64 projects have been shortlisted in the 2026 Auckland Architecture Awards. The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Auckland Branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.

The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Rachael Rush of Klein Architects and rounded out by Nicholas Dalton (TOA Architects), Kelly O’Sullivan (SGA Architects) and Brian White (Edwards White Architects).

The winners will be announced on Thursday 18 June.

See above for images of the shortlisted projects, which are:

Housing

Chamberlain Tower by Eada Architects
Double Courtyard House by Roberts Gray Architects
Ember by Monk Mackenzie
Jack’s House by W3 and Cede in association
Matakana Inlet House by Fearon Hay Architects
Open + Shut by Rogan Nash Architects
Origami House by RTA Studio
Piringa House by Studio2 Architects
Sandtrap by Lloyd Hartley Architects
Shadow Box by Jack McKinney Architects
Tahi House by Patterson Associates
Te Arai Home by Studio John Irving
Te Whau by Herbst Architects
Wawata House by Julian Guthrie Architecture

Housing – Alterations and Additions

Dolly by Studio John Irving
Long Play House by Megan Edwards Architects
Onetangi Pavilions by Lynda Simmons Architect and Sayes Jackson Architects
Red Threads by Pac Studio
Under Rimu by Pac Studio
Waka Huia by Pac Studio
Yansane McMillan House by Bonnifait + Associates Architects (Atelierworkshop)

Housing – Multi-unit

45 Mt Eden by ASC Architects
Community Lane by Architectus
Exhibit by Monk Mackenzie
Greenslade Court by Monk Mackenzie
Karori by +MAP Architects
Kaweka by Construkt Architects
Rongo Te Ata by Ashton Mitchell
The Collective – Hipster by Crosson Architects
Waipapa Apartments by Herbst Maxcey Metropolitan Architects

Interior Architecture

Auckland Buddhist Centre by Stevens Lawson Architects
Beca House – Te Paeroa o Te Kawau by Warren and Mahoney
Precinct Flex – Pipiri Lane by Warren and Mahoney
Te Tumu – New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) by Warren and Mahoney, Moller Architects and Wood Bagot in association
TRA by Jose Gutierrez

Public Architecture

Rose Street Bus Hub by Isthmus
Te Tumu – New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) by Warren and Mahoney, Moller Architects and Wood Bagot in association

Small Project Architecture

Bunker Bar by Studio John Irving
Garden Studio by Henri Sayes
Roseman Whare by Sunday Architects and Burgess Treep & Knight Architects in association
St Luke’s Hospitality Centre by Andrew Barrie Lab
Twenty Seven by Robin O’Donnell Architects

Commercial Architecture

50 Albert Street by Architectus
Air New Zealand – Hangar 4 by Studio Pacific Architecture
Atlas Headquarters by JWA Architects
Mānawa Bay by Eclipse Architecture and TRCB Architects in association
The Chief Post Office Refurbishment by Cheshire Architects
Wynyard Quayside by Warren and Mahoney

Education

St Patrick’s Chapel, Dilworth School by Jasmax
Te Ara Mātauranga‚ Auckland Grammar School Library by Jasmax
Toi Manawa by Patterson Associates

Enduring Architecture

Clifford-Forsyth House (1995) by Architectus
Moturua Island House (1999) by Pete Bossley Architects

Heritage

Auckland Art Gallery Kia Whakahou, Kia Whakaora by Ignite Architects and DPA Architects in association
Diocesan School for Girls’ Chapel of Our Glorified Lord and St Barnabas’ Chapel by Salmond Reed Architects and Creative Arch in association
Gardener’s Rest by Megan Edwards Architects
Kiwi Tavern Refurbishment by Cheshire Architects
Maritime Building Refurbishment by Cheshire Architects
St James Apartments by Gel Architects
The Chief Post Office Refurbishment by Cheshire Architects

Hospitality

Bistro Saine by Dalman Architects, Ewert Leaf and Ingram Associates in association
Hotel Indigo & Apartments by Dalman Architects, Studio.SC and WMK Architects in association
Ocean Restaurant by Studio John Irving
Te Arai Links Northern Clubhouse by Cheshire Architects

The Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Local Architecture Awards are proudly sponsored by APL and Resene.