Twenty-eight projects have been shortlisted in the 2023 Southern Architecture Awards.
The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Southern branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.

The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Shana Payne (Respond Architects) and rounded out by architects Meiling Honson (Jasmax), Andrew Kissell (bell + co architecture), and lay juror Jewell Cassells.

The winners will be announced on 23 June 2023.

See below for images of the shortlisted projects, which are:

Housing
Dalefield House by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
Remarbuckle Crib by Assembly Architects
Rock Solid by Assembly Architects
Ophir House by C Nott Architects
Bendigo Terrace by Condon Scott Architects
Matagouri Drive by Fearon Hay Architects
Wānaka Urban Bach by Hyndman Taylor Architects
Closeburn Lodge by Mason & Wales Architects
Mou Tapu Crib by Mason & Wales Architects
Maunga Ora by Mason & Wales Architects
Winding Roof House by Rafe Maclean Architects
Owens House by Rafe Maclean Architects

Housing—Alterations & Additions
Lake House by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
Peninsula House by AQA Alessandro Quadrelli Architetto
The Black House by staceyfarrell.com
The Pool by yoke

Housing—Multi Unit
Toiora Cohousing Development by Architype
Upton Street Townhouses by Condon Scott Architects

Public Architecture
Te Atamira by Ignite Architects
Whare Mahana (Luggate Memorial Centre) by Salmond Architecture, Hiberna Construction and WSP

Small Project Architecture
Manuka Caseway by McAuliffe Stevens

Commercial Architecture
The Langlands Hotel by Warren and Mahoney Architects

Education
Wakatipu High School by ASC Architects
Otago Polytechnic O Block - Stage 1 & 2 by McCoy and Wixon Architects
University of Otago – Science Divisional Offices by McCoy and Wixon Architects

Heritage
OUSA - University Bookshop Redevelopment by McCoy and Wixon Architects
Bell Hill Apartments by New Heritage

Hospitality
The Great Glenorchy Alpine Basecamp by RTA Studio and Bureaux