Katherine Skipper: Architect & Principal with Warren & Mahoney

Katherine Skipper is a Principal and part of the Leadership Team with architectural firm Warren & Mahoney. Katherine spent the first three years of her architectural career with Warren and Mahoney before leaving to develop her own practice in Wellington. She re-joined the practice in 2012 and was appointed Principal in 2015. She’s worked on projects including Wellington International Airport, Te Papa Tongarewa’s 5 year renewal, EY’s Wellington office fit out and Westpac Stadium. In 2019, Katherine was the recipient of the Property Council Wellington ‘Judges’ Choice’ Award. Katherine has also contributed more broadly to the profession including as Branch Chair for the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Wellington branch from 2016 - 2019."Be more you, not less. When I first was made a principal, there were two female principals in the organization at that time. There was a brief moment where I thought, "Oh, I need to be more like these guys." And then very quickly realized that that was ridiculous. Actually, I needed to be just exactly me and work really hard to continue to bring that different perspective to every table I was at."