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Gary Lawson
Gary Lawson joined Nicholas Stevens to establish Stevens Lawson Architects in 2002.
Background & practice
Gary Lawson joined Nicholas Stevens to establish Stevens Lawson Architects in 2002. The partnership's portfolio includes bespoke houses, multi-residential work and civic buildings. In awarding them the 2022 Gold Medal, NZIA highlighted how their shared design judgement combines rigorous detailing with imaginative material use. The citation explains that their professional work and achievements cannot meaningfully be separated, an important limit when reading the practice through individual biographies.
How to read the work
Maintain quality across changing scales and building types, giving materials and details sustained attention while developing design decisions through an explicitly collaborative partnership.
Joint founder and co-recipient named by NZIA.
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