I have written before about the commitment Graphisoft New Zealand makes to Education and also our annual support of the Graphisoft NZIA Student Design Awards.
Another area where we support architectural eduction is with an annual Studio Project run by Dave Strachan from SGA at Unitec.
The project takes students through the design, documentation and construction of an actual building project.
We support the project via way of providing ArchiCAD Software, Training and James from our office provides support during the studio time.
Anyway, to cut to the actual point it was very rewarding to see the 2010 Studio Project named a finalist in the New Zealand Home of the Year 2012 competition. This follows on from an NZIA Local Award.
While the house didn’t win home of the year, this is wonderful recognition for a group of students yet to complete their studies and enter the work force.