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This is where we store articles and documentaries which deal with architecture and gender, in the hope to build a slow-growing and continuous resource for the academic and professional communities.
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2023 Tatuhi | Drawing Archive Selection
11 January 2023The A+W NZ Tātuhi / Drawing Architecture: Sarah Treadwell Archive annual aquisition is Sea Wall Erosion, Lise Jansen-Luke.
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Elizabeth Cox, Divya Purushotham and Mary-Jane Duffy National Library Podcast
17 December 2022As part of the public events surrounding the launch of Elizabeth Cox's Making Space, ex Co-
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A+W NZ Awarded Inaugural NZIA John Sutherland Practice Award!
22 November 2022Congratulations to every single A+W NZ member and volunteer - A+W NZ has been awarded the inaugural Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of
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Media Surrounding Elizabeth Cox's Making Space
21 November 2022The three book launches for the wonderful Making Space - by Elizabeth Cox and published by Massey University Press - were wonderful celebrations for a very important book.You can see more information about our launches here; -
Elizabeth Cox on 76 Small Rooms podcast
4 November 2022The latest podcast on the wonderful 76 Small Rooms (Soundcloud) is Making Space author and editor Elizabeth Cox.
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RNZ Interview with Elizabeth Cox and Lynda Simmons
25 October 2022On Friday 21 October 2022, Making Space Editor and author Elizabeth Cox was interviewed on the
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Julie Stout Rasing The Bar - on RNZ
12 September 2022Julie Stout was one of several University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau alumni to speak at the 2022 'Raising The Bar
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Wellbeing Session #3: Intuition v's Judgement
5 September 2022The third session in the A+WNZ Wellbeing Series was held on Tuesday 23 August, and you can access the Vimeo link here.
Wellbeing & Confidence Webinar Series #3: Intuition vs Judgement
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Wellbeing Series with Brenda James #2: Emotional Awareness
22 July 2022As part of the A+W NZ Casual Conversations Series, Leadership & Career Development Coach Brenda James has been running four separate workshops during 2022, each with a different focus.The second of the series was held on Wednesday 15 June -
Wellbeing Series with Brenda James #1: Self Awareness
22 July 2022As part of the A+W NZ Casual Conversations Series, Leadership & Career Development Coach Brenda James has been running four separate workshops during 2022, each with a different focus.The first of the series was held on Wednesday 6 April 2022, -
A+W NZ Featured on Parlour, 2021
19 May 2022A+W NZ are very proud to have featured on the Parlour website, in their 'Action in the Field' series. In this series, Parlour brings together the excellent
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HomeStyle Series #10: Beth Cameron | Makers of Architecture
5 May 2022Homestyle’s latest issue features Beth Cameron, as part of our ongoing A+W NZ profile series. Beth reflects on childhood aspirations, co-
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Celebrating Julie Stout's Gold: Video 07-Julie Leading the Way
8 April 2022The seventh and FINAL in our series of short videos is now up - A+W NZ 07: Julie Leading the Way (3:20 min)
Julie Stout is its first female recipient
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Work | Care Series #2 - Caroline Robertson
10 April 2022Caroline Robertson | Spacecraft Architects | Working Parent Interview #2
In the second of the A+W NZ WORK | CARE Series of interviews, Caroline Roberston discusses the way architecture and
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Celebrating Julie Stout's Gold: Video 06-Julie's Activism
31 March 2022The sixth in our series of seven short videos has been posted - A+W NZ 06: Julie's Activism (3:26 min)
Julie Stout is its first female recipient to be awarded the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand
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Celebrating Julie Stout's Gold: Video 05-Urban Projects
25 March 2022To celebrate Julie Stout, and to acknowledge Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA in their selection for the Gold Medal 2021, A+W NZ have created seven short videos to capture some of Julie’s
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Celebrating Julie Stout's Gold: Video 04-Working With David
11 March 2022To celebrate Julie Stout, and to acknowledge Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA in their selection for the Gold Medal 2021, A+W NZ have created seven short videos to capture some of Julie’s
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Celebrating Julie Stout's Gold: Video 03-Julie's adventurous Spirit
4 March 2022Julie Stout is its first female recipient to be awarded the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal. To celebrate Julie, and to acknowledge Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA in their selection,
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Lillian Chrystall 1926-2022
25 February 2022We are sad to share the news that on 24 February 2022, Lillian Chrystall passed away (1926 - 2022).
Our condolences to Lillian's family, especially her children Paul, Ben and Madeleine and their wider families.
Lillian was a very important mentor and role model
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Celebrating Julie Stout's GOLD - Video 02: Garden and Water Pavilions
25 February 2022The second in our series of seven short videos has been posted - A+W NZ 02: Garden and Water Pavilions.
Julie Stout is its first female recipient to be awarded the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold
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GOLD! Julie Stout Gold Medal Winner 2021
16 February 2022We are celebrating!
On Wednesday 16 February 2022, Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects announced Julie Stout as the 2021 Gold Medal winner.
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HomeStyle Series #9: Katrina Keshaw
8 December 2021The HomeStyle interview with Katrina Keshaw is the 9th in the A+W NZ Home Style Series. Keshaw established architectural firm 'Keshaw McArthur' in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland with Xuan McArthur Nguyen
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HomeStyle Series #8: Sharon Jansen, SJA
18 October 2021Architect and jury member for our A+W NZ Dulux Awards 2017 Sharon Jansen generously
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HomeStyle Series #7: Lisa Day, Donnell Day Architects
12 October 2021In this seventh interview in the Home Style Series, Lisa Day discusses her approach to intuitive design.Reflecting on her approach to the craft of architecture, -
Interview with 2021 Co-Chairs
6 August 2021A+W NZ Interview with Co-Chairs of Architecture + Women NZ, Anner Chong and Maria Chen
Earlier this year, A+W NZ welcomed two new co-chairs, Anner Chong and
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A Big Thank You to our Recent Co-Chairs
5 July 2021A+W NZ would like to acknowledge and honour the work of our most recent Co-Chairs, Divya Purushotham (2018-21) and Lindley Naismith (2019-21).
(Divya and Lindley pictured here at the 2021 AGM, with
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HomeStyle Series #6: Rogan Nash Architects
15 June 2021In the sixth interview in our A+W NZ series with Homestyle, editor Alice Lines converses with A+W NZ members and directors of Rogan Nash Architects,
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A+W NZ Interview with Chair of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Auckland Branch, Megan Rule
4 June 2021A+W NZ Interview with Chair of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Auckland Branch, Megan Rule
main image: Megan Rule in the studio. Photographer: Sam Hartnett
In May 2021, A+W NZ
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Care | Work Series - #1 Caroline Bartlett
28 May 2021CAROLINE BARTLETT | Ignite Architects | Working Parent Interview #1
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Introduce yourself! What is your
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HomeStyle Profile: Amelia Fagence
11 May 2021Homestyle's editor Alice Lines talks with architectural graduate Amelia Fagence, the sixth interview in their ongoing Architecture+Women NZ series.Amelia Fagence is an architectural -
HomeStyle Series #5: Bureaux
13 April 2021Homestyle's editor Alice Lines talks with Maggie Carrol and -
HomeStyle Series #4: Christina van Bohemen
12 February 2021Homestyle talks with Christina van BohemenA+W NZ Chrystall Excellence Award 2020 winner -
2021 Tatuhi / Drawing Archive Selection
26 January 2021The A+W NZ Tātuhi / Drawing Architecture: Sarah Treadwell Archive annual prize for 2021 has been awarded to Jonathan Morrish
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HomeStyle Series #3: Jade Kake
15 December 2020A+W NZ have partnered with Homestyle to run an ongoing A+W NZ profile series
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Homestyle Series #2: Louise Wright
15 December 2020A+W NZ have partnered with Homestyle to run an ongoing A+W NZ profile series
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Exhibition - South Pacific Architecture
7 November 2020The Ground is Talking to Us: South Pacific Architecture Megan Rule + Julie Wilson
Objectspace, 31 October - 5 November 2020
Auckland, Aotearoa
A+W NZ
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Book Review: Cohousing For Life
30 August 2020Book Review:
Cohousing For Life. A Practical and Personal Story of Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood
Mary Egan Publishing 2020 (278
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A+W NZ Dulux Awards 2020 Publication
16 August 2020The third awards publication is fresh off the press! Designed again by Studio Catherine Griffiths, the 2020 edition for the A+W NZ Dulux Awards is
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A+W NZ and Homestyle Magazine Series #1
3 August 2020A+W NZ is pleased to announce that Homestyle will be running an ongoing A+W NZ profile series featuring a different A+W NZ member in each issue. A diverse range of the membership will be covered.
