As a young architecture student, Deidre Brown was told to "leave Māori architecture on the marae where it belongs".The University of Auckland professor (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) is the first academic and the first Māori woman to receive the NZ Institute of Architects' 2023 Gold Medal. Deidre Brown is also co-director of the Māori and Pacific Housing Research Centre MĀPIHI, which works towards creating healthy, affordable and sustainable homes for Māori and Pacific whānau.
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