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Patrick Clifford
Patrick Clifford is identified by NZIA as the design leader of Architectus and a founding partner with Malcolm Bowes and Michael Thomson.
Background & practice
Patrick Clifford is identified by NZIA as the design leader of Architectus and a founding partner with Malcolm Bowes and Michael Thomson. Its 2014 Gold Medal citation describes an architectural process involving building types, context, culture, material qualities and building performance. The practice's work is linked to the experience of occupants and the disciplined resolution of construction. Clifford's contribution is understood through this collaborative design leadership rather than a fixed visual signature.
How to read the work
Investigate type, context and culture before resolving materials and assembly, keeping building performance and the occupier's experience central to the development of a clear architectural response.
Design leader and founding partner explicitly named in the official citation.
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