Architect and Artist. Director of Bossley Architects with 20 staff. NZ Institute of Architects Gold Medallist 2012. Winner of over 60 NZIA awards. Specialties: Public Buildings, Museums, Residential.Recently completed projects include the new 200 room Park Hyatt Auckland hotel (with ar+d from Singapore) on the waterfront, many multi-unit medium density residential buildings at Hobsonville Point, social housing for Kainga Ora, and masterplanning for the Otago Museum in Dunedin. Projects currently underway include masterplanning for the Cultural Precinct in Palmerston North (with Arups), more interior fitouts for Plant + Food Research, Mt Albert, Auckland, a new surgery building for the Fred Hollows Foundation in PNG, and many residential projects.Earlier museum work includes the design of Te Papa Tongarewa the Museum of New Zealand (whilst Design Director at Jasmax). Pete was on two panels advising on the formation of the new combined city of Auckland: the Unitary Plan Advisory panel, and the Auckland Design Manual panel. He is also on the Design Review Panel for the new Vinegar Lane urban development on the Soho site in Ponsonby.Pete has taught in Architecture Schools and frequently spoken at public events and conferences in NZ and overseas. He was Chair of the Auckland Institute of Architects in 2006 and 2007.His architectural career is augmented by time spent painting abstracts.Pete lives with artist Mitiam van Wezel and between them they have two daughters, two sons, and 6 granddaughters.