Cecile Bonnifait (born 1971) is a French architect based in New Zealand.

Biography

Bonnifait studied architecture at Architecte DPLG in

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, France. She worked in France, China, Tibet and Finland before moving to New Zealand in 2000. In 2001, she co-founded Atelierworkshop Architects. From 2000 to 2004 she lectured at

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's School of Architecture. Bonnifait co-created a prototype for a holiday house from a shipping container, naming it Port-a-Bach. The model was not produced for sale as the concept was considered restrictive; instead, Bonnifait went on to co-create a similar product, Mini-Fab.

Awards and honours

In 2014, Bonnifait won the Whirihana Emerging Leardership Award at the

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References

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