Finalists are recognised for his or her careers and their contributions to the career, somewhat than for single buildings or works on paper.
Greta Van Der Star
The Wirihana Management Award recognises these of their second decade past commencement — neither a graduate award nor a mid-career award however, somewhat, one aimed on the profession stage between the 2. It goals to “keep the presence of rising leaders within the career’s eye”. Finalists have been Charlotte Hoare, Haley Hooper, Sally Ogle, Kelly O’Sullivan and Raukura Turei. The winner, Raukura Turei, was described by the jury as a unprecedented practitioner, whose work is characterised by two distinct pursuits – architectural apply and high quality artwork — each of which she excels in. “This in itself is a outstanding achievement, however Raukura can also be an actor and performer, a mum or dad and an enabler of others.”
Abbi Chinniah
Open to all genders, the Munro Range Award highlights necessary work carried out within the promotion of fairness and variety in structure. Its purpose is to have fun “the customarily invisible work of people who attempt for an equitable career”. Finalists have been Ākau, Tessa Forde with Groupwork and Pre:fab, Jessica Halliday, Dorita Hannah and Kathy Waghorn. The award-winner, Kathy Waghorn, is an educational whose decades-long work each within the colleges of structure and in her apply Hoopla (with Nina Patel) has always challenged concepts of apply and pedagogy. The jurors remarked that Waghorn’s work skilfully navigates the intersections of artwork, design, structure and urbanism to broaden the apply of structure and make it extra accessible.
Paul McCredie
The Chrystall Excellence Award offers visibility to those that might grow to be position fashions to youthful generations and college students, and it takes mentorship and neighborhood contribution under consideration together with excellence in a physique of labor. It celebrates ladies who’ve led “expanded and full careers in structure over a number of a long time”. This 12 months’s finalists have been Anna-Marie Chin, Sue Evans, Julia Gatley, Sharon Jansen and Jane Rooney. Winner Sharon Jansen was recognised for her absolutely realised, fastidiously designed and technically assured structure with the jury noting her “very spectacular physique of delicate design work, her persevering with dedication and contribution to the career, and her mentorship and assist of different ladies architects”.
The jury was made up of Justine Clark, Craig Moller, Sarah Treadwell and Carinnya Feaunati, and the kiln-cast lead crystal awards trophies have been designed and made by Ainsley O’Connell.
