Mr Pip Cheshire, of Auckland, CNZM for services to architecture
Pip Cheshire is a distinguished architect who co-founded Jasmax Architects. Through this firm, and later through Cheshire Architects, he led the Britomart urban renewal project in downtown Auckland. He was one of three design team members for the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and volunteered his time to document early explorers’ huts in Antarctica. He undertook the master planning and design of the University of Auckland’s award-winning Leigh Marine Reserve campus at Goat Island. He is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) and was its National President. During his presidency, he helped to make the institute relevant to Māori practitioners. Mr Cheshire has demonstrated a commitment to young people, education and sustainability as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Auckland.