Not to miss 2024 NZIA events
Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) concludes itsregional awards programme with the 2024New Zealand Architecture Awards on 22 November. The event,arguablythe biggest awards night on the architecture calendar, will be held this year in Tmaki Makaurau Auckland, atthe Viaduct Events Centre.Doors open at 6:00 pm for canaps and drinks and the ceremony begins at 7:00 pm.Tickets can be purchasedthrougheventbrite.Always House, Mornington Peninsula by Kennedy Nolan.Image: Derek SwalwellPreceding the event, Patrick Kennedy will present How to be an Architect now?, a free lecture commencing midday, Friday 22 November, at the Viaduct Events Centre. He says it is the most compelling question they ask themselves at Kennedy Nolan. We are still working out how we respond to place and our unresolved relationship to it. And we are still asking how best to respond to the climate catastrophe, says Kennedy. Attending NZIA members earn 10 CPD Points (Design). Registrations are essential. Secure your place to attend.The following day, on 23 November,the NZIAs annual Architecture Tour will take place in Tmaki Makaurau Auckland. This years tour willinclude influential projects, including a selection of 2024 architecture award-winners. Food and refreshments are provided at stops along the journey. There are limited spots, sobook in early to ensure you dont missout.This years national award-winnerswere selected from a shortlist of 48 projects across 12 categories from the Local Awards.As well as national category winners, recipients will also be announced for theF. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Public Housing, John Sutherland Practice Award, Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture, Ted McCoy Award for Education, Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housingand the John Scott Award for Public Architecture.The jury, comprising Ari Stevensof Athfield Architects, Julie StoutofMitchell Stout Dodd andPatrick KennedyofKennedy Nolan(Melbourne, Australia), accompanied jury convenor Caro Robertson on the nationaltour.The 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards are supported byAPL and Resene, and Tmaki Makaurau Auckland City Architecture Tour is supported by Nu-Wall.