Installation Design Finalist: Children of Tangaroa Exhibition, Maritime Museum, Auckland by Bureaux Limited. Image: Simon Devitt.

Installation Design Finalist: You are Here: Mapping Auckland by Kathy Waghorn, Cris De Groot and Auckland War Memorial Museum. Image: supplied

Civic Finalist: Wellington International Airport (The Rock) by Warren and Mahoney, in association with Studio Pacific Architecture. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Civic Finalist: St