The New Zealand Wood Resene Timber Design Awards programme is now accepting entries for innovative and original use of timber in projects across New Zealand. The Awards have been running for 45 years and they consistently showcase how timber can be used to improve a building’s fire, seismic and aesthetic properties. Stage one entries close on 27 September 2019.

Projects can be entered in a number of categories from residential design to commercial to engineering excellence. This year’s judging panel has widened and revised the categories and included the new Public Design Award and Sustainable Development Award.  Revised categories are: Exterior Structure Design Award and Wood & Fibre & Technology Innovation Award. And overall Resene Supreme Award is also given to one standout project from all entries. Previous winners of the Supreme Award include the He Tohu Document Room in 2018 and Cathedral Grammar Junior School in 2017.

The 2020 jury consists of architect and New Zealand Institute of Architects president Tim Melville; president of the New Zealand Timber Design Society and structural engineer David Carradine; sustainable architect at Scion Andrea Stocchero; and structural engineer and manager of the NZ Wood Design Guides Andy van Houtte.

Winners will be announced at a gala awards dinner on 26 March 2020. Entries can be made for projects completed between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2019. 

Click here to find out more and enter.

Click here to see the 2018 winners of the Timber Design Awards.