Architecture + Women NZ

In 2011 a core group set up the A+W•NZ database and website, with the intention of short and long term research, exhibitions, events and publications. Energy for this project grew quickly and widely and in January 2013, A+W•NZ became an Incorporated Society. The organisation is conceived of as having an 'umbrella' structure, with the core team holding the handle, while members and non-members can come and go as suits them - and can choose how close to the centre they stand. The organisation is and will always be free and accessible. The core aims of Architecture+Women•NZ are to provide a support system which helps make visible the hard work of A+W•NZ members and to remove or reduce as many barriers as possible, working from the strong platform of gender, for the benefit of all those who work in architecture. A+W•NZ do this via four strategies: Networks, Events, Research and Policy. Head to our website to read more about our strategies and members - www.architecturewomen.org.nz