Gina Jones

• Name — Gina Jones • Birthplace — Christchurch • Occupation — Architect, artist • Education — University of Auckland, RMIT University • Awards — Helen Tippett Memorial Award • Practice — TWIA Architects, Accent Architects

Jones was born in Christchurch. She attended Onslow College in Wellington. She completed two degrees at Victoria University of Wellington in the 1980s: a bachelor of architecture and a bachelor of building science and later studied heritage building at the University of Canberra. Jones began her career at TWIA Architects, followed by a role as director at Ampersand Architects from 1984 to 1994. In 1995, she founded her own company, Accent Architects. Jones is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and has also taught professional practice for the postgraduate architecture programme at Victoria University of Wellington. Jones has been national president of the New Zealand Institute of Building (1998–2001) and the National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) (2012–2013), and chair of the New Zealand Registered Architects Board. In 1996 she co-founded the New Zealand chapter of the American organisation, the National Association of Women in Construction.

Jones' work includes: • Redevelopment of the former Rothmans tobacco warehouse site in Napier • Campus redesign at Queen Margaret College in Thorndon, Wellington since 1984 • Site redevelopment at St John's Church, Willis Street, Wellington • Redevelopment of Hyam's Building in Wakefield Street, Wellington • Redevelopment of Wesley Church in Taranaki Street, Wellington • Exterior refurbishment of Government House, Wellington

Jones has a home in Greytown, north of Wellington, and is a trustee of the Greytown Heritage Trust. Jones is also an active artist; in 2005, she completed a master's degree in fine arts at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. She creates artworks using LED lights. She has been a finalist in the Wallace Art Awards three times, and has also been a finalist in the Waikato Contemporary Art Awards and the Norsewear Art Awards. In 2011, she received a merit award in the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards.