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21 projects were winners on the night.

21 projects were winners on the night.

21 projects were winners on the night.

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Prize-winning architecture doesn't have to be grand and expensive, as these stunning projects demonstrate.

Seven Kāpiti builds among winners at architecture awards 13 May, 2021 02:30 AM 5 minutes to read Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish Church by DLA Architects. Photo / Paul McCredie Rosalie is a reporter for Kāpiti News It turns out Kāpiti is a good place to turn your dream build into reality with seven buildings among the winners at this years Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Wellington Awards. Te Kāhui Whaihanga president architect Judi Keith-Brown said the nature of the lan...

Colleen Hawkes20:00, May 06 2021 Ten new houses received Housing Awards in the NZIA Wellington Architecture Awards. Social housing and bespoke homes were both winners in a Wellington awards ceremony celebrating the best architecture in the region. Two Kāinga Ora social housing developments, one in Mt Cook and one in Porirua, took out both the Housing – Multi Unit awards at the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Wellington Awards, while 10 new houses won Housing Awards. ...

“Baches are often in rugged spots. Metal-cladding is good if you’re in the mountains, or a low maintenance timber like cedar or macrocarpa. Those are hardy and stable, and they weather well.” The 160sqm bach she designed at Te Horo uses cedar cladding. Farrow says cedar weathers to a silver colour, so in this case they pre-empted the change by applying a silver stain to begin with. Farrow says people often come to First Light with a brief for a holiday home that actually needs to be d...