Andrea Stevens practised architecture for 10 years, working at Jasmax, Architectus and RTA Studio before becoming a writer and editor in 2007. A registered architect, she has contributed to five architecture books, written hundreds of articles, websites, brochures and newsletters, and was a regular guest critic at Unitec. She also writes on culture and heritage for the Auckland Museum blog. In 2025, she received a President’s Award from Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects for her work on the Auckland branch newsletter and national industry communications. Andrea runs Folio, a successful communications agency based in Ponsonby.
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Book: Beyond the State for Penguin NZ
Andrea co-authored this book with architectural historian and academic Bill McKay. It is a biography of the iconic ‘state house’, a phenomenon of New Zealand architecture and Labour’s socialism. Andrea is the author of part two, which is all about the state house today. She and photographer Simon Devitt documented fourteen houses from around the country, and present them in text and photographic essays.
Year of Completition
2013
Type
Book
Role
Writer
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