A+W NZ Dulux Awards

Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award

The Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award celebrates female architects in their second decade beyond graduation, a stage of career development that is pivotal yet often overlooked. Research shows that during this phase, women in architecture frequently experience a decline in visibility and recognition, despite having established their skills and influence. This award seeks to reverse that trend by highlighting and maintaining the presence of emerging female leaders within the profession, ensuring they continue to shape architectural discourse and practice.

Unlike graduate or mid-career awards, this category targets the critical stage between early career and established leadership, where potential is often fully realized yet visibility may wane. The Tere Leadership Award aims to champion women who demonstrate leadership, influence, and mentorship while balancing professional and personal life.

JUDGING CRITERIA WILL BE BASED ON

Entries will be assessed based on:

• Evidence of outstanding architectural design talent
• Evidence of team leadership skills
• Evidence of working well in collaboration: partnerships, teams of all sizes and diversities (e.g. a cross-section of people from a variety of areas, which may include trades, institutions, academic, business, social groupings, ages, cultures etc.)
• Ability to establish a positive work/life balance
• Mentor relationships are identified

ENTRY CRITERIA:

• The Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award is open to all members on the A+W•NZ database who are in their mid career.
• Entry for the Tere Hunuku te Kawakawa Leadership Award is by nomination. The nominator does not need to be a member of the A+W•NZ database.
• Entrants may nominate themselves or be nominated by another person or group /practice.
• Nominations can be for an individual or a Practice/Collective.
• Exclusions: the A+W•NZ Awards Team* are not eligible for nomination (*extent of Awards Team is established each award round - refer A+W•NZ website 'Awards Process' page for noneligible members).

The FIVE FINALISTS for the Wirihana Leadership Award 2023;
(in alphabetical order)

Charlotte Hoare (Architectus)
Haley Hooper (Ngāpuhi) (WSP)
Sally Ogle (Patchwork Architecture)
Kelly O’Sullivan (SGA)
Raukura Turei (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngā Rauru Kitāhi) (Monk Mackenzie)

The FIVE FINALISTS for the Wirihana Leadership Award 2020;
(in alphabetical order)

Natalie Allen (The Urban Advisory)
Felicity Brenchley (Felicity Brenchley Architects + ĀKAU)
Ilona Haghshenas (Warren and Mahoney)
Fiona Short (Warren and Mahoney)
Louise Wright (Assembly Architects)

The FIVE FINALISTS for the Wirihana Leadership Award 2017;
(in alphabetical order)
Bureaux Ltd (Jessica Barter and Maggie Carroll)
Mary Henry (Jasmax)
Natasha Markham (MAUD)
Rogan Nash (Kate Rogan and Eva Nash)
Sophie Wylie (Artifact)

The FIVE FINALISTS for the Wirihana Leadership Award 2014;
(in alphabetical order)

Andrea Bell
Bonnifait
Maggie Carroll
Marianne Riley
Sarah Gilbertson