2020 Writing Awards

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An Overview

In the 2020 Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing, entrants were asked to write about a building in their community, and why it had personal and social significance. Alternatively, with a nod to the confined circumstances we now find ourselves in, writers could discuss a building or a place they wanted to visit, one day.

Ten essays, including the two winning and three highly commended essays, are published annually in the ongoing series 10 stories: Writing About Architecture.

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About the Awards

The Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing were established by Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects, with the support of the Warren Trust, in 2015. Their purpose is to encourage longer-form writing about, and an informed interest in, architecture. The annual competition has two sections: open, and secondary school students.

The Institute thanks all those writers who entered the competition, and encourages anyone interested in the craft of writing and the subject of architecture to enter the Awards in 2021. 

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2020 Winners

Open category Winner

Open category Winner

Journey to the Homeland by Delnaz Patrawala

Journey to the Homeland

Secondary School Winner

Secondary School Winner

Square Roots by Mishbah Patel

Square Roots

Open category Highly Commended

Open category Highly Commended

An Island in the Bay by Michael Davis

An Island in the Bay

Open category Highly Commended

Open category Highly Commended

The Chapel by Heidi North

The Chapel

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