NZIA APL Architect Design Series 2011 in Nelson

The New Zealand Institute of Architecture APL Architects Design Series 2011 will travel to Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Invercargill. The three award-winning projects that will be presented are:

New Zealand Architecture Award (Small Project), iPAD at Porikapa Beach - Taranaki
This contemporary take on that perennial source of architectural fascination – the pre-fabricated dwelling – can serve as a small holiday home or studio or be configured in a series of pavilions. Speaker: André Hodgskin - Architex New Zealand Ltd. “This is a fine specimen of that elusive species, the successful modular house. No space is wasted in this inventive building.”

New Zealand Architecture Award (Public Architecture), Birkenhead Library & Civic Centre
A lyrical building sited on a small public reserve, this new generation library also houses council services, a Plunket Office and a Citizens Advice Bureau. Speaker: Brendan Rawson - Archoffice. “Textured surfaces and dappled light help to realise the Architect’s idea that the experience of reading a book in the library might be akin to reading a book in a tree.”

New Zealand Architecture Award (Sustainable Design), Orokonui Ecosanctuary Visitor Centre
A visitor and interpretive centre located in a ‘cloud forest’ outside Dunedin, making use of containers as an economical construction technique. Speaker: Tim Heath - Architectural Ecology. “The function of the facility is celebrated by the architecture, which provides a commanding space overlooking the protected regenerating flora and oriented towards significant landforms.”