Lindley Naismith Explained

Lindley Naismith
Birth Place:New Zealand
Occupation:Architect
Alma Mater:University of Auckland
Practice:Scarlet Architects

Lindley Rae Naismith is a New Zealand architect. She established Scarlet Architects and went on to co-create the Scarlet Prize in Architecture. Naismith has performed the role of judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award as well as the Te Kahui Wahaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. She is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and in 2017 won the Munro Diversity Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards.

Early life and education

Naismith grew up in Whangārei with three siblings. Her father was a mariner at Northport and her mother had been a nurse before her marriage.

Naismith studied architecture at the University of Auckland, graduating in 1982.[1] [2]

Career

Her first job was at the Auckland Regional Authority, followed by positions in small architectural firms. In 1987, she opened her own practice, Lindley Naismith: Naismith Architects.

Naismith shared an office with fellow architect Jane Aimer and in 2000 the pair joined their businesses and established Aimer Naismith Architects. Mike Dowsett joined the company shortly afterwards and it was renamed Scarlet Architects.[3] [4] [5] In 2018, Naismith and Aimer created the Scarlet Prize in Architecture, awarded annually to a high-achieving female student at the University of Auckland.[6] [7]

Naismith has been judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award and several Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards.[8] From 2019 to 2021, Naismith was co-chair of Architecture + Women NZ.[9] She is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and has been chair of the institute's Auckland branch.

Awards and honours

In 2017, Naismith won the Munro Diversity Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards.[10]

Twin House

In 2009, Aimer and Naismith designed and built identical townhouses, with shared common areas, in Newmarket for themselves and their extended families to live in.[11] Dubbed "a social experiment", the design allowed for experimentation of community, intensification, and intergenerational living.

Select Projects

Scarlet Architects

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cox, Elizabeth . Elizabeth Cox (historian) . Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture . Massey University Press . 2022 . 9781991016348 . Auckland, New Zealand . 190.
  2. Web site: WikiLounge: Co-Chair Lindley Naismith Interview . 19 May 2023 . AWNZ . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Scarlet Architects ArchiPro NZ . 19 May 2023 . archipro.co.nz . en.
  4. Web site: Lindley Naismith . 19 May 2023 . AWNZ . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: Scarlet Architecture Limited . New Zealand Companies Office . 20 May 2023.
  6. Web site: International Women's Day: balance for better Scarlet Architects ArchiPro NZ . 20 May 2023 . archipro.co.nz . en.
  7. Web site: Scarlet Prize in Architecture – The University of Auckland . 20 May 2023 . www.auckland.ac.nz.
  8. Web site: Judges & Judging Criteria » COLORSTEEL® . 19 May 2023 . awards.colorsteel.co.nz.
  9. Web site: A Big Thank You to our Recent Co-chairs – AWNZ [staging] ]. 19 May 2023 . AWNZ . en-NZ.
  10. Web site: 2017 A+W•NZ Dulux Awards . 19 May 2023 . AWNZ . en-NZ.
  11. Web site: Hawkes . Colleen . 12 March 2019 . Architect friends talk about their 'social living experiment' 10 years on . 3 June 2023 . Stuff . en.
  12. Web site: Stuff . 2024-05-17 . www.stuff.co.nz.
  13. Web site: Pahi House Best Awards . 2023-05-23 . bestawards.co.nz.
  14. Web site: Architects (www.nzia.co.nz) . NZ Institute of . Pahi House . 2023-05-23 . NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz).
  15. Web site: Freemans Bay House by Scarlet Architects . 2023-05-23 . Architecture Now . en-AU.
  16. Web site: Creating a journey: Ridge House . 2023-05-23 . Architecture Now . en-AU.
  17. Web site: khov . henry . 2021-03-29 . Enclosed haven: The courtyard house Landscapes . 2023-05-23 . HOME Magazine . en-NZ.
  18. Web site: Hot Water Beach House Best Awards . 2023-05-23 . bestawards.co.nz.
  19. Web site: Architects (www.nzia.co.nz) . NZ Institute of . Hot Water Beach House . 2023-05-23 . NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz).
  20. Web site: 2022-01-22 . Inside A Stunning Waiheke Home That Appears To Float Above The Water . 2023-05-23 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  21. Web site: The Skinny House Best Awards . 2023-05-23 . bestawards.co.nz.
  22. Web site: Sun seeker: Leigh House . 2023-05-23 . Architecture Now . en-AU.
  23. Web site: Leigh Bach Best Awards . 2023-05-23 . bestawards.co.nz.
  24. Web site: Hawkes . Colleen . Villa renovation with new pool, basement garage, sun porch,… . 2023-05-23 . Trends . en.

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