By way of
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Fifteen Finalists Announced for A+W NZ Dulux Awards 2020
28 June 2020A+W•NZ Dulux Awards 2020
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
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Architecture Graduate Progression to Practice in New Zealand: 1987-2018
23 April 2020Architecture Graduate Progression to Practice in New Zealand: 1987-2018
Haarhoff, E, Boarin, P & Allen, N. (2020) Architecture Graduate progression to Practice in New Zealand: 1987-2018. Research Report, School of Architecture and Planning,
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A+W NZ Interview with Lillian Chrystall
11 February 2020Lillian Chrystall was the first woman to receive a national-level NZIA award in New Zealand – a Bronze medal in 1967, for the (Antony) Yock House In Ngāpuhi Road, Remuera,
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WikiLounge: Christina van Bohemen Interview 2015 (now Past NZIA President)
28 November 2019In 2015, A+W NZ members Rebecca Green and Victoria Streeter interviewed
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A+W NZ 'Collecting Stories' Project
5 November 2019A+W NZ Collecting Stories 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
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WikiLounge: Co-Chair Lindley Naismith Interview
8 October 2019On 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.
Selected quotes;
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Making Room by Lynda Simmons (Opinion)
4 October 2019At the 2019 A+W NZ AGM, Co-Founder Lynda Simmons stood down from her role as Co-Chair, after eight years of working with so many teams of wonderful people, who contribute their time and expertsie to the organisation. Lynda has an Opinion column in the ArchitectureNZ magazine
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Julie Stout Interview April 2018
31 July 2019Julie Stout is interviewed by Tianxingzi Zeng and
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Lynda Simmons Stands Down from Co-Chair
20 June 2019The end of an era - Lynda Simmons is the last of the initial founding group to
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Scarlet Prize in Architecture
19 December 2018Scarlet Architects have announced the inaugural recipient of the Scarlet Prize in Architecture as Kavita Sharma. Kavita’s prize includes a cash award and an
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Kaiurungi: New A+W NZ Position Established
1 December 2018A+W NZ has added another role to our core team structure, and are pleased to announce Amber Ruckes as the first person in the role of -
Parlour Article: A+W Dulux Awards by Lynda Simmons
22 November 2018We are always very proud to have the support of Australia's Parlour, world leaders in issues of equity, gender and architecture. On 5 November 2018, Parlour published an article on the
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Sue Evans awarded a NZIA President's Award 2018
13 November 2018Congratulations to A+W NZ member Sue Evans, who was recognised at the NZIA National Awards 2018 with a President's Award
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Past Co-Founder Julie Wilson in M2 Woman 2017
25 October 2018Sitting in a waiting room recently, I came across a 2017 issue of the M2 Woman magazine - and an article called 'Redefining Motherhood.' There on pages 38, 39 is a profile on AW NZ Co-Founder and
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02: Diversity
20 September 2018The Workplace Revolution Series - 02: Diversity
Architecturenz Aug/Sept 2018, pp30 - 39.
Following from the first article in the Architecturenz magazine
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A+W NZ Co-Chair Interviewed by Diversity Agenda
16 July 2018A+W NZ Co-Chair was interviewed by Diversity Agenda before the launch of their website and #20for21 project earlier this year. Here we reproduce their article, with the link to the original here.
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A+W NZ Interviews Past NZIA President Christina van Bohemen
12 June 2018To mark the significance of her term as the second female President of the NZIA, A+W NZ met with Christina van Bohemen on Monday 11 June 2018, to record in an interview some of her thoughts and reflections on her experiences as President. We know that having a female leader
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01: Flexible Working
2 June 2018A+W NZ member Melanie McDaid and A+W NZ Co-Chair Lynda Simmons contributed to a recent architecturenz article on
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Keep Our Library Collections Intact
19 April 2018Architecture, Planning and Fine Arts Library CollectionsMost of you will be aware that there are changes being made with The -
A Sponsor's Viewpoint - Carter Holt Harvey and the Motu Kaikoura Workshop
8 March 2018Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Product Manager Merryn Jolly has written about the Motu Kaikoura Building Workshop for their newsletter and it is reproduced below (or
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ArchitectureNow: 3rd installment of Motu Kaikoura Articles, by Maria Hosking
23 February 2018Architecture Now has published the third installment of its series on the SGA / Architecture + Women NZ Motu Kaikoura Building Workshop
