Lindley Naismith

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Lindley Naismith
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Lindley Naismith in 2022
Born
New Zealand
Alma mater University of Auckland
Occupation Architect
PracticeScarlet Architects

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.

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Biography

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. [1]

Naismith studied architecture at the University of Auckland, graduating in 1982. [2] [1] 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. [1]

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. [3] [4] [5] In 2018, Naismith and Aimer created the Scarlet Prize in Architecture, awarded annually to a high-achieving female student at the University of Auckland. [6] [7]

Naismith has been judge for the New Zealand Home of the Year Award and several Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. [8] From 2019 to 2021, Naismith was co-chair of Architecture + Women NZ. [9] She is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and has been chair of the institute's Auckland branch. [6]

Awards and honours

In 2017, Naismith won the Munro Diversity Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards. [10]

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. [11] Dubbed "a social experiment", the design allowed for experimentation of community, intensification, and intergenerational living.

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Twin House in Newmarket
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