2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards: Shortlist announced

Finalist - Housing: Prospect House by MAUD. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Housing: Clements House by Athfield Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Finalist - Housing: Popadich House by Davor Popadich Architects. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Housing: Passive Modern by Edwards White Architects. Image: Simon Wilson

Finalist - Housing: Red Pine Villa by Fabric. Image: Stephen Goodenough

Finalist - Housing: Builders Blocks by Johnstone Callaghan Architects. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Housing: Low Slung by Johnstone Callaghan Architects. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Housing: Openfield House by Keshaw McArthur and Matheson Whiteley in association. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Housing: Te Wharewakaroa by Mercer and Mercer Architects. Image: Grant Davis

Finalist - Housing: Palimpsest House by Monk Mackenzie. Image: Dawid Wisniewski

Finalist - Housing: Bush Block by Patchwork Architecture. Image: Simon Wilson

Finalist - Housing: Kaka Pod by Rafe Maclean Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Finalist - Housing: RHR House by Three Sixty Architecture. Image: David Straight

Finalist - Housing: Glenayr Farm House by Vaughn McQuarrie. Image: Biddi Rowley

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Ngāmotu House by Boon. Image: Matt Queree

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: 303 Remuera Road by Fearon Hay Architects. Image: Simon Wilson

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: BNZ Place by Jasmax. Image: Jasmax

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Strip Mall by Spacecraft Architects. Image: David Straight

Finalist – Commercial Architecture: Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel by Warren and Mahoney. Image: Nicole England

Finalist – Education: Upper West Sports Centre by Architectus. Image: Sarah Rowlands

Finalist – Education: AUT Tukutuku by Jasmax. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist – Education: Trinity Catholic College Music and Art Suites by McCoy and Wixon Architects. Image: Graham Warman

Finalist – Education: Ngā Mokopuna by Tennent Brown Architects. Image: Jason Mann

Finalist – Education: Hiwa – University of Auckland Recreation and Wellness Centre by Warren and Mahoney and MJMA Architecture & Design Toronto. Image: Ian Hutchinson

Finalist – Education: Waimarie – Lincoln University Science Facility by Warren and Mahoney and Lab-works Architecture in association. Image: Hamish Melville

Finalist – Interior Architecture: 36 OGB by AW Architects. Image: Sarah Rowlands

Finalist – Interior Architecture: Sugarloaf at Flockhill by Hierarchy Group. Image: Lightforge

Finalist – Interior Architecture: InterContinental Hotel Auckland by Warren and Mahoney. Image: Nicole England

Finalist - Heritage: Massey House by architecture +. Image: Paul McCredie

Finalist - Heritage: The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Restoration by TEAM Architects Wellington and Paul Cummack Conservation in association. Image: Jason Mann

Finalist - Heritage: OMC Building – Old Municipal Chambers by Three Sixty Architecture. Image: Jason Mann

Finalist - Heritage: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney. Image: Andy Spain

Finalist - Heritage: Chapel of the Upper Room – Renovation & Strengthening by Wilkie + Bruce Registered Architect. Image: Kevin Hawkins

Finalist - Small Project Architecture: Te Ruamātatoru – He Whata Kai by Dalgleish Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Finalist - Small Project Architecture: Walker Box by Micah / Architecture. Image: David Straight

Finalist - Small Project Architecture: Karanga Changing Sheds by Pac Studio. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Small Project Architecture: Glandovey Studio by PRau. Image: Hazel Redmond

Finalist - Small Project Architecture: BB House by Upoko Architects. Image: Jason Mann

Finalist - Small Project Architecture: Wainui Church Conversion by Warren and Mahoney and Objects in association. Image: Ian Hutchinson

Finalist - Hospitality: Sumner Post Office by Nott Architects. Image: Sarah Rowlands

Finalist - Hospitality: Te Mānia by Stevens Lawson Architects. Image: Richard Brimmer

Finalist – Planning & Urban Design: Hayman Park Playground: Playtower & Kiosk by Athfield Architects and Wraight + Associates (Wā). Image: Lewis Ferris

Finalist – Planning & Urban Design: Te Ara Pekapeka by Edwards White Architects and BBO in association. Image: Simon Wilson

Finalist – Planning & Urban Design: George Street, Dunedin Retail Quarter by Jasmax. Image: Jasmax

Finalist - Alterations and Additions: Rainbow Point Renovation by Fraser Cameron Architects.

Finalist - Alterations and Additions: Alberon by Jack McKinney Architects. Image: David Straight

Finalist - Alterations and Additions: Lava Flow by Pac Studio. Image: Sam Hartnett

Finalist - Alterations and Additions: St Heliers House by Stevens Lawson Architects. Image: Mark Smith

Finalist - Alterations and Additions: Berhampore Perimeter House by STUDIO MYLA. Image: Simon Wilson

Finalist - Multi Unit: Catalina Bay Apartments by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

Finalist - Multi Unit: Pocket Houses at Avenue Road by Dorrington Atcheson Architects. Image: Simon Wilson

Finalist - Multi Unit: Epuni by Isthmus. Image: Andy Spain

Finalist - Multi Unit: Customs Quay Ahuriri by RTA Studio. Image: Hazel Redmond

Finalist - Public Architecture: Te Āhuru Mōwai by architecture +. Image: Paul McCredie

Finalist - Public Architecture: Te Whare Whakatere – Ashburton Library and Civic Centre by Athfield Architects. Image: Lightforge

