She will lead the firm's bicultural design strategy.
Jasmax announced that Elisapeta Heta has joined the principal team, leading the bicultural design strategy.
The Kiwi architectural firm strives to produce work that is mutually beneficial to both society and the environment and is aiming to achieve carbon-neutral buildings by 2030.
Heta will lead Jasmax’s Māori cultural design roopū Waka Māia and play a key role in representing Moana practitioners within Jasmax.
Heta has contributed to cultural design outcomes for nation-defining projects, including Tāmaki Makaurau’s City Rail Link and the New Zealand Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. She was also named Emerging Design Professional at the 2021 Interior Awards.
The company said the promotion reflects Heta‘s influence as a leader in indigenous design in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, and the role she continues to play in cultural leadership at Jasmax.
“I hope my position as principal at Jasmax expands the options for young Māori and Pasifika when they think about who they can be and what they can achieve,” Heta said.
“Heta has already made an enormous contribution toward Jasmax becoming a bicultural design practice. With her leadership and guidance, we are excited about what we will achieve in nurturing design that is reflective of the spirit of Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” Jasmax chief executive Sjoerd Post said.
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