Click to enlargeJosh Sanoria of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellingtons Te Kura Waihanga Wellington School of Architecture with his Queeriosities of Space. Image: David St George1 of 9Sanorias Queeriosities of Space: The Pink Swan. Image: Josh Sanoria 2 of 9Sanorias Queeriosities of Space: The Pink Swan. Image: Josh Sanoria 3 of 92024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award, highly commended: Nofoaga Natia (A Hidden Place) Plantation Perspective by Ethan Hansell-Hunt. Image: Ethan Hansell-Hunt 4 of 9Nofoaga Natia (A Hidden Place) Plantation Perspective by Ethan Hansell-Hunt. Image: Ethan Hansell-Hunt 5 of 92024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award, highly commended: Artistic Activism! Drodel Process by Tom Arbuckle. Image: Tom Arbuckle 6 of 9Artistic Activism! Drodel Process by Tom Arbuckle. Image: Tom Arbuckle 7 of 92024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award, highly commended: Algorithmic Abodes Beacon North Elevation by Lucy Lee. Image: Lucy Lee 8 of 9Algorithmic Abodes Beacon North Elevation by Lucy Lee. Image: Lucy Lee 9 of 9The winner of this years 2024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Award demonstrates how architecture can break down barriers to inclusivity, encouraging diversity in the face of adversity.Josh Sanoria of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellingtons Te Kura Waihanga Wellington School of Architecture was the winner of the 2024 Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Resene Student Design Awards with his work Queeriosities ofSpace.The judges were impressed with how the final year MArch students visually exuberant and powerful project demonstrated the ways in which architecture can break down barriers toinclusivity.Colour is beautifully and consistently expressed throughout this project, which invites escapism and exploration in a world that is rarely represented in architecture. The metaphor of the closet is explored as both a place of repression and safety, pushing the boundaries of this space. A postmodern architectural aesthetic is applied to two buildings, one in the Philippines and one in Aotearoa. Each features arches, like rainbows, embracing the visitor as they are welcomed into a safe and respectful environment where they can explore theirsexuality.The judges added that the reuse proposition has a kaupapa of safety and acceptance, encouraging diversity in the face ofadversity.Three students were highly commended: Tom Arbuckle from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington for his Artistic Activism!; Ethan Hansell-Hunt from Te Whare Wnanga o Wairaka Unitec Institute of Technology for Nofoaga Natia (A Hidden Place) and Lucy Lee from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington for AlgorithmicAbodes.Of Arbuckles work, the judges said: Through provocative shapes and forms in a carnival of colours, Artistic Activism! puts art in your face, agitating for it as essential to public wellbeing. Three speculative designs culminate in a remarkable response to a tough site, resolving barriers to accessing the arts by bringing it to thepeople.The judges saidHansell-Huntpushes traditional building technologies to achieve a contemporary take on the fale, creating a respectful outcome for community and guests. People from near are invited to engage in community and commerce, people from afar are invited to connect with culture andcustoms.Of Lees work, the judges said: Partnering with industry shows initiative in fostering solutions toresponsibly resolving housing security against a backdrop of economic and climate challenges. Carbon is addressed at the outset, with the designer embracing technology and nature in the builtresponse.The judges were Te Khui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Perehitini Huia Reriti, Ng Aho representative Whare Timu, Raphaela Rose and MuraliBhaskar.