Lynda Simmons

Contributor Profile

Lynda Simmons is a practising architect with more than 30 years’ experience, combined with over 20 years of working in architectural education. Her MArch thesis was in the field of New Zealand architectural history (1960s–1970s). As co-Founder and co-Chair of Architecture+Women•NZ, Lynda combines her passion for community involvement in all things architectural with practice, research and teaching.

Occupation: Architect

Location: Auckland

Website: Lynda Simmons Architect

Opinion: The power of awards

Practice | Lynda Simmons on assessment and the highs and lows of programmes for architectural accolades.

Opinion: Making room

Practice | Lynda Simmons on removing barriers and making room for differing ways of practicing in the architecture industry.

Opinion: The issue of unpaid hours

Practice | Lynda Simmons discusses how the hours spent ‘working’ and ‘caring’ are divided and how that might affect architecture practices.

Opinion: Empty architecture

Practice | Lynda Simmons considers the separation of land ownership from building ownership and the guardianship model of tangata whenua.

Opinion: Loss and Libraries

Practice | Lynda Simmons examines the pending closure of the Architecture and Planning Library at The University of Auckland.

Diversity & Inclusion: a panel

Review | Lynda Simmons writes on the Architecture+Women•NZ panel on Diversity & Inclusion, held at Warren and Mahoney on 22 March.

Domestic ritual: The Green House

Review | Lynda Simmons reflects on the work of Claude Megson and reviews Rafik Patel’s restoration of one of his 1970s’ designs.

Update: Motu Kaikora Building Workshop

Review | A+W•NZ chair Lynda Simmons reports on the progress of the SGA and A+W•NZ Motu Kaikoura Building Workshop.

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