford Apartments and Bedford Terraces by Architectus, Christchurch
- Commercial Bay by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Woods Bagot and NH Architecture in association, Auckland
Gisborne Airport by Tennent Brown Architects and Architects 44 in association. Winner in the Public Architecture category.
Public Architecture
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries by Jasmax, FJMT and designTRIBE architects, Auckland
- Gisborne Airport by Tennent Brown Architects and Architects 44 in association, Gisborne
- Tiaho Mai Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Middlemore Hospital by Klein, Auckland
The Cube by First Light Studio. Winner in the Small Project Architecture category.
Small Project Architecture
- Elegant Sheds by Common Space, Te Puke
- The Cube by First Light Studio, Petone
- My Whare by SGA - Strachan Group Architects, Auckland
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