Fast Forward 2024: Pip Cheshire

Pip Cheshire was the founding director of Jasmax and later the founder of Cheshire Architects.

He served as President of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) from 2014 to 2016, where he oversaw the development of Te Kawenata o Rata, a covenant between the NZIA and Ngā Aho, a society of Māori design professionals.

His prolific output – including work on the Museum of New Zealand and the Britomart urban renewal project in Auckland – and service to the profession has been recognised with a University of Auckland Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003 and Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2013, the highest individual award an architect can receive in New Zealand.

In the most recent New Year’s Honours list, Pip was made Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to architecture and commitment to the betterment of New Zealand’s built environment.

Pip was the guest speaker at Te Pare School of Architecture's Fast Forward lecture in May 2024