The Urban Development Institute of New Zealand (UDINZ) is an organisation that aims to champion great urban design and development, and provide a platform for collaboration in order to achieve resilient, sustainable and healthy communities for all New Zealanders.

As part of this aim, and to better showcase the mahi of the built environment sector here in Aotearoa, they have announced a photography competition with the overarching theme of ‘Urban Development Photography distinctly of Aotearoa New Zealand’.

Photographs submitted for entry can be of finished, or partially completed projects and also pictures of those undertaking such projects. The images must demonstrate best practice or be exemplary.

Enter here before 02 October

Categories

• Urban regeneration;
• Density done well (all typologies);
• Social & community housing;
• Masterplanned community building;
• Climate change responsive & resilient
• ‘Pacific’s triple star’ (examples of the built form that include elements of Māori or Pasifika culture or other elements that are unambiguously of and from Aotearoa New Zealand); and
• Yes I took this on my smartphone!!

Judging panel

• Chris Barton Editor of Architecture New Zealand
• Lisa Hinton Director of Context Architects (and immediate past chair of UDINZ)
• Pamela Bell CEO at NZIOB
• George Weeks Chartered planner and Urban designer, Kāinga Ora. 
• Panel Facilitator: Adrienne Miller, UDINZ CEO

Competition announcements

The finalists in each category and the Supreme Winner will be announced on 2 October to coincide with World Architecture Day. The winning images will be published by UDINZ on its social media and other channels and also be showcased by Architecture New Zealand magazine on ArchitectureNow. The Supreme Winner will in addition receive a two person, two night ‘Great Mystery Break’ with Air New Zealand.