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The cream of NZ architecture
Buildings from around New Zealand drew the judges’ attention and an accolade in the country’s premier architectural competition.
TWENTY-EIGHT PROJECTS took out awards in the 2015 New Zealand Architecture Awards, run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.
Awards jury convenor, Auckland architect Pete Bossley, said there was an abundance of buildings available for consideration by the judges.
‘The tough calls began on day one of shortlisting and continued to the very end. It has been a strong year in New Zealand architecture, and the buildings we saw amazed and enticed us. It was a privilege to visit them, and a challenge to judge them.’
Top award
The 2015 New Zealand Architecture Medal went to the Blyth Performing Arts Centre at Iona College, Havelock North, designed by Stevens Lawson Architects. It was described as ‘a beautifully planned and
executed building in which technical as well as architectural issues have been resolved masterfully.’
Best of category
This year saw the addition of three best-of- category awards, named for eminent New Zealand architects:
● The John Scott Award for public
architecture was won by the Christchurch Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre, designed by Patterson Associates.
● The Sir Ian Ath eld Award for housing was won by Lyttelton Studio Retreat, designed by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture.
● The Sir Miles Warren Award for commercial architecture was won by the Stranges and Glendenning Hill Building Replacement, designed by Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Commercial architecture winners
● Mackelvie Street shopping precinct in Auckland, designed by RTA Studio.
● Stranges and Glendinning Hill Building by Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Education winners
● Avondale College by Jasmax.
● MIT Manukau and Transport Interchange
by Warren and Mahoney Architects.
● Iona College Information Resource Centre
by Stevens Lawson Architects.
● Blyth Performing Arts Centre by Stevens
Lawson Architects.
Enduring architecture
● Gibbs House (1984) by Manning Mitchell Architects.
● Coleraine House (1980) by Ath eld Architects.
Blyth Performing Arts Centre by Stevens Lawson Architects. In-situ house by Stevens Lawson Architects.
10 — December 2015/January 2016 — Build 151
PHOTO – MARK SMITH
PHOTO – MARK SMITH