Deborah Cranko is a New Zealand architect. She is a recipient of 2015 National Association of Women in Construction Excellence Award.

Biography

Cranko studied architecture at Victoria University of Wellington in the 1970s. After graduating she worked at KRTA, King and Dawson and other firms in Wellington until she founded her own architecture practice, Cranko Architects, in 1987. In 1993, Cranko was one of a group of women architects in Wellington who created the exhibition ''Constructive Agenda: 60 years of women in architecture in New Zealand'' to mark 60 years since Merle Greenwood graduated with a bachelor architecture degree. Cranko has served as deputy chair of the New Zealand Registered Architects Board, and represented the New Zealand Institute of Architects at the initial Building Standards Authority.

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Cranko won the Professional Woman of the Year Award at the

National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) Excellence Awards The National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) Excellence Awards is an annual set of awards which recognise the achievements of women working in construction and affiliated industries in New Zealand, as well as recognising organisat ...

. She is also a life member of the

National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) The National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) (NAWIC New Zealand) is a professional association for women in the field of construction Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or ...

and a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. In 2020, Cranko was a finalist for the Chrystall Excellence Award at the Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards.

References

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