Maria Chen

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Maria Chen is a New Zealand architect. [1] [2]

Biography

Chen grew up in Christchurch and studied architecture at the University of Auckland. After graduating, she worked in New York and London before returning to Christchurch in 2013 with a desire to contribute to the city's rebuild following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. [1] [3]

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Chen joined Athfield Architects and her first project was to lead the re-fit of the former Commerce building at the University of Canterbury. The building was designed by Athfield Bellerby Vial and opened in 1996, but the earthquakes had caused severe damage and it required extensive repairs. [3] The building was renamed Rehua and reopened in 2019 to house the university's College of Education. [4]

In 2017 Chen joined Architecture + Women NZ as liaison between the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and the Christchurch chapter of Architecture + Women. [1]

Awards and recognition

In 2019, Chen and Paul Anselmi won a New Zealand Institute of Architects Award for their residential project in Christchurch, New Zealand. [5] The project also won a Resene Total Colour Residential Interior Award. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "AWNZ". AWNZ. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "On the Rise: Maria Chen". Architecture Now. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Cox, Elizabeth (2022). Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press. pp. 320–21. ISBN   9781991016348.
  4. "Architecture tour of Rehua (University of Canterbury) | Open Christchurch". Open Chch. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. "Chen Anselmi Units". NZ Institute of Architects (www.nzia.co.nz). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. "Chen Anselmi Units | Total Colour Awards". www.resene.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2023.