Sixteen tasks have been shortlisted within the 2026 Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay Structure Awards. The shortlisted tasks had been chosen from entries within the awards programme of the Gisborne & Hawke’s Bay Department of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Matt Edmonds of Designgroup Stapleton Elliott and rounded out by Emelia Atkins (Warren and Mahoney), Simone Bub (Bub Architects) and lay juror Shannon Bray (Wayfinder Panorama Planning).
The winners can be introduced on Friday 1 Could.
See above for photographs of the shortlisted tasks, which are:
Housing
Black Barn Home for Geoff & Lynne by Garry CullenHilltop Home by Hulena ArchitectsLee Home by Clarkson ArchitectsMangakuri House by Makers of ArchitectureMcHardy Home by Clarkson Architects
Housing – Multi-unit
Bledisloe Social Housing by DCA Architects of Transformation
Public Structure
Hawke’s Bay Airport Hearth Station by RTA Studio MTG – Hawke’s Bay Museum Analysis & Archives Centre by RTA Studio
Industrial Structure
Te Wairoa e Whanake, Ahi Kōmau Gemmell’s On Parade & Wairoa Customer Info Centre by Collaborative Tasks Studio
Schooling
Eskdale Faculty by DCA Architects of TransformationLytton Excessive Faculty Corridor – Te Hīnātore by Architects 44Mangapapa Faculty by DCA Architects of TransformationTamatea Intermediate / Te Kura Takawaenga o Tamatea Rebuild by Pacific Environments Architects
Enduring Structure
Marine Parade Strategic Growth Plan (2000) by Opus Worldwide Consultants (now WSP)
Heritage Structure
Restoration of (Former) Napier Girls’s Restrooms by Ann Galloway and Gavin Cooper in affiliation
Hospitality
The Loft and Kitchen Refurbishment – Craggy Vary by RTA Studio
The Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Native Structure Awards are proudly sponsored by APL and Resene.
