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Deidre Brown
Deidre Brown is an architectural scholar whose work spans Māori architecture, art, history, housing and education.
Background & practice
Deidre Brown is an architectural scholar whose work spans Māori architecture, art, history, housing and education. She became head of the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning in 2019. The NZIA's 2023 Gold Medal citation describes her contribution through research, writing, teaching, curation and mentoring, broadening the award's recognition of architectural practice beyond the production of buildings alone.
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Bring Māori architectural knowledge into research and education, using writing, curation and mentorship to challenge narrow accounts of what belongs within architectural history and practice.
Architectural scholar and educator; the source supports knowledge and educational work, not an invented building portfolio.
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