Cecile Bonnifait
{{Short description|French architect in New Zealand}}
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Cecile Bonnifait (born 1971{{cn|date=July 2024}}) is a French architect based in New Zealand.{{Cite web |title=AWNZ |url=https://www.architecturewomen.org.nz/network/member/19316 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=AWNZ |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |title=New Plymouth House by Atelierworkshop |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/houses-revisited-new-plymouth-house/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}
Biography
Bonnifait studied architecture at Architecte DPLG in Bordeaux, France. She worked in France, China, Tibet and Finland before moving to New Zealand in 2000. In 2001, she co-founded Atelierworkshop Architects. From 2000 to 2004 she lectured at Victoria University's School of Architecture.
Bonnifait co-created a prototype for a holiday house from a shipping container, naming it Port-a-Bach.{{Cite web |title=Butcherknife Residence {{!}} WorkshopL |url=https://smallhousebliss.com/2015/11/19/workshopl-butcherknife/ |date=November 19, 2015 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Small House Bliss |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Monsalve |first=Federico |date=2021-05-24 |title=Little house on the hill {{!}} Bonnifait + Giesen |url=https://homemagazine.nz/little-house-on-the-hill/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=HOME Magazine |language=en-NZ}} The model was not produced for sale as the concept was considered restrictive; instead, Bonnifait went on to co-create a similar product, Mini-Fab.
= Awards and honours =
In 2014, Bonnifait won the Whirihana Emerging Leardership Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards.{{Cite web |title=Bonnifait + Giesen Architects - Team |url=https://www.atelierworkshop.com/team |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Bonnifait + Giesen Architects |language=en-US}}
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Category:French emigrants to New Zealand