30 tasks have been shortlisted within the 2026 Wellington Structure Awards. The shortlisted tasks had been chosen from entries within the awards programme of the Wellington Department of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Amanda Bulman of Three Line Studio and rounded out by James Fenton (James Fenton Architect), Severin Soder (Architectus) and lay juror Haley Hooper (Studio MØN and Wellington Metropolis Council).
The winners will probably be introduced on Thursday 11 June.
See above for pictures of the shortlisted tasks, which are:
Housing
H Home by Parsonson Architects Home Beside the Tōtaras by Edwards White ArchitectsIsland Bay Infill Home by Lovell and O’Connell ArchitectsKāpiti Home by Studio Pacific ArchitectureKuratawhiti Road Dwelling by Silverwood ArchitectsParenga Home by Tennent Brown Architects
Housing – Alterations and Additions
Sergeant’s Cottage by Man TarrantTotara Renovation by Patchwork Structure
Housing – Multi-unit
Aro Residing townhouse improvement by structure +Mahora Te Aroha by Novak+MiddletonOur Whare Our Fale by First Mild Studio and Central Pacific Collective in associationThe Bay by Novak+MiddletonWaka Ama Road Housing by Studio Pacific Structure
Inside Structure
Govt Wing – Degree 3 Ministerial Suites by Studio Pacific ArchitectureSocial Mission Wellington CBD by Designgroup Stapleton ElliottTe Matapihi ki te Ao Nui by Athfield Architects and Tihei in affiliation
Public Structure
Southern Cross Wellington Hospital Redevelopment by Peddle ThorpTe Matapihi ki te Ao Nui by Athfield Architects and Tihei in associationTe Rua Archives New Zealand by Warren and Mahoney and Tihei in affiliation
Industrial Structure
Te Aumihi, Marine Base by Makers of Structure Te Puna by Studio Pacific Structure and Tihei in associationWellington Worldwide Airport Fireplace Station – AFS by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott
Schooling
Kenepuru Early Childcare Centre by Isthmus St Patrick’s Faculty – Resilient Renewal by Designgroup Stapleton ElliottTe Kura Matua o Wainuiomata – Wainuiomata Excessive College Rebuild by S&T ArchitectsTe Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Ao Mārama Campus, Porirua by APG Architects
Enduring Structure
Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Artwork and Historical past (2001) by Studio Pacific ArchitectureGibbs Home – Eastbourne (1998) by Gerald Parsonson ArchitectsPātaka Artwork + Museum (1998) by structure+
Heritage
Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui by Athfield Architects and Tihei in affiliation
The Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Native Structure Awards are proudly sponsored by APL and Resene.
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