The 2018 New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal was awarded to Jeremy Salmond of Salmond Reed Architects. Salmond is an accomplished heritage and conservation architect who has worked on iconic Auckland buildings such as the Civic Theatre, Old Government House, War Memorial Museum, Domain Wintergardens, Art Gallery and former Chief Post Office, to name a few.

The NZIA Gold Medal citation says, “While he has enormous knowledge of heritage, Jeremy is not a prisoner of history. He has always been acutely aware that for old buildings to have a life they must have contemporary relevance. Jeremy is as much focused on the present and the future as he is on the past.” Read the full citation here.

Read an interview with Jeremy here, and see the full list of 2018 New Zealand Architecture Awards winners here.