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Pip Cheshire
Pip Cheshire began architectural studies at the University of Auckland in 1976 after earlier experience in study, business and social activism.
Background & practice
Pip Cheshire began architectural studies at the University of Auckland in 1976 after earlier experience in study, business and social activism. The NZIA's 2013 Gold Medal citation relates these experiences to his understanding of architecture's political and commercial setting. It presents a career shaped by curiosity, persistence and consequential choices, including a determination to pursue meaningful professional work consistent with his own principles rather than simply choosing the safest route.
How to read the work
Keep architectural ambition connected to professional principles, using knowledge of political and commercial circumstances to make deliberate choices about which opportunities offer meaningful design work.
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