New Zealand Institute of Architects
| Formation | 1905, reformed by Architects Act 1963 |
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| Type | Professional body |
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Region served | New Zealand |
Membership | about 4000 |
President | Judi Keith-Brown |
Chief executive | Teena Hale-Pennington |
| Website | nzia |
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) is a membership-based professional organisation that represents 90 per cent of all registered architects in New Zealand, and promotes architecture that enhances the New Zealand living environment.[1]
The organisation was founded in 1905, and provides services to New Zealand architects, such as ongoing professional training, policies and guidelines to promote high quality architectural practice, events and general support for the architectural profession in New Zealand.
Background[edit]
Established in 1905 the institute is changed in the 1960s due to Architects Act 1963 splitting functions split between the Institute and the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB).[2][3] It became an incorporated society in 1992.[4]
In 2019 the Institute changed its name to add a Māori Language part: Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects. This process of doing this was done with the Māori design network Ngā Aho. In the process the name was gifted by Dr Haare Williams. He said: "The name Te Kāhui Whaihanga is not only about architecture, but it's also about building a nation; building a future and building a people. It's to do with identity."[5]
In 2019 NZIA also signed a covenant with Ngā Aho to include how the Institute could acknowledge the Treaty of Waitangi, as well as Māori. NZIA Councillor Elisapeta Heta had this to say of the convent and what it might mean: "...in your role as an architect, you would think about your role as kaitiaki, as a guardian of the places we’re making, and there would probably be an automatically shift, regardless of budget and client."[5]
There are about 10 staff and in 2024 Mark Abott was the chief executive. Policy's and direction are set by an elected council.[6]
The board in 2024 included:[7]
- President: Judith Taylor (started in 2022)[8]
- Auckland Director: Michael Thomson
- Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Director: Chris Ainsworth
- Waikato/Bay of Plenty Director: Evan Mayo
- Western Director: Felicity Wallace
- Wellington Director: Angela Foster
- Nelson/Marlborough Director: Simon Hall
- Canterbury Director: Michael Smith
- Southern Director: Tim Ross
- Co-Opted Emerge Representative: Harry Platt
- Co-Opted Ngā Aho Representative: Matt Ritani
Past presidents include 2020 - 2022 Judi Keith-Brown.[9][8]
New Zealand Architecture Awards[edit]
The institute also functions to celebrate outstanding architecture, in part by presenting annual awards for excellence in architecture.[10][11] These annual New Zealand Architecture Awards have been sponsored by Resene paints since 1990. The awards programme consists of Local Awards, run by each of the institute's eight branches, and New Zealand Awards, a national level distinction.
From 2016, the NZIA's "named awards" replaced the New Zealand Architecture Medal as the country's highest level of architectural achievement. Named awards are conferred in categories of public, commercial, educational and residential architecture, and are named for influential New Zealand architects Sir Ian Athfield, Sir Miles Warren, John Scott and Ted McCoy, each of whom has made a powerful contribution to the practice of architecture in New Zealand.
The institute is not responsible for the registration of architects, which is within the purview of the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB).
Gold Medal[edit]
The most prestigious award in New Zealand architecture is the NZIA Gold Medal, which is awarded to an individual architect. It is the highest award of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. The Gold Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to the practice of architecture, demonstrated through the production of a consistently high-quality body of work over a period of time.[12]
Distinguished Fellows[edit]
The institute also recognises up to ten living Distinguished Fellows, one of the highest awards they confer. A Distinguished Fellow is recognised "as being an exceptional influence on or contributor to architecture in New Zealand."
As of 2024, the distinguished fellows are Brian Aitken, Nick Bevin, Richard Harris, Maurice Mahoney, Anne Salmond, Graeme Scott, Julie Stout, John Sutherland, and Christina van Bohemen.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "New Zealand Institute of Architects Home". NZIA. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ^ Architects (www.nzia.co.nz), NZ Institute of. "Who we are". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Architects Act 1963 (1963 No 12)". New Zealand Acts As Enacted.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED (519268) (NZBN: 9429042680161) [Incorporated Society] Registered". NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES OFFICE.
- ^ a b "The gift of a new cloak". Architecture Now. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Our structure". NZ Institute of Architects. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Architects (www.nzia.co.nz), NZ Institute of. "Our structure". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ a b "New president-elect for the NZIA". Architecture Now. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Architect Judi Keith-Brown: the future of NZ homes". RNZ. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Who we are". Nzia.co.nz. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "NEW Zealand Institute of Architects". The Community Archive. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). "The NZIA Gold Medal - New Zealand Institute of Architects". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). "Distinguished Fellows". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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