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ArchiPro and A+W NZ
18 January 2018Watch this space - ArchiPro video coming.
We are very pleased to announce that Archipro and A+W NZ are joining forces to support our cross-membership - all A+W NZ members
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Atmospheric Architectures ed & translated by Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul
6 January 2018A+W NZ member Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul has edited and translated from German the recently-published
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Women Making Their Mark by Richard Dalman
23 December 2017We republish an article originally published in the November issue of Style Magazine (pp 28-30), written by Richard Dalman (Dalman Architects, Christchurch).
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Books for Xmas for Your Young Architect by Elizabeth Cox
9 December 2017Books for Christmas for Your Young Architect - a review
Elizabeth Cox
Here is my collection of suggestions for some great Christmas books which might interest your young growing architect. While most books for
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ArchitectureNow Article: Motu Kaikoura Update
17 November 2017Architecture Now has published an article on the updated progress of the SGA / A+W NZ Motu Kaikoura Project, written by A+W NZ Co-Chair Lynda Simmons. 10 Nov 2017.
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100 Years of Auckland University @ Gus Fisher Gallery
5 November 2017The wonderful exhibition of 100 years of architectural drawings at the Gus Fisher Gallery in Auckland has come down after 2 months of showing. Curated by A+W NZ member
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A+W NZ Co-Chair named as Auckland University 40 under 40
1 November 2017The University of Auckland's 2017 40 under 40 list has been announced, and includes A+W
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A+W NZ Timeline Opening Speeches - Dr Julia Gatley & Dr Lucy Treep
14 September 2017A+W NZ Timeline Opening 7 Sept 2017, 5 pm
Auckland University of Auckland, Level 2, Building 421
At the opening event of the Re-
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Profile: Divya Purushotham
19 August 2017A+W NZ member Profile: Claire MacCall, from Dock Street Group, recently interviewed A+W NZ Secretary Divya Purushotham and wrote the following
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Fifteen Finalists Announced for A+W•NZ Dulux Awards 2017
26 July 2017A+W•NZ Dulux Awards 2017
The Five Finalists in each of our Three Award Categories have been announced!
After solid deliberations and exhaustive discussion, the 2017 Jury made up of Brit Andresen, Sharon Jansen, Anna Tong and
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ArchitectureNow on A+W NZ / SGA Building Workshop
15 July 2017ArchitectureNow has a news piece on the upcoming A+W NZ / SGA Motu Kaikoura Trust Building Workshop, which is taking place in July / August /
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Sue Marshall Principal at Jasmax
6 July 2017Sue Marshall becomes the third female Principal at Jasmax.
Registered Architects Sue Marshall and Justin Evatt join Jasmax’s Principal leadership group.
Managing Principal, Marko den Breems, comments, “Being able to growing the Jasmax leadership group
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Professor Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul Inaugural Address
3 June 2017A+W NZ member Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul presented her Inaugural Professorial Address at AUT University on
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Lack of Women Keynotes by Sally Arnold
18 May 2017Latest Sally Arnold Article:
Why is Networking so Challenging for Architects? 7 August 2017
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Obituary: Dorothy Mahon 1925-2017
12 April 2017Our condolences go to the family and friends of Architect Dorothy Mahon, who passed away on 7 April 2017, aged 92 years.
MAHON, Dorothy Isabel (nee Gawith):
Dorothy Gawith was enrolled at the University of Auckland Architecture School in 1944,
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'I have set up Shop': Mary Taylor in Wellington, by Elizabeth Cox
1 April 2017‘I have set up shop!’: Mary Taylor in Wellington
ELIZABETH COX for Bay Heritage Consultants
Article originally published on www.bayheritage.co.nz/heritage-blog/ - reproduced
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3 Short Films -Pasifika Architects and Graduates
24 February 2017"The next generation are looking for role models who look like them, and can relate to them." Lusitania Vete.
