Structure+Girls•NZ – the main voice for fairness in structure in Aotearoa – has acquired the inaugural John Sutherland Apply Award. This award celebrates and acknowledges the affect and impression of people, teams or collectives on structure and the constructed atmosphere.
Structure+Girls•NZ has made a profound contribution since its inception in 2011. Lynda Simmons, Julie Wilson and Megan Rule shaped Structure+Girls•NZ with the core goals of attaining visibility and inclusiveness for girls inside the trade, and creating equality throughout the occupation.
In 2012, Elisapeta Heta (Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi, Waikato Tainui, Sāmoan and Tokelauan whakapapa) joined the organisation and, the next 12 months, it held the exhibition Between Silos. It was a response to Constructive Agenda – 60 Years of Girls in Structure in New Zealand, which, 20 years prior, had highlighted the dearth of protection and visibility of ladies architects.
However Structure+Girls•NZ’s work had solely simply begun. In 2014, a examine by architectural historian Julia Gatley discovered feminine architects appeared simply 14 instances in New Zealand publications and books on structure up till that time.
With a rising voice and membership, which has doubled to almost 1000 since 2013, Structure+Girls•NZ has steadfastly formed and influenced the dialog of variety, inclusion and fairness in structure, and the methods during which apply adapts to those wants. Yr on 12 months, Structure+Girls•NZ has added to its spectacular programme of awards and occasions, mentoring and workshops.
This 12 months, it celebrated the discharge of Making Area: A Historical past of New Zealand Girls in Structure edited by Elizabeth Cox, printed by Massey College Press.
In addition to its public-facing achievements, Structure+Girls•NZ works assiduously to advance progress via submissions to Parliament on payments akin to pay fairness, and in an advisory capability in areas akin to creating variety.
Structure+Girls•NZ states that it “merely shines the highlight on girls working within the area of structure, as a result of it so typically misses them”. The organisation does this and rather more. The John Sutherland Apply Award acknowledges Structure+Girls•NZ for shining gentle on the work of its members and for its ongoing contribution to eradicating limitations inside the occupation, whereas benefiting all members of the occupation.
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