Fast Forward 2026 | Architectus XL : Joining the Dots
About this Event
Fast Forward 2026
Semester 2
Date: Wednesday 12 August 2026, 6:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 342, Conference Centre Building 423
Patrick Clifford, (Auckland)
Patrick Clifford co-founded Architectus, with Malcolm Bowes and Michael Thomson, in 1986. Attention-grabbing projects began to accumulate and awards followed. The firm has since grown into one of the nations most celebrated architectural firms, having amassed more than 100 New Zealand Institute of Architect’s awards and Clifford receiving the Institute’s Gold Medal in 2014. Architectus have contributed numerous buildings to New Zealand’s architectural canon. Important recent projects include Wynyard Central East 2 (2018), recipient of the NZIA Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing, and the NZIA National Award-winning Catalina Apartments (2024).
Architectus Aotearoa currently has 70 staff members across offices in Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga and Christchurch. Clifford is still active in the firm alongside an expanding group of principals, and Clifford’s lecture will mark the 40th anniversary of its founding.
10 CPD points available.
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Image Caption: St Peter’s Technology Block, Auckland (2001) Photo: Simon Devitt
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