A lack of role models is a common theme for many women making their way in architectural practice - and this lack of role modelling also extends
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NZIA creates Nga Aho position on Board
26 January 2017The NZIA has created a position on its National Board for a Nga Aho representative, indicating its commitment to the
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Gender and Architectural Practice in NZ. Gina Hochstein
6 January 2017GENDER AND ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
by Gina Hochstein, March(Prof) Student, The University of Auckland SoAP
‘I say to young women today, don’t cast out your feminist awareness: when the glass ceiling hits you, you will think
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NZIA AW16 19-25 Sept
13 September 2016And that's a wrap! Architecture Week 2016 is all over, and what a week it was.
AK16:
Thank you to everyone who came out to our exhibition
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Life as a 1st year Graduate, Silvia Pisano
29 August 2016Life as a 1st Year Graduate - Silvia Pisano.
Originally from Sardinia, Italy – I have travelled, studied and worked my way across the globe to settle in the city of sails as a budding architect. I am currently an architectural graduate working
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Anner Chong - I Have a Passion!
13 August 2016I have a passion! by Anner Chong 2 August 2016
I was asked these questions recently: Why do you do what you do, and how do you do it?
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A+W•NZ feature in NZIA Venice Publications
30 July 2016The NZIA Venice Bienale 2016 exhibition Future Islands, led by Kathy Waghorn (Assistant Director) and Charles Walker (Director), has been a huge success, has been
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A+W•NZ Interview with Auckland Build Expo 2016
21 July 2016A+W•NZ is supporting the Auckland Build Expo 2016, and is here interviewed
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Metalcraft Writing Award 2016 Short Writing Pieces
17 June 2016The A+W•NZ Metalcraft Writing Award 2016 called for short-piece writing (300 words) on any topic relevant to A+W•NZ's two central aims: visibility
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BFM Podcast 22 Nov 2011 Lynda Simmons Interview
1 May 2012When Architecture+Women•NZ was initially launched in 2011, BFM's Ready Steady Learn interviewed co-founder and Co-Chair Lynda Simmons.
The interview can be heard
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Angeles Hevia - Kente House, Ghana
16 June 2016Angeles Hevia has provided A+W•NZ with images and information of her project recently completed in Ghana, which we pblish here as an extension of the ideas being discussed by the ISBC and earth-rammed construction. Kente House was completed in 2015 as a result of an
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Gentle Foundations Publication 2014
10 June 2016Gentle Foundations: Extrapolations of The Whare in the Bush.
EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION.
Published September 2014 by St Paul St Publishing and Architecture+
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Maternal Breast as Machine of Nutrition, by Olivia Labb
30 May 2016Olivia Labb is an Honours student at AUT Spatial Design
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Giving Back Jade Kake Interview
12 May 2016'Giving Back' - Industry Profile in Build Magazine No 153, April/May 2016, Interview with
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4 Interviews by ArchitectureNow
19 April 2016Amelia Melbourne Hayward asked several architects some questions about the professional side of working in architecture. She wrote two articles for Architecture Now, published online on
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The Pioneer Class, by Denise Civil
31 March 2016The Pioneer Class: Women who Started at the Auckland School of Architecture in 1972.
Fifty-one independently pioneering women attended the Auckland School of Architecture in the 25 years between 1947 and 1971. We can identify them
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Working Mothers. Illustrated in Venn Diagrammes. by Nikki Launder
1 March 2016In 2014, Pamela Bell was the guest editor for Professionelle magazine, and she invited architect Nikki Launder to submit an article on the daily
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Metalcraft A+W•NZ Writing Award 2016 Results
2 February 2016The Metalcraft A+W•NZ Writing Award 2016 results are in, and you can read the three short-piece submissions below;
The Winner is;
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Portico by Sophie Hamer
23 January 2016Portico - a new website resource for secondary and tertiary students who are interested in architecture.
As mentioned in the NZIA Bulletin 22 January 2016,
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RNZ Interview - Tessa Forde & Panel
4 January 2016RNZ Sunday Arts interview, Sunday 3rd January 2016 'Designing New Zealand'.
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NZIA A+W•NZ Venice Tote bag
5 December 2015A+W•NZ supports Future Islands, The New Zealand Pavilion at the 15th Venice Biennale of Architecture, opening in late May 2016.
