Western Architecture Awards 2020: Shortlist revealed

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Shortlisted – Housing: Two Peaks by First Light Studio. Image: Andy Spain

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Shortlisted – Housing: G&C House by Ardern Peters Architects. Image: Sandra Henderson

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Shortlisted – Housing Alterations and Additions: Westmere House by Dalgleish Architects. Image: David Silvester – Liquid Edge Creative

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Shortlisted – Housing Multi-unit: Papaioea Place Social Housing by Boon. Image: Sandra Henderson

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Shortlisted – Commercial Architecture: BDO by Boon. Image: Sandra Henderson

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Shortlisted – Commercial Architecture: Dawson & King by Matz Architects. Image: Gina Fabish – The Virtue

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Shortlisted – Commercial Architecture: Forest360 Office by Dalgleish Architects. Image: David Silvester – Liquid Edge Creative

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Shortlisted – Commercial Architecture: Roofing Industries by E3Architects. Image: Kevin Bills

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Shortlisted – Commercial Architecture: Te Ao Nui by WSP Architecture. Image: Andy Spain

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Shortlisted – Commercial Architecture: TSB Customer Engagement Centre by Boon. Image: Sandra Henderson

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Shortlisted – Education: Green School New Zealand by Boon. Image: Aviation Productions

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Shortlisted – Education: Lepperton School and Community Hub by Robertson Architecture Design. Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted – Education: NPBHS Wharenui by Boon. Image: Sandra Henderson

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Shortlisted – Education and Heritage: Whanganui Collegiate School H.G Carver Memorial Library by RTA Studio and Archifact – Architecture & Conservation in association. Image: Simon Devitt

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Shortlisted – Education: Whanganui Collegiate School Administration Building by RTA Studio. Image: Simon Devitt

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Shortlisted – Heritage: Whanganui War Memorial Centre Strengthening by BSM Group Architects. Image: Mark Brimblecombe

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Shortlisted – Interior Architecture: Govett Quilliam by Boon. Image: Sandra Henderson

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Shortlisted – Interior Architecture: Whanganui District Council Customer Services by Dalgleish Architects and BSM Group Architects in association. Image: David Silvester – Liquid Edge Creative

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Shortlisted – Planning & Urban Design: Whanganui Collegiate School Arrivals Precinct by RTA Studio and Wraight + Associates in association. Image: Simon Devitt

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Shortlisted – Small Project Architecture: Iona by Drawingroom Architecture & Design.

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Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Western branch has named 21 projects from around the region for it’s local shortlist.

Palmerston North architect Matthew Argyle served a jury convenor and was joined by fellow architects Brady Gibbons (New Plymouth) and Marianne Riley (Auckland), and Susanna Shadbolt, Director of Masterton’s Aratoi Museum in selecting the finalists.

Argyle said, “The jury was pleased to see a strong presence of educational and heritage buildings among the entries we considered. Buildings such as the Whanganui War Memorial Centre and the library at Whanganui Collegiate School are a strong part of the architectural fabric not just of their city but also of the country.”

See all of the shortlisted projects in the gallery above.

The NZIA has noted that the COVID-19 lockdown has halted the usual jury visits to shortlisted projects. “Resumption of the visits or the adoption of alternative means of deciding award-winners are dependent on the national measures adopted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic,” the organisation says.

The NZIA Architecture Awards programme is supported by Resene.