2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards: Shortlist announced

Click to enlarge
Finalist – Housing: First Avenue by Architectus.

Finalist – Housing: First Avenue by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

1 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Awaawaroa by Cheshire Architects.

Finalist – Housing: Awaawaroa by Cheshire Architects. Image: Jackie Meiring

2 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Sugi House by Condon Scott Architects.

Finalist – Housing: Sugi House by Condon Scott Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

3 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Light Mine by Crosson Architects.

Finalist – Housing: Light Mine by Crosson Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

4 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Te Arai by Fearon Hay Architects.

Finalist – Housing: Te Arai by Fearon Hay Architects. Image: Simon Wilson

5 of 48
Finalist – Housing: The Cube by First Light Studio.

Finalist – Housing: The Cube by First Light Studio. Image: Andy Spain

6 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Pouaka Waikura Rust Sheds by Patterson Associates.

Finalist – Housing: Pouaka Waikura Rust Sheds by Patterson Associates. Image: Simon Wilson

7 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Our House by studio LWA.

Finalist – Housing: Our House by studio LWA. Image: Sam Hartnett

8 of 48
Finalist – Housing: Threepwood Passive House by Team Green Architects.

Finalist – Housing: Threepwood Passive House by Team Green Architects. Image: Supplied

9 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Alterations and Additions: Oxford Terrace by Dalman Architects.

Finalist – Housing – Alterations and Additions: Oxford Terrace by Dalman Architects. Image: Stephen Goodenough

10 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Alterations and Additions: Super Taper by Jack McKinney Architects.

Finalist – Housing – Alterations and Additions: Super Taper by Jack McKinney Architects. Image: David Straight

11 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Alterations and Additions: Recrafted Art House by Crosson Architects.

Finalist – Housing – Alterations and Additions: Recrafted Art House by Crosson Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

12 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: One Central – Bedford Apartments & Bedford Terraces by Architectus.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: One Central – Bedford Apartments & Bedford Terraces by Architectus. Image: Sarah Rowlands

13 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Grafton Hall at the University of Auckland by Architectus.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Grafton Hall at the University of Auckland by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

14 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Waterview Court by Ashton Mitchell.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Waterview Court by Ashton Mitchell. Image: Simon Arms

15 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: 26 Aroha Ave by Jasmax.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: 26 Aroha Ave by Jasmax. Image: Dennis Radermacher

16 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Kāinga Ora Brookfield and Onehunga Mall Housing Development by Monk MacKenzie.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Kāinga Ora Brookfield and Onehunga Mall Housing Development by Monk MacKenzie. Image: Dennis Radermacher

17 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Kāinga Ora – Social Housing Redevelopment by Rohan Collett Architects.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Kāinga Ora – Social Housing Redevelopment by Rohan Collett Architects. Image: Dennis Radermacher

18 of 48
Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Waipārūrū Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Finalist – Housing – Multi Unit: Waipārūrū Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

19 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Te Kupenga (155 Fanshawe Street) by Architectus.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Te Kupenga (155 Fanshawe Street) by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

20 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture, Hospitality and Interior Architecture: The Hotel Britomart by Cheshire Architects.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture, Hospitality and Interior Architecture: The Hotel Britomart by Cheshire Architects.

21 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture: 25 Hargreaves Street by Fearon Hay Architects.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: 25 Hargreaves Street by Fearon Hay Architects.

22 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Foodstuffs by Monk MacKenzie.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Foodstuffs by Monk MacKenzie. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

23 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture: SCION Innovation Hub – Te Whare Nui o Tuteata by RTA Studio and Irving Smith Architects.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: SCION Innovation Hub – Te Whare Nui o Tuteata by RTA Studio and Irving Smith Architects. Image: Patrick Reynolds

24 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Bowen State Building by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Bowen State Building by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image: Jason Mann

25 of 48
Finalist – Commercial Architecture and Interior Architecture: Commercial Bay by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Woods Bagot and NH Architecture in association.

Finalist – Commercial Architecture and Interior Architecture: Commercial Bay by Warren and Mahoney Architects, Woods Bagot and NH Architecture in association. Image: Simon Devitt

26 of 48
Finalist – Education: Haere-roa by Architectus.

Finalist – Education: Haere-roa by Architectus. Image: Sarah Rowlands

27 of 48
Finalist – Education: Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo by Bull O'Sullivan Architecture.

Finalist – Education: Te Hohepa Kōhanga Reo by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture. Image: Sam Hartnett

28 of 48
Finalist – Education: New Shoots Early Childhood Education Centre by Copeland Associates Architects.

Finalist – Education: New Shoots Early Childhood Education Centre by Copeland Associates Architects. Image: Kevin Lim

29 of 48
Finalist – Education: Whanganui Collegiate School – Administration Building by RTA Studio and Wraight & Associates in association.

