Over 140 finalist entries from around the country were assessed by the New Zealand Institute of Architects awards jury and whittled down to find the winners of the New Zealand Architecture Awards for 2012.

Twenty projects have been awarded in this year’s Resene sponsored programme, ranging from small-scale architecture projects, residential and heritage projects to large-scale civic buildings.

From amongst the New Zealand Architecture Award winners, the judges will select one project to receive the 2012 New Zealand Architecture Medal, the top award bestowed yearly by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

Awards judges said they were impressed with the high standard of public and commercial projects seen in this year’s awards programme and the architects’ ability to transcend financial constraints to create high quality buildings.

The 2012 New Zealand Architecture Award Winners by category are as follows:

Commercial Architecture

• ANVIL, Mt Eden, Auckland by Patterson Associates Limited
• Knoll Ridge Café, Whakapapa, Mt Ruapehu by Harris Butt Architecture Ltd 
• Novotel Auckland Airport by Warren and Mahoney Architects 
• Te Wharewaka, Wellington by architecture+ 

Heritage

• Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki by FJMT + Archimedia architects in association
• Government House Conservation, Wellington by Athfield Architects 

Planning and Urban Design

• New Lynn Transit-Oriented Development, Auckland by Architectus and Architecture Brewer Davidson Limited in association
• Wynyard Quarter Urban Design Framework, Auckland by Architectus 

Public Architecture

• Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki by FJMT + Archimedia architects in association 
• NMIT Arts and Media Building, Nelson by Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd
• Remarkables Primary School, Queenstown by Babbage Consultants Limited 

Residential Architecture – Houses

• House for Five, Grey Lynn, Auckland by RTA Studio
• Tutukaka Beach House, Northland by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects (Auckland) Ltd 
• Owhanake Bay House, Waiheke Island by Strachan Group Architects – SGA
• Under Pohutukawa, Auckland by Herbst Architects Ltd 

Small Project Architecture 

• Mt Iron House, Wanaka by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Chin Architects Ltd 
• St Thomas’ Chapel in St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland by Salmond Reed Architects Limited 
• Studio for an Artist, Napier by Ashley Cox Architect 

Sustainable Architecture

• MOTAT Aviation Display Hall, Westmere, Auckland by Studio Pacific Architecture 

Enduring Architecture

• Lomas House, Hamilton by Peter Middleton 
• Otago Boys High School Redevelopment 1982, Dunedin by McCoy and Wixon Architects Ltd

New Zealand Architecture Award Winners’ gallery below. Judges citations can be found here.