Finalist - Public Architecture: Punangairi Visitor Centre by Sheppard & Rout Architects. Image: Jason Mann

Finalist - Public Architecture: Tākina – Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre by Studio of Pacific Architecture. Image: Jason Mann

Finalist - Public Architecture: Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney. Image: Andy Spain

Finalist - Enduring Architecture: Adam Art Gallery (1999) by Athfield Architects. Image: Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Finalist - Enduring Architecture: Tabak House (1984) by Sheppard & Rout Architects. Image: Bayleys

Finalist - Enduring Architecture: Craig House (1998) by Thom Craig Architects. Image: Stephen Goodenough
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects has finalised its shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards. The finalists include 61 projects across 12 categories.
Each year the New Zealand Architecture Awards recognise the top projects from across the motu, with the shortlist and ultimate winners selected from projects that have won a Local Architecture Award in their region during the past three years.
All shortlisted projects will be visited by the jury, headed by Craig Moller, Director of Moller Architects, and including Beth Cameron from Makers of Architecture, Nicola Herbst of Herbst Architects, and Ilana Freadman from Freadman White Architects in Melbourne, Australia. The tour begins 11 August.
“We were really pleased with the diverse range of projects that made the shortlist this year,” says National Jury Convenor Craig Moller from Moller Architects. “It was especially heartening to see such strength in the Heritage and Small Project Architecture categories. Architects make a big difference in the outcome of any project, but especially for small projects with size and scale constraints, their creativity and impact were on full display.”
The winners of the New Zealand Architecture Awards will be announced at the annual award event on 20 November in Ōtautahi Christchurch at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.
The Shortlist:
Housing
- Prospect House by MAUD
- Clements House by Athfield Architects
- Popadich House by Davor Popadich Architects
- Passive Modern by Edwards White Architects
- Red Pine Villa by Fabric
- Builders Blocks by Johnstone Callaghan Architects
- Low Slung by Johnstone Callaghan Architects
- Openfield House by Keshaw McArthur and Matheson Whiteley in association
- Te Wharewakaroa by Mercer and Mercer Architects
- Palimpsest House by Monk Mackenzie
- Bush Block by Patchwork Architecture
- Kaka Pod by Rafe Maclean Architects
- RHR House by Three Sixty Architecture
- Glenayr Farm House by Vaughn McQuarrie
Commercial Architecture
- Ngāmotu House by Boon
- 303 Remuera Road by Fearon Hay Architects
- BNZ Place by Jasmax
- Strip Mall by Spacecraft Architects
- Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel by Warren and Mahoney
Education
- Upper West Sports Centre by Architectus
- AUT Tukutuku by Jasmax
- Trinity Catholic College Music and Art Suites by McCoy and Wixon Architects
- Ngā Mokopuna by Tennent Brown Architects
- Hiwa – University of Auckland Recreation and Wellness Centre by Warren and Mahoney and MJMA Architecture & Design Toronto
- Waimarie – Lincoln University Science Facility by Warren and Mahoney and Lab-works Architecture in association
Interior Architecture
- 36 OGB by AW Architects
- Sugarloaf at Flockhill by Hierarchy Group
- InterContinental Hotel Auckland by Warren and Mahoney
Heritage
- Massey House by architecture +
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Restoration by TEAM Architects Wellington and Paul Cummack Conservation in association
- OMC Building – Old Municipal Chambers by Three Sixty Architecture
- Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney
- Chapel of the Upper Room – Renovation & Strengthening by Wilkie + Bruce Registered Architect
Small Project Architecture
- Te Ruamātatoru – He Whata Kai by Dalgleish Architects
- Walker Box by Micah / Architecture
- Karanga Changing Sheds by Pac Studio
- Glandovey Studio by PRau
- BB House by Upoko Architects
- Wainui Church Conversion by Warren and Mahoney and Objects in association
Hospitality
- Sumner Post Office by Nott Architects
- Te Mānia by Stevens Lawson Architects
Planning & Urban Design
- Hayman Park Playground: Playtower & Kiosk by Athfield Architects and Wraight + Associates (Wā)
- Te Ara Pekapeka by Edwards White Architects and BBO in association
- George Street, Dunedin Retail Quarter by Jasmax
Housing – Alterations and Additions
- Rainbow Point Renovation by Fraser Cameron Architects
- Alberon by Jack McKinney Architects
- Lava Flow by Pac Studio
- St Heliers House by Stevens Lawson Architects
- Berhampore Perimeter House by STUDIO MYLA
Housing – Multi Unit
- Catalina Bay Apartments by Architectus
- Pocket Houses at Avenue Road by Dorrington Atcheson Architects
- Epuni by Isthmus
- Customs Quay Ahuriri by RTA Studio
Public Architecture
- Te Āhuru Mōwai by architecture +
- Te Whare Whakatere – Ashburton Library and Civic Centre by Athfield Architects
- Punangairi Visitor Centre by Sheppard & Rout Architects
- Tākina – Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre by Studio of Pacific Architecture
- Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery by Warren and Mahoney
Enduring Architecture
- Adam Art Gallery (1999) by Athfield Architects
- Tabak House (1984) by Sheppard & Rout Architects
- Craig House (1998) by Thom Craig Architects
The New Zealand Architecture Awards receive generous support from Resene, a steadfast sponsor of the program since 1991, and APL, which commenced its sponsorship of the awards in 2021.