Friday 26 June - A full day of timber insights, connection and celebration.
Friday 26 June – A full day of timber insights, connection and celebration.
Just three weeks to go! Reminder to get tickets to Timber Delivered & Timber Design Awards Gala.
Timber Delivered Seminar: Real Projects, Real Teams, Real Results
When: Friday 26 June 2026
Time: 9.15am – 3.30pm
Where: Cordis Hotel, Auckland
Register: Here
More information: Here
What ambitious timber projects can teach the rest of us.
When you choose timber as the primary structure for an aircraft maintenance hangar, design a retirement facility requiring the largest volume of single-stage CLT in New Zealand to date, or plan a visitor centre in a protected national park, you learn a thing or two.
These are not ordinary projects. They are ambitious, complex, and in many ways groundbreaking – the kind of projects that help light the way for everyone else.
This is an opportunity to hear directly from some of the people behind fi ve of these ambitious timber projects. They’ll share the decisions that worked, the challenges they faced, and the lessons they’re carrying forward. If you’re specifying or delivering timber projects, this is essential.
Who should attend: Architects, engineers, developers, project managers, contractors, and consultants.
Projects & presenters:
Project 1: Arvida Bethlehem Shores
Marc Barron – Director, JTB Architects Darren Mitchell – Director, Structus Consulting
Project 2: Punangairi Visitor Centre
Jasper van der Lingen – Director, Sheppard and Rout Architects Robert Lane – Director, Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers Chris Burnett – Project Manager, Naylor Love
Project 3: Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Global Headquarters
Rich Naish – Design Director & Founder, RTA Studio Jaimie Whitehead – Associate, Dunning Thornton Consultants
Project 4: The Youth Hub, Christchurch
Robert Lane – Director, Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
Andrew Just – Director, Field Studio of Architecture and Urbanism
Gareth Salisbury – Project Manager, Naylor Love
Project 5: Hangar 4, Air New Zealand
Alistair Cattanach – Director, Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
Patrick Thompson – Principal, Studio Pacifi c Architecture
Jimmy Corric – Pre-Construction and Innovation Manager, NZ Strong Construction
NZ Timber Design Awards Gala Dinner
When: Friday 26 June 2026
Time: 5.30pm – 11pm
Where: Cordis Hotel, Auckland
Purchase tickets: Here
The New Zealand Timber Design Awards provide a national platform to recognise outstanding achievement in the use of timber across the built environment.
Join us at the Gala Dinner as we celebrate the outstanding achievements, innovations and collaborations helping shape the future of timber design and construction in New Zealand. Winners across all categories, including the prestigious Resene Supreme Award and Simpson Strong-Tie People’s Choice Award, will be announced on the night.
Check out the finalists: Here
Tickets for both Timber Delivered and the Gala Dinner are selling quickly, with attendees travelling from across the country to connect, learn and celebrate the best of New Zealand timber design and construction. Get your ticket here.
Media release C/o Timber Unlimited 2026.