Finalist – Education: Whanganui Collegiate School – Administration Building by RTA Studio and Wraight & Associates in association. Image: Simon Devitt

30 of 48
Finalist – Heritage and Public Architecture: Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries by Jasmax, FJMT, designTRIBE and Salmond Reed Architects.

Finalist – Heritage and Public Architecture: Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries by Jasmax, FJMT, designTRIBE and Salmond Reed Architects. Image: Dennis Radermacher

31 of 48
Finalist – Heritage: The Public Trust Building by Three Sixty Architecture.

Finalist – Heritage: The Public Trust Building by Three Sixty Architecture. Image: Jason Mann

32 of 48
Finalist – Heritage: Saint Patrick’s Presbytery – Seismic Upgrade + Refurbishment by Warren and Mahoney Architects and Salmond Reed Architects in association.

Finalist – Heritage: Saint Patrick’s Presbytery – Seismic Upgrade + Refurbishment by Warren and Mahoney Architects and Salmond Reed Architects in association. Image: Jono Parker

33 of 48
Finalist – Heritage: Christchurch Town Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Finalist – Heritage: Christchurch Town Hall by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image: Olivia Spencer-Bower

34 of 48
Finalist – Hospitality: Tuitui by Jack McKinney Architects.

Finalist – Hospitality: Tuitui by Jack McKinney Architects. Image: David Straight

35 of 48
Finalist – Interior Architecture: Whare Koa – Māngere Community House by Burgess Treep & Knight Architects.

Finalist – Interior Architecture: Whare Koa – Māngere Community House by Burgess Treep & Knight Architects. Image: E Garcia

36 of 48
Finalist – Interior Architecture: Spark Square by Sheppard & Rout Architects.

Finalist – Interior Architecture: Spark Square by Sheppard & Rout Architects. Image: Dennis Radermacher

37 of 48
Finalist – Interior Architecture: Forsyth Barr Workplace by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Finalist – Interior Architecture: Forsyth Barr Workplace by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image: Jason Mann

38 of 48
Finalist – International Architecture: Costa Street by Anthony Hoete – Architect, London.

Finalist – International Architecture: Costa Street by Anthony Hoete – Architect, London. Image: Nivelarte Madrid, Manuel Rodríguez, 2020

39 of 48
Finalist – Planning and Urban Design: Long Bay Village Centre by Architectus.

Finalist – Planning and Urban Design: Long Bay Village Centre by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

40 of 48
Finalist – Planning and Urban Design: Metlifecare Gulf Rise by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Finalist – Planning and Urban Design: Metlifecare Gulf Rise by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image: Jason Mann

41 of 48
Finalist – Public Architecture: Leith Place Redevelopment by DCA Architects of Transformation.

Finalist – Public Architecture: Leith Place Redevelopment by DCA Architects of Transformation. Image: Nick Lambert

42 of 48
Finalist – Public Architecture: Nelson Hospice by Irving Smith Architects.

Finalist – Public Architecture: Nelson Hospice by Irving Smith Architects. Image: Patrick Reynolds

43 of 48
Finalist – Public Architecture: Tiaho Mai Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Middlemore Hospital by Klein.

Finalist – Public Architecture: Tiaho Mai Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Middlemore Hospital by Klein. Image: Mark Scowen

44 of 48
Finalist – Public Architecture: Gisborne Airport by Tennent Brown Architects and Architects 44 in association.

Finalist – Public Architecture: Gisborne Airport by Tennent Brown Architects and Architects 44 in association. Image: Andy Spain

45 of 48
Finalist – Small Project Architecture: Elegant Sheds by Common Space.

Finalist – Small Project Architecture: Elegant Sheds by Common Space. Image: Patrick Loo

46 of 48
Finalist – Small Project Architecture: My Whare by SGA – Strachan Group Architects.

Finalist – Small Project Architecture: My Whare by SGA – Strachan Group Architects. Image: Ross Keane

47 of 48
Finalist – Small Project Architecture: Back House by SGA - Strachan Group Architects.

Finalist – Small Project Architecture: Back House by SGA - Strachan Group Architects. Image: Ross Keane

48 of 48

Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects has announced 52 finalists across 12 categories in this year’s national architecture awards programme.

This year’s jury includes Wellington architect Sharon Jansen as convenor along with Gary Lawson (Stevens Lawson Architects), John Hardwick-Smith (Athfield Architects) and Melbourne-based architect Mel Bright of Studio Bright. The judging panel will visit all shortlisted projects in person between 8 and 18 August. 

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on 4 November 2021 at Auckland’s Spark Arena. See all the finalists in the gallery above.


More awards