• An old settlement, the mayor’s house and a design aiming to capture the essence of two oystercatchers are all winners from the 2016 Nelson Marlborough Architect Awards.

The awards held on May 5 at Saxton Oval rewarded houses for their unique architectural and engineering feats, the judging a peer-review process run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

Judging panel spokesperson Rachel Dodd said they considered many factors in determining who the winners would be.

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Commercial Architecture Winner Upper Queen Street, Richmond, Irving Smith Architects

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