Graeme Scott’s Filling Auckland’s Gap looks at the ways in which social and affordable housing could increase Auckland’s economic performance, by developing the city centre-fringe zone (extending from Maungawhau to Kingsland Station) as a comprehensive mixed-use precinct.

Norman Wei and Cynthia Yuan’s Loose-Fit Futures considers the way architecture can be developed to create healthy, functional and culturally responsive domestic spaces while enhancing construction efficiency and affordability in Aotearoa.

Construkt Architects’ Raising Roofs, Sharing Land proposal explores a new modular building typology, designed to be added to school grounds and public reserves, providing residential accommodation for essential workers.

William Samuels’ The Tasman Terrace proposes a pilot study in the Nelson-Tasman region to explore the development of a pattern book of pre-designed, mediumdensity housing plans of high quality and affordable designs.

David Raea, David Simiona, Tony Laiman and Joanna Jack’s Vaka Takitumu aims to improve the wellbeing of Cook Island Māori through the built form, developing culturally specific design principles to apply to affordable housing master plans and modelling based on a Māngere site.

The Fellowship jury, comprising F. Gordon Wilson’s granddaughter, architect Julia Mandell, Dr Kay Saville-Smith, Marko den Breems, Peter McPherson and Brian Donnelly, will announce the winning submission in September.