Entries are open for the F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Public Housing
Do you have a compelling research idea for Aotearoa New Zealand’s housing challenges?
The F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship for Public Housing invites architects and design professionals from Aotearoa New Zealand to explore how architecture can help address one of today’s most pressing human rights: housing. The recipient(s) will embark on a self-directed research project supported with $20,000.
Entries for the 2024 F. Gordon Wilson Fellowship are now closed.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the shortlist on the 30 August.
The brief
The successful recipient(s) is expected to conduct research, with travel if deemed necessary, into a topic relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand’s housing challenges of the future. Recipient(s) will be expected to consider and explore both current solutions and forward-looking possibilities in other countries as well as Aotearoa New Zealand. Recipient(s) will also be encouraged to connect and engage with the resources and insights provided by agencies such as Kāinga Ora and Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), among others worldwide.
Fellowship projects must have a connection to public housing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
For the recipient(s), this Fellowship should be an important means of exploring architecture
in a different way and engaging in self-driven enquiry.
Some questions that might be asked:
● How will public housing need to adapt, change and perform?
● What are the challenges that will define the next five years, 10 years, 20 years, 50 years?
● How might different communities want to live into the future?
● What are the expected larger economic and cultural forces?
Selection criteria
The strength of the entry proposal will be judged on:
● Clarity of purpose and research idea
● Originality
● Feasibility (time, budget, research idea)
● Consistency with the Fellowship purpose
Who can enter?
Applications for the Fellowship:
● Must be a graduate of a programme in architecture or related field, such as landscape architecture, urban design, planning, public policy, engineering and/or similar
● Can be submitted by an individual or a team (collaboration)
● Must be Aotearoa New Zealand citizens and/or permanent residents
● Must be able to be completed over no more than 12 months and must begin within six months of receipt of the award letter
Key dates
1 July: Expressions of Interest open
19 August: Deadline for submissions
30 August: Shortlist announced
23 September: Shortlist applicants submit final proposal
15 October: Shortlist applicants present to jury
22 November: Winner announced at the New Zealand Architecture Awards 2024 in Auckland
Jury
The 2024 jury members are:
● Huia Reriti FNZIA - Architect, Perehitini of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects
● Kay Saville-Smith - Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Research Director, Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment
● Marko Den Breems - Chief Executive Officer, Isthmus; (former Director Architecture, Kāinga Ora)
● Peter McPherson - Head of School, School of Architecture, Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka Unitec
● Julia Mandell - AIA; Design Director, Wilson Associates; representative of F. Gordon Wilson’s family