Western Architecture Awards 2020: Shortlist revealed
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.