Gina Jones
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Gina Jones is a New Zealand architect.{{Cite web |title=AWNZ |url=https://www.architecturewomen.org.nz/network/member/19273 |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=AWNZ |language=en-NZ}} She is the chair of the New Zealand Registered Architects Board and the co-founder of the National Association of Women in Construction.
Biography
Jones was born in Christchurch.{{Cite web |title=Gina Jones – Sanderson Contemporary Art. Newmarket, Auckland, NZ |url=https://www.sanderson.co.nz/Artist/150/Gina-Jones.aspx |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=www.sanderson.co.nz}} She attended Onslow College in Wellington. She completed two degrees at Victoria University of Wellington in the 1980s: a bachelor of architecture and a bachelor of building science and later studied heritage building at the University of Canberra.{{Cite web |title=Greytown Heritage Trust |url=https://www.greytownheritagetrust.co.nz/#trustees |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=www.greytownheritagetrust.co.nz}}{{Cite web |title=National Recognition for Architect |url=https://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=41626 |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=infonews.co.nz |language=en}}
Jones began her career at TWIA Architects, followed by a role as director at Ampersand Architects from 1984 to 1994. In 1995 she founded her own company, Accent Architects. Jones is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and has also taught professional practice for the postgraduate architecture programme at Victoria University of Wellington.
Jones has been national president of the New Zealand Institute of Building (1998–2001) and the National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) (2012–2013), and chair of the New Zealand Registered Architects Board.{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Registered Architects Board – The Board |url=https://www.nzrab.nz/c/Board-Staff |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=www.nzrab.nz}} In 1996 she co-founded the New Zealand chapter of the American organisation, the National Association of Women in Construction.
= Portfolio =
- Redevelopment of the former Rothmans tobacco warehouse site in Napier
- Campus redesign at Queen Margaret College in Thorndon, Wellington since 1984
- Site redevelopment at St John's Church, Willis Street, Wellington
- Redevelopment of Hyam's Building in Wakefield Street, Wellington
- Redevelopment of Wesley Church in Taranaki Street, Wellington
- Exterior refurbishment of Government House, Wellington
= Awards and recognition =
In 2006, Jones was the co-winner of the Helen Tippett Memorial Award for her contribution to the construction industry across the decade 1996 to 2006. In 2009, Jones received the New Zealand Institute of Building Medal; she was the second woman to receive the medal, after Helen Tippett.
In 2011, she was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand).
Personal life
Jones has a home in Greytown, north of Wellington, and is a trustee of the Greytown Heritage Trust.{{Cite web |last=Packer |first=Ann |date=20 February 2010 |title=Home for the artist within |url=http://www.thecatstreetgallery.com/press/product_attachments/000000180_0.pdf |access-date=27 May 2023}}
Jones is also an active artist; in 2005, she completed a master's degree in fine arts at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=http://ginajones.co.nz/biography/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=Gina Jones |language=en-US}} She creates art works using LED lights. She has been a finalist in the Wallace Art Awards three times, and has also been a finalist in the Waikato Contemporary Art Awards and the Norsewear Art Awards. In 2011 she received a merit award in the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards.
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