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K Road’s Ironbank building takes 2010 architecture medal
New Zealand’s highest architecture accolade for a building has been won by the RTA Studio-designed Ironbank, on Auckland’s Karangahape Road.
The New Zealand Architecture Medal is presented by the New Zealand Institute of Architects and only one medal is awarded each year.
The highly innovative building was described by judges as “a rich, groundbreaking and thrilling tour de force”. It defeated 14 of the country’s other top new designs to take the medal.
Ironbank had already been named a winner in the commercial and sustainable architecture categories of the 2010 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
Source: urbannz.co.nz
Inner-city stunner thrills design award judges
A shipping container-style Auckland office and retail block, Ironbank on Karangahape Rd, won the country’s top architecture award last night.
RTA Studio got the architecture medal, the country’s highest accolade for a new building.
Source: nzherald.co.nz
K Rd building named one of world’s best
Source: nzherald.co.nz
Ironbank, Samson Corporation’s revolutionary new Auckland building, was runner-up in a European architecture award.
The building, designed by RTA Studio, made it to the shortlist of the World Architecture Festival, which drew hundreds of entries, and was highly commended.
The winning office building was Unileverhaus by Behnisch Architekten, Germany.
Ironbank, the office and retail building at 150-154 Karangahape Rd, is in the block between the top end of Queen St and Mercury Lane.