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Burwood Hospital Re-Development
University of Canterbury ETF
PWC Centre
Architects and engineers—a winning combination for Holmes Consulting but we take just as much pride in these projects as the architects,” said Mr. Nevile. Other winning projects Holmes delivered design engineering solutions for include the Stranges and Glendenning Hill Building Replacement in Christchurch (Commercial category), and the Mackelvie Street Shopping Precinct (Commercial category) and MIT Manukau & Transport Interchange (Education category) in Auckland.
Structural engineering firm Holmes Consulting is celebrating with the winners of the country’s premier architectural competition, the New Zealand Architecture Awards Holmes delivered the engineering for five of the winning projects, including the top prize—the 2015 New Zealand Architecture Medal, awarded to the new Blyth Performing Arts Centre at Iona College, Havelock North. Another building at the same school, the Iona College Information Resource Centre, also won an award in the Education category. “Congratulations to our B1504
Blyth Performing Arts Centre at Iona College, Havelock North
design partners at Stevens Lawson Architects, who set their sights exceptionally high with Iona College. We’re absolutely delighted in the part we were able to play in bringing these ambitious projects to life,” said Hamish Nevile, Project Director at Holmes Consulting. The jurors described
the Blyth Performing Arts Centre as a ‘beautifully planned and executed building in which technical as well as architectural issues have been resolved masterfully.’ “Our skill is ensuring the architect’s design is well supported with sympathetic structural engineering. Our role may be less visible,
MIT Manukau & Transport Interchange Auckland
About Holmes Group: Holmes Group Limited is a multinational consultancy made up of Holmes Consulting G ro u p ( s t r u c t u r a l a n d civil engineering), Holmes Fire (fire engineering) including Holmes Farsight (compliance and regulatory guidance), Holmes Solutions (product development, testing and certification), Westbrook Capital Partners (real estate investment management) and Holmes Culley (structural engineering in the United States). They employ more than 300 people in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Part of the weightless export economy they have a highly skilled workforce. Founded in Christchurch almost 60 years ago they have offices in Auckland, H a m i l t o n , We l l i n g t o n , Christchurch, Queenstown, Sydney, Los Angeles and S a n F r a n c i s c o . w w w. holmesgrouplimited.com
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