29 May 2021

Tuvalu church design in Auckland wins architectural accolade

From Pacific Waves

South Pacific Architecture has won an accolade for their design of the Tuvalu Community Church in Auckland this week.

The win in the Te Kāhui Whaihanga Auckland Branch Awards means the building will be up for consideration at the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand awards, which will be judged later this year and announced in November.

Established in West Auckland in 1992, this church community has envisioned its new building for 28 years.

The church was officially opened and blessed in March 2020 and our reporter Sela Jane Hopgood was at the opening last year and joins me now to talk about the recent award it won, Talofa lava Sela...

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Photo: RNZ Pacific / Sela Jane Hopgood

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