To help out, we are the sponsor of the official
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Jasmax Maori Cultural Advisory
19 November 2015In the Nov / Dec issue of architecture nz is an article written by Justine Harvey on a recently-formed group within
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Akau in architecture nz Nov/Dec 2015
12 November 2015AKAU are featured in the November / December issue of architecture nz, where their non-typical approach to practice structure, method and
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The Real Issue is Access
16 October 2015In response to an email received from Matt Ritani in 2014, regarding access (or restrictions) to the Architecture+Women•NZ membership (database), A+W•NZ Co-Chair
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Radio NZ Interview with AKAU
15 October 2015Radio NZ Interview, 30 September 2015.
'Design Skills for Kaikohe's Disadvantaged Youth: Social enterprise entrepreneurs Ana Heremaia
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Marilyn Reynolds
2 September 2015Obituary - Marilyn Reynolds
Architecture+Women•NZ are very sad to hear of the passing of Marilyn Reynolds (nee Hart) on Monday 31 August 2015.
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Viva, NZ Herald Sept 11 2013
16 May 2015Back in 2013, Nicole Stock organised a section in the NZ Herald Viva section with a focus on women and architecture.
In 'The Changing face of Architecture', she interviewed
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Between Silos 2013 - Timeline
24 February 2015For the 2013 A+W•NZ Exhibition held in Auckland, named Between Silos,
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A+W•NZ Awards 2014 Award Book by Studio Catherine griffiths
29 December 2014Visit the Studio Catherine Griffiths website page for an overview of the design and compilation of the first A+W•NZ Awards book. Designed by Catherine Griffiths, the small
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J Gatley - Women in New Zealand Architecture: A Literature Review
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Put Your Hands Together by Bill McKay
3 December 2014Put Your Hands Together: Bill McKay at the Architecture+Women Awards 2014.
Bill McKay writes for Block - issue # 10 2014 , on his thoughts as a jury member for the inaugural A+W•NZ Awards 2014.
'If anyone doubts the need for and
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The Story of The Whare in the Bush, by Elisapeta Heta
23 November 2014The Vernacularist: The Environmental Issue, published by The Depot Art Gallery, includes an article The Story of the
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NZ Architecture 04 2014
11 October 2014NZ Architecture 04 2014 included a section on architecture and women, with articles and reviews as follows;
Lynda Simmons - Let's Look at the Numbers
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Maori Television: A+W•NZ 2013 Exhibition
4 August 2014Maori Television broadcast of Wednesday 25 September 2013:
NZ Architecture Week pays homage to women's suffrage
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Block Itinerary no.49
21 May 2014Architecture by Women 2003-2013 Block Itinerary No. 49
Block
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Recent NZIA statistics
14 April 2014Thank you to the NZIA for their Bulletin 14 March 2014, which included their recent research statistics, repeated here;
Did you know?
- 48% of NZIA Members are not Architects
- 23% of new Registered
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Helen Tippett Obituary, by John Gray
16 March 2014Helen Tippett (1933-2004) Obituary, by John Gray published in the Cross Section NZIA News May 2004. (Image from Cross Section)
Helen
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NZ Timber Awards Shortlist: AFH Glulam Project.
11 February 2014Congratulations to the team who worked on the Architecture For Humanity Glulam Project - whose project has been
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HOMEFeb/March 2014 Favourite Building - Lynda Simmons
7 February 2014On the last page of each issue, HOME magazine publishes a 'My Favourite Building' image and commentary. The Feb/March issue has a favourite by Lynda Simmons, one of the co-founders of A+W•NZ. She chose The Teps, because of its personal historic and current links between her
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Snapshot 500: Architecture+Women New Zealand
10 November 2013Photograph: Simon Devitt
Snapshot 500: Architecture+Women New Zealand
editors: Julia Gatley and Sara Lee
creative directors: Megan Rule and Lynda Simmons
Published by Balasoglou Books,
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Video Documentary A+W•NZ Public Works Media
16 October 2013In November 2012, A+W•NZ contracted Public Works Media to document the process towards the National Exhibition 2013 and related events, held September-November 2013 in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
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Symposium: Architecture in an Expanded Field 21/9/13
15 October 2013Wendy Shacklock reviewed Architecture in an Expanded Field for the NZIA Bulletin (27/9/13) and we have re-published her piece here, with the addition of some images from the day. You can see more images on the following links from
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A+W•NZ: DIVERSE PRACTICE
9 October 2013The Wellington exhibition 'Diverse Practice' is based on a response to a survey that asked 7 questions about practice.
