Making her mark

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Hannah receiving her award at the 2017 Hunter Douglas Archiprix Awards ceremony held at CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India.

Hannah receiving her award at the 2017 Hunter Douglas Archiprix Awards ceremony held at CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India. Image: courtesy Archiprix International

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The winners of the Archiprix International Hunter Douglas Award 2017 on stage. Hannah is first on the left.

The winners of the Archiprix International Hunter Douglas Award 2017 on stage. Hannah is first on the left. Image: courtesy Archiprix International

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Detail from Hannah's project. Daily life: cooking/children’s space, housing, open spaces and sanitation.

Detail from Hannah’s project. Daily life: cooking/children’s space, housing, open spaces and sanitation. Image: courtesy Archiprix International

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Detail from Hannah's project. Mass housing developments being built, existing accommodation for workers.

Detail from Hannah’s project. Mass housing developments being built, existing accommodation for workers. Image: courtesy Archiprix International

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Kiwi architectural graduate Hannah Broatch of the Unitec School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture has won one of 8 prizes at the 2017 Hunter Douglas Archiprix Awards.

Once every two years architecture schools around the world are invited to submit their single, finest graduation project to the Archiprix International competition and exhibition.

From the 385 graduation projects designed by 469 young architects, landscape architects and urban designers that were submitted for the Archiprix International Ahmedabad 2017, an international jury nominated 23 projects for the 2017 Hunter Douglas Archiprix Awards.

Out of these nominees, 8 winners were selected and announced at the award ceremony on Friday 10 February on the campus of CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

Hannah Broatch won one of the prizes for her graduate project Housing for Construction Workers in Ahmedabad: Jugaad urbanism to empower a labour colony. The jury commented, “The project is an excellent example of the social relevance of architecture.”

Hannah also won Highly Commended for this project in 2015 back home at the NZIA Cadimage Group Student Design Awards.

Hannah is currently in India building pilots of the housing system for construction workers.

More information on Hannah’s winning project here, and on the Archiprix competition here.


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