Lindley Naismith
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Lindley Rae Naismith is a New Zealand architect. She established Scarlet Architects and went on to co-create the Scarlet Prize in Architecture. Naismith has performed the role of judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award as well as the Te Kahui Wahaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. She is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and in 2017 won the Munro Diversity Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards.
Early life and education
Naismith grew up in Whangārei with three siblings. Her father was a mariner at Northport and her mother had been a nurse before her marriage.
Naismith studied architecture at the University of Auckland, graduating in 1982.{{Cite book |last=Cox |first=Elizabeth |author-link=Elizabeth Cox (historian) |title=Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture |publisher=Massey University Press |year=2022 |isbn=9781991016348 |location=Auckland, New Zealand |pages=190}}{{Cite web |title=WikiLounge: Co-Chair Lindley Naismith Interview |url=https://www.architecturewomen.org.nz/research/articles/wikilounge-co-chair-lindley-naismith-interview |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=AWNZ |language=en-NZ}}
Career
Her first job was at the Auckland Regional Authority, followed by positions in small architectural firms. In 1987, she opened her own practice, Lindley Naismith: Naismith Architects.
Naismith shared an office with fellow architect Jane Aimer and in 2000 the pair joined their businesses and established Aimer Naismith Architects. Mike Dowsett joined the company shortly afterwards and it was renamed Scarlet Architects.{{Cite web |title=Scarlet Architects {{!}} ArchiPro NZ |url=https://archipro.co.nz/professional/scarlet-architects |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=archipro.co.nz |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Lindley Naismith |url=https://www.architecturewomen.org.nz/network/member/19156 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=AWNZ |language=en-NZ}}{{cite web |url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1243654/directors |title=Scarlet Architecture Limited |publisher=New Zealand Companies Office |access-date=20 May 2023}} In 2018, Naismith and Aimer created the Scarlet Prize in Architecture, awarded annually to a high-achieving female student at the University of Auckland.{{Cite web |title=International Women's Day: balance for better Scarlet Architects {{!}} ArchiPro NZ |url=https://archipro.co.nz/articles/spaces/international-womens-day-balance-for-better |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=archipro.co.nz |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Scarlet Prize in Architecture – The University of Auckland |url=https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship/scarlet-prize-in-architecture-p164-cai.html#:~:text=About%20the%20scholarship&text=The%20main%20purpose%20of%20the,Master%20of%20Architecture%20(Professional). |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=www.auckland.ac.nz}}
Naismith has been judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award and several Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards.{{Cite web |title=Judges & Judging Criteria » COLORSTEEL® |url=https://awards.colorsteel.co.nz/home/judges-and-judging-criteria/ |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=awards.colorsteel.co.nz}} From 2019 to 2021, Naismith was co-chair of Architecture + Women NZ.{{Cite web |title=A Big Thank You to our Recent Co-chairs – AWNZ [staging] |url=https://www.architecturewomen.org.nz/research/articles/a-big-thank-you-to-our-recent-co-chairs |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=AWNZ |language=en-NZ}} She is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and has been chair of the institute's Auckland branch.
= Awards and honours =
In 2017, Naismith won the Munro Diversity Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards.{{Cite web |title=2017 A+W•NZ Dulux Awards |url=https://www.architecturewomen.org.nz/events/awards/2017-awards |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=AWNZ |language=en-NZ}}
= Twin House =
In 2009, Aimer and Naismith designed and built identical townhouses, with shared common areas, in Newmarket for themselves and their extended families to live in.{{Cite web |last=Hawkes |first=Colleen |date=12 March 2019 |title=Architect friends talk about their 'social living experiment' 10 years on |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/houses/111069673/architect-friends-talk-about-their-social-living-experiment-10-years-on |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=Stuff |language=en}} Dubbed "a social experiment", the design allowed for experimentation of community, intensification, and intergenerational living.
Select Projects
= Scarlet Architects =
- Twin House, Newmarket, Auckland (2009){{Cite web |title=Architect friends talk about their 'social living experiment' 10 years on |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/houses/111069673/architect-friends-talk-about-their-social-living-experiment-10-years-on |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}
- Pahi Bach, Auckland (2012) DINZ Best Design Awards 2014 Silver{{Cite web |title=Pahi House {{!}} Best Awards |url=https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/residential/scarlet-architects-1/pahi-house/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=bestawards.co.nz}} 2012 NZIA Auckland Architecture Awards - Housing Winner{{Cite web |last=Architects (www.nzia.co.nz) |first=NZ Institute of |title=Pahi House |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/national/award-detail/3752 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz)}}
- Freeman's Bay House, Auckland (2015) Alterations and Additions {{Cite web |title=Freemans Bay House by Scarlet Architects |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/freemans-bay-house-by-scarlet-architects/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}
- Ridge House, Onetangi, Waiheke Island (2018) {{Cite web |title=Creating a journey: Ridge House |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/creating-a-journey-ridge-house/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}
- Hot Water Beach House (2020) {{Cite web |last=khov |first=henry |date=2021-03-29 |title=Enclosed haven: The courtyard house {{!}} Landscapes |url=https://homemagazine.nz/enclosed-haven-the-courtyard-house/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=HOME Magazine |language=en-NZ}} DINZ Best Design Awards 2021 Bronze {{Cite web |title=Hot Water Beach House {{!}} Best Awards |url=https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/residential/scarlet-architects-2/hot-water-beach-house/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=bestawards.co.nz}} 2020 NZIA Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards - Housing Winner {{Cite web |last=Architects (www.nzia.co.nz) |first=NZ Institute of |title=Hot Water Beach House |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local/award-detail/9204 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz)}}
- Skinny House, Waiheke Island (2021) {{Cite web |date=2022-01-22 |title=Inside A Stunning Waiheke Home That Appears To Float Above The Water |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/at-home/inside-a-stunning-waiheke-home-that-appears-to-float-above-the-water/ZECIQBNK56EO56NZ334SNRVZHI/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |title=The Skinny House {{!}} Best Awards |url=https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/residential/scarlet-architects-2/the-skinny-house/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=bestawards.co.nz}} DINZ Best Design Awards 2021 Finalist
- Leigh Bach, Leigh {{Cite web |title=Sun seeker: Leigh House |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/sun-seeker-leigh-house/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}} DINZ Best Design Awards 2016 Bronze {{Cite web |title=Leigh Bach {{!}} Best Awards |url=https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/residential/scarlet-architects/leigh-bach/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=bestawards.co.nz}}
- Villa 2014 Alterations and Additions {{Cite web |last=Hawkes |first=Colleen |title=Villa renovation with new pool, basement garage, sun porch,… |url=https://trendsideas.com/stories/villa-renovation-with-new-pool-basement-garage-sun-porch-dormer-window-bay-window |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Trends |language=en}}
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