Nick Stevens is a multi award winning New Zealand based architect. Alongside Gary Lawson, he is the founder of Stevens Lawson Architects.Their practice is celebrated for its innovative and cutting-edge designs across a spectrum of different architecture including residential, public, educational, cultural and landscape architecture.Nick and the firm have won numerous awards, including the 2015 New Zealand Architecture Medal (New Zealand’s highest honour) as well as 21 NZIA National Awards and the Home of the Year a record four times. We chat about how he first discovered architecture and knew that it was for him, at the age of 4 (!) How he found his business parter, Gary Lawson, the ingredients that makes their partnership so effective, what it means to experience art and architecture that moves you (and the pieces of architecture that have moved him most to his core). We discuss some of Nick’s most notable and award winning work, how he finds his design inspiration and the project that Nick says “will probably be the most important work that I ever do”.As Nick so eloquently said, “architecture is not just luxury goods. Architecture is for everybody.” More of Nick and Stevens Lawson Architects here: Stevens Lawson Architects on Instagram: @stevens_lawson_architectsStevens Lawson Architects website: www.stevenslawson.co.nzHatch on Instagram: @hatchpodcast__ Hannah on Instagram: @hannahwrathallContact Hannah: You can also drop me a note at hannahwrathall@gmail.com with questions, guest ideas or general thoughts - I’d love to hear from you!If you’d like to show your support, please rate, review, subscribe and share Hatch with others who you think might enjoy the show. You can also support Hatch through the Acast Supporter feature. All contributions are going to be used to support bringing Season 2 to life. The link to support is here: https://supporter.acast.com/hatchSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/hatch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.