Jessica Barter is a New Zealand architect. In 2017 she was the joint winner of the Wirihana Leadership Award at the

Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards The Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards is a tri-annual set of awards which recognise the contribution of women to the field of architecture in New Zealand. The awards recognise full bodies of work and community connections. The awards were firs ...

Biography

Barter originally planned to study medicine, but enrolled to study architecture instead, at the

University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...

. In 2010, she and Maggie Carroll founded their own architecture firm, Bureaux. In 2016, Barter and Carroll contributed to the design of the New Zealand pavilion at the

Venice Biennale of Architecture The Venice Biennale of Architecture ( Italian: ''Mostra di Architettura di Venezia'') is an international exhibition showcasing architectural works from around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. Originally held in even-numbered ...

Personal life

Barter has two children. Occasionally Barter is referred to as Jessica Walker.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barter, Jessica Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand women architects 21st-century New Zealand architects University of Auckland alumni