Winners announced: 2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards
The winners have been named in the 2025 iteration of the annual awards programme, following the jury’s visit to 61 shortlisted projects across 11 categories.
2025 Distinguished Fellow Award winners: Lindley Naismith and Barry Dacombe
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) established the Distinguished Fellow Award to recognise members who have had exceptional influence on or have been exceptional contributors to architecture in New Zealand.
2025 Sir Ian Athfield Award winner: Popadich House
The 2025 Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing went to Popadich house by Davor Popadich Architects.
2025 Sir Miles Warren Award winner: Strip Mall
The 2025 Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture went to Strip Mall by Spacecraft Architects.
2025 Ted McCoy Award winner: Ngā Mokopuna
The 2025 Ted McCoy Award for Education went to Ngā Mokopuna by Tennent Brown Architecture.
News
Divine inspiration tops this year’s World Architecture Festival
In addition to The Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas being declared World Building of the Year, three New Zealand projects took top honours in their categories.
Rendered Futures: Drawing Architecture 28 June–24 August 2025 Objectspace, Auckland
Rendered Futures: Drawing Architecture, an exhibition of architectural drawings, staged by Auckland craft and design gallery Objectspace, was timely and thought provoking.
Inside Interiors: Podcast
Hosted by Adam Jackson & David Maurice, a new podcast from the WORKX team, the latest episode features Scott Compton of Warren and Mahoney.
Streamlined continued registration for architects
Online Continuing Professional Development platform Teulo has partnered with the New Zealand Registered Architects Board to make the continuing registration process easier for architects.
Projects
Built on Trust: How BCG and GIB® delivered next-level terrace housing
An award-winning terrace housing project in the sought after Auckland area of Pt Chevalier is raising the bar for high-end brownfield developments in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Houses Revisited: Valley Crescent House
Made up of three gable forms, this lakeside home in Wanaka has incredible views from every room. First published in 2018.
Hana Parnell: Tranquility materialised
Set within Parnell’s historic Textile Building, the new Hana Wellness Space by Pennant & Triumph transforms a century-old structure into a sanctuary of restoration and relaxation.
Review
pre:fab interview at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Aotearoa’s pre:fab took part in this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, highlighting their work with Andrés Garcés and Rodrigo Daine from Chile.
Sahil Tiku: Journeys through the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture: Part 3
In part three of a four-part series, see the lectures, workshops and networking events attended by the award-winning writer, architectural graduate and past UoA representative for SANNZ, Sahil Tiku.
Draft: Itinerary: Edgecumbe and White
In this Itinerary, supported by Dulux Colours of New Zealand, Matt Grant tours 15 projects designed by the architecture firm Edgecumbe and White that have shaped Hamilton’s growth.
Practice
Designing out waste: A design-led opportunity for architects
Every design decision can minimise waste, reduce costs and advance circularity in the built environment.
Forging relationships
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, Murali Bhaskar, partner and design director at Boon in New Plymouth, reflects on his time with the 51-year-old architecture firm.
People, place and culture
In the latest of our Practice in Profile series supported by Resene, Designgroup Stapleton Elliott director Michael Ware reflects on the studio’s evolution.
Awards
2025 Distinguished Fellow Award winners: Lindley Naismith and Barry Dacombe
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) established the Distinguished Fellow Award to recognise members who have had exceptional influence on or have been exceptional contributors to architecture in New Zealand.
Winners announced: 2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards
The winners have been named in the 2025 iteration of the annual awards programme, following the jury’s visit to 61 shortlisted projects across 11 categories.
People
If Memory Serves: Australasian Student Architecture Congress returns to Tāmaki Makaurau
The Australasian Student Architecture Congress returns to Tāmaki Makaurau.
Vale Brian Aitken
Brad Luke pays tribute to his Peddlethorp colleague, mentor and friend, and one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most accomplished architects.
Cartoon - Malcolm Walker ‘Here comes AI!’
Cartoonist and architect Malcolm Walker gives us his thoughts on the issues that matter.
Kevin McCloud fronts historic Futuna Chapel restoration
British TV presenter Kevin McCloud joins in the call for support to assist in the preservation of Wellington’s historic Futuna Chapel.