Andrea Nield
Andrea Nield (born 1951) is an Australian architect who founded and was elected the first president of Emergency Architects Australia. Nield has directed major relief and reconstruction work in Aceh, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and Victoria, Australia after natural disasters. She and her husband Lawrence Nield are directors of Studio Nield – an Architecture and Urban Design practice.
Andrea Nield | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Hamburg, Germany |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Australian Institute of Architects' Marion Mahony Griffin Prize for a Distinctive Body of Architecture Work 2008 |
| Practice | Studio Nield, Sydney |
| Buildings | Hilarie Mais Studio Ultimo Community Centre, Sydney St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Projects | Women's and Children's Hospital, Afghanistan Aceh Housing, Aceh, Indonesia Ngari School, Solomon Islands |
Nield has designed hospitals in Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Australia and is a joint author of "Beyond Shelter – Architecture for Crisis" and "Beyond Shelter – Architecture and Human Dignity".
She was the Australian Institute of Architects (NT) Creative Director for AusIndoArch Tropfix Student Design Workshop held in June 2014 and the AusIndoArch Conference in Darwin November 2014, Australia.