Beca Media Release
25 August 2008
Young achiever to present Lifetime Award
A New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) Young Achiever of the Year has been giving back to the construction industry
by serving as the Institute’s Southern Chapter President and will cap his contribution by presenting a prestigious award
in Christchurch this week.
Samir Govind, a structural engineer with Beca, will present Sir Miles Warren a Lifetime Achievement Award at a Silver
Jubilee dinner hosted by the Institute to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the year NZIOB became an incorporated
society.
Mr Govind says it will be a well-deserved honour for the designer of iconic New Zealand buildings like the Christchurch
Town Hall and Wellington‘s Michael Fowler Centre and someone who’s been at the forefront of New Zealand's architectural
profession for almost forty-five years.
“I’ve recently been working on some local and international projects with the company that Sir Miles co-founded and
having appreciated Warren and Mahoney’s work first-hand it will be a great privilege and honour for me to present this
special Award.”
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