The University of Waikato Tauranga CBD Campus, designed by Jasmax. Photo / Dennis Radermacher
The University of Waikato Tauranga CBD Campus, designed by Jasmax. Photo / Dennis Radermacher
Forty-five projects have been shortlisted in the New Zealand Architecture Awards, including three in the Bay of Plenty.
Demonstrating the breadth of work undertaken by New Zealand architects, the shortlisted buildings in the peer-reviewed programme run by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) range from an opera house, a bowling club and an airport terminal to an eco-sanctuary, an astronomy centre and a chapel.
The awards jury, led by Auckland architect Michael Thomson and including fellow architects Lynda Simmons, Fiona Short and Anthony Hoete, will also visit universities, a new secondary school, a cultural centre, a fale, a warehouse and a cricket pavilion.
Among those shortlisted are the University of Waikato's Tauranga CBD Campus, Generational House in Mount Maunganui and Light Mine in Kuaotuna, Coromandel.
Twenty-two residential projects are on the shortlist, and jury convener Michael Thomson said it was particularly pleasing that five of them are in the multi-unit category.
"There has been a shortage of good-quality multi-unit housing in New Zealand, and it's good to see this type of building getting the attention it needs from architects and their clients."
Light Mine, designed by Crosson Architects, in Kuaotuna, Coromandel. Photo / Simon Devitt
Thomson said it is also heartening that buildings from all eight of the NZIA's nationwide branches feature in the awards shortlist list.
"As you'd expect, there are multiple shortlisted projects from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, but the jury will also be going to see buildings in Whangarei, Gisborne, Tauranga, Hastings, Whanganui, Nelson, Tekapō and Queenstown.
"Some of these buildings are by younger architects, and it's great to see new practices taking their place alongside established firms in the New Zealand Architecture Awards programme."
Winners in the 2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards will be announced on November 4.
Generational House, designed by Studio2 Architects, in Mount Maunganui. Photo / Simon Devitt