The text from the survey for the exhibition has been curated by Jan Smitheram and Kerstin Thompson, with design and topography by
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Architecture+Women•NZ on Arts on Sunday
2 October 2013Lynne Freeman from the National Radio Arts on Sunday programme interviewed Lynda Simmons on 15 September 2013. You can
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Video: Glulam Project by Architecture For Humanity
23 September 2013On 14-15 September, the team working on the glulam beam project installed their design at the Silo Park site, to the area in front of the Silo 6 Gallery. The huge laminated beams, which have been donated from Air New Zealand from a recently dismantled hanger, were lifted,
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Full Steam Ahead
26 August 2013Architecture+Women•NZ meet regularly at Alleluya Cafe in St Kevins Arcade to make sure all is going well for the events planned for September. Here are some images of the action - there are so many enthusiastic people involved to make the national exhibition a great event
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15 August Deadline!
29 July 2013The 15 August deadline is coming up fast! Be sure you are included in the exhibition - fill in the R02 Form and email us your
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
11 July 2013Be visible: at Silo Park (Auckland) this September, in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The nationwide A+W•NZ exhibition is coming soon.
Show how architecture is in your life: your work, your practice methods, your wider interests. Practice,
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In conversation with Teena Hale Pennington, NZIA CEO
8 July 2013Teena Hale Pennington has recently been appointed CEO of the NZIA. When Nicole Stock from Architecture + Women spoke to her she had only been in the seat for a few weeks but already she had quite clear goals for the Institute and Architecture in general.
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Bobby Shen's blog on TRANSFORM, May 2013
12 June 2013Bobby Shen attended the recent Transform conference, held in Melbourne 30 May 2013, along with a team from New Zealand, ranging from students to mid-career architects. His summary of the interesting, provocative and well-organised day can be found
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Parlour Practice Guides
3 June 2013At the recent TRANSFORM conference held in Melbourne, the Parlour Group launched some incredibly valuable Policy Guidelines: The Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice. Parlour are now calling for feedback -
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Shelley Penn Talk, 25 May 2013 11am Auckland, NZ
27 May 2013Shelley Penn, the current (and outgoing) National AIA President, gave a very interesting presentation at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on Saturday 25 May, 2013. She discussed
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Janet Thomson: 'Women and Architecture, and the WIA Group 1979-85: a personal response'
18 May 2013Women and Architecture, and the WIA Group 1979-1985:
a Personal Response.
Janet S. Thomson, April 2013
Architecture was my dream
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Building as an unnatural act: the paper house. S.Treadwell 1993
14 May 2013ArchitectureNZ Nov/Dec 1993 article by Sarah Treadwell:
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12 Questions to NZIA's new CEO Teena Hale Pennington
3 May 2013Teena Hale Pennington, the new CEO of the NZIA, answers 12 Questions posed by Sarah Stuart in the NZ Herald on Tuesday 30 April.
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Looking at the Inside, from the Outside
23 April 2013Shauna Herminghouse, architect at Studio of Pacific Architecture in Wellington, discusses her specialisation in interiors from assumptions of being a colour consultant to the professional opportunities in this niche.
The noticeable
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The Design Studio and Women Students, 1992, Jane Rooney
26 March 2013In 1992, Jane Rooney prepared a research report while a student at the University of Auckland Architecture School, titled
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Sarah Treadwell- Limited Visibility: Portraits of Women Architects
8 March 2013Using this Architecture+Women•NZ database as the resource, Dr Sarah Treadwell and Nicole Allen have published an article that looks at portraits of women architects in the latest Architectural Theory Review. Published by
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Charissa Snijders in Profile
5 March 2013Charissa Snijders is an architect with over 20 years experience practicing in Auckland. She explains some of her background, and her thoughts on architecture and the industry.
