NZIA Graphisoft Award Winner 2009
Simon Harrison - Urban Neighbours
A design for a 'neighbourly' high-rise apartment building has won Simon Harrison the New Zealand Institute of Architects Graphisoft Student Design Award 2009 Simon, 33, who studied at Victoria University of Wellington, takes the title of New Zealand's top architecture student for his final-year project.  The scheme, Urban Neighbours, included design measures and community spaces built into a high-rise high-density apartment building to encourage the formation of a genuine neighbourhood and diverse community. Simon, who has worked part-time as a care worker to support his studies, said he was "really happy" to have won and his prize of $5000 - plus a trip to Sydney to meet architects there - would help further his research into high-density urban environments. Juror's Comments
Encouraging formation of a genuine neighbourhood in a high-rise inner city apartment building through inclusion of quality 'in between' spaces and design measures that allow a diverse range of inhabitants. A compelling investigation of physical, social and commercial aspects of architecture, taking a fresh look at private, public and in-between realms of high rise, high-density living. TOP
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