By Celsias
Posted on July 23, 2011. Listed in:
New Zealand architects, Patterson Associates has been named as one of five international practices set to shape the future of architecture in the 21st century. An international jury named the New Zealand firm along with firms from Spain, Denmark, Japan and Norway
The award is for “outstanding, forward-thinking people and organisations who have the demonstrable potential to be the next big thing in the architectural world; architects whose directional ideas are helping to shape the future of architecture, whilst keeping within the boundaries of commercial viability and sustainability
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The New Zealand firm’s award submission centred on a body of recent works including Mai Mai Folly (residential, Auckland), Cumulus (commercial, Auckland), AJ Hackett Bungy Centre (commercial, Queenstown), Michael Hill Golf Clubhouse (commercial, Queenstown) and Parihoa (residential, West Auckland).
Founder Andrew Patterson was pleased“It is hugely rewarding to present our portfolio of work and have our New Zealand-inspired ideas and philosophy recognised by some of the great minds in world architecture,” he said.
Mr Patterson’s practice is well known in New Zealand for projects involving energy efficiency and sustainability. 
“The projects within our submission approach architecture, environment and people in terms of New Zealand concepts around Mauri (the lifeforce which all objects contain),” Patterson said.
“All our work is underpinned by a core assumption that if a building logically belongs in its ecology, then people connected with that architecture cannot help but feel the logic in belonging there also. This is the first time ideas relating to Te Reo have been recognized on the international architectural stage.”
