The A+W NZ Article Archives

The Five Finalists in each of our Three Award Categories have been announced! We are pleased that the number of Nominees grows with each award round, and this makes the decision-making for the Jury very difficult indeed.

The third instalment of a project initiated in the 1980s by (recently retired) Professor Errol Haarhoff has been released by The University of Auckland.

On 3 October 2019, Lillian sat down with Julie Stout and Lynda Simmons to discuss her architecture and life experiences.

In 2015, A+W NZ members Rebecca Green and Victoria Streeter interviewed Christina van Bohemen, as part of our ongoing A+W NZ WikiLounge Project.

Since 2011, A+W NZ have been 'collecting stories' from its members and colleagues as a way to continue conversations and ultimately help others navigate their way through career decisions. They are presented on this page as a series of anonymous quotes.

On Friday 27 September 2019, A+W NZ member Blagica Maneva interviewed new Co-Chair Lindley Naismith as part of our ongoing A+W NZ WikiLounge Project.

At the 2019 A+W NZ AGM, Co-Founder Lynda Simmons stood down from her role as Co-Chair. Lynda has an Opinion column in ArchitectureNZ, and used this platform to bring the issues she spoke of at the meeting to a wider audience.

Julie Stout is interviewed by Tianxingzi Zeng and Hengyi Lim, students from the School of Architecture and Planning, The University of Auckland.

The end of an era - Lynda Simmons is the last of the initial founding group to step down from a leadership position. We want to say a big thank you to Lynda for her eight years of service to the organisation, and a warm welcome to the new Co-Chair, Lindley Naismith.

Scarlet Architects have announced the inaugural recipient of the Scarlet Prize in Architecture as Kavita Sharma. Kavita’s prize includes a cash award and an opportunity for mentoring as she completes her M.Arch(Prof) degree.