When did you finish your
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1st Mega-Meeting 22/2/13
26 February 2013Not an article, but a record in images of the first 'Mega-Meeting' for the planned September exhibition. Thanks to Public Works Media for the
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Lillian Chrystall, NZ Herald or Auckland Star 1977
23 February 2013A snippet of history from 1977, after Lillian Chrystall received an NZIA Branch Award for the (Philip) Yock House. (Thanks to Robin Allison)
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Marilyn Reynolds in Conversation
11 February 2013image: Patrick Reynolds
Marilyn Hart was one of the founding members of The Group and one of the few female architectural students in the 1940s. There she met Ian Reynolds and the two married in London in 1949. After
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Profile: Lillian Chrystall, by L.Naismith, 2005
11 February 2013Lindley Naismith wrote this profile on Lillian Chrystall after interviewing her in December 2004. For more information on Lillian and Chrystall
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Peggy Deamer interview on BWAF website
31 January 2013'Architecture culture means the full social, philosophic, representational environment in which architecture is discussed, produced, experienced, and consumed.... Architecture is a broad field. It is visual and organizational, and the skill related to this can be applied
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Nelson Mail Article: Min Hall and Mary Dorothy Edwards
30 January 2013Fiona Cassie featured architects Min Hall and Mary Dorothy Edwards for the Nelson Mail in 1993, while the touring 'Constructive Agenda' Exhibition was showing in Nelson.
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Eulogy: Mary Dorothy Edwards, by Min Hall
30 January 2013Mary Dorothy Edwards, 7 February 1909 - 7 September 1995. Eulogy written by Min Hall. Mary Dorothy Edwards was the third women in New Zealand to graduate with an architectural degree, in 1939.
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Student work, Scope Magazine 2003/4
27 January 2013Scope Magazine, Issue 5 2003/2004 - an article by Brian Taggart on recent student work, featured 3 students; Lucy Gauntlett, Jacqueline Chan and Anna Harley.
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The Ladies' Mirror 1923
20 January 2013Apparently women in 1923 could not design homes without first having experience in housewifery. How male architects have coped with house design for all of these years is not addressed, however. Thanks to Bill McKay for sending in this article from The Ladies' Mirror,
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Rana Abboud in profile
13 December 2012When did you finish your architecture degree?
I completed my Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2004 (at Victoria University of Wellington), and my research Masters in 2006 (at the University of California at Berkeley).
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Not On Hold
29 November 2012Jennie Aerts on An Architect's Practice on Parental Leave
It is said an architect reaches his or her prime somewhere between 40 and 60 years old. Reasons for this vary for having the time to hone ones craft, learning from the building of
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Profile of Min Hall
19 November 2012When did you finish your architecture degree?
I finished my architecture degree in 1978 as one of the first graduates (and the only woman) from Victoria University of Wellington’s new
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Spaces for Encounter NZ Architect 3 1999
11 November 2012Mark Taylor, at the time of writing head of interior design at the School of Architecture, Victoria University, writes about the practice of Burry & Burry Architects, which was in
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Local Award Winners
12 November 2012A number of architects were recently recognised in the NZIA Local Awards.
Lloyd House by Atelierworkshop (Cecile Bonnifait and William Giesen), which is pictured, received this citation from the judges in the Wellington Awards:
Despite contemporary
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No Ceiling Above Our Dreams Architecture NZ 3.2007
8 November 2012This article by Jane Hill was originally published in 2007, Architecture NZ 3. Although instigated by a slew of negative statistics, it is a positive musing of the profession and its
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You Have No Idea. Gill Matthewson. 2009
14 October 2012Gill Matthewson reviews a history of how women have set up academic and professional support structures around women studying and working in architecture. From the Womens Institute of Architecture, created in the late 1970s, through to the 1993 Constructive Agenda exhibition
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Zaha makes waves. Nicole Stock
27 August 2012Though some of the stylish stadia were some of the many reasons the recent London Olympics were deemed such a success, few of these buildings received much more than a quick scan before the television crew cut back to the rowing or cycling. Yet, for a short time, the design
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Girls on Film. Nicole Stock
15 August 2012The American writer and director Nora Efron died a few weeks ago, and of course there were many retrospectives and links to articles that she had written. While she wasn’t an architect, nor connected in any tangible way with architecture, apart from one beautifully written
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Gill Matthewson: From Archi Parlour
15 June 2012'Take it to the Limit: women as architectural breach' Gill Matthewson April 23rd 2012
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Sarah Treadwell 'Pink and White Descriptions'
11 June 2012Sarah Treadwell 'Pink and White Descriptions' Architectural Theory Review, Vol 15 No 2