Nineteen tasks have been shortlisted within the 2026 Nelson and Marlborough Structure Awards. The shortlisted tasks had been chosen from entries within the awards programme of the Nelson and Marlborough Department of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Patrick Avery of Untitled Works, and rounded out by Virginia Fay (Studio Virginia Fay), Kevin Lux (Tennent Brown Architects) and lay juror Josephine Cachemaille.
The winners shall be introduced on Friday 8 Could.
See above for photographs of the shortlisted tasks, which are:
Housing
Black Brick Home by Tony KarstenCrathie Place Passivhaus by Nathan EdmondstonFlow Home by JTB ArchitectsNgaio Bay Home by Monk MackenzieOak and Stone by Redbox Architects and Lume Design in associationPlum Location by Redbox ArchitectsTasman Gables by Stufkens + Chambers ArchitectsTata Seashore Home by Chaplin Crooks Architects
Housing – Alterations and Additions
Black Millar Home by Three Sixty ArchitectureSharlands Home by Fineline Structure
Public Structure
Port Tarakohe Administration and Facilities Constructing by JTB Architects
Small Venture Structure
Brass Monkey Hut by Jacobs ArchitectsBunk, Bathtub & Past by Shaw & Shaw ArchitectsPiringa by Linda WongQueen Avenue Parklet by William SamuelsWakatu Quay Restaurant by Warren and MahoneyWee Gannet by Wright & Grey Architects
Business Structure
Tinline Growth by Irving Smith Architects
Schooling
Tāwhaki Nui-a-Hema / Motueka Excessive Faculty Maths and Horticulture Block by Arthouse Architects and Sheppard & Rout Architects
The Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Native Structure Awards are proudly sponsored by APL and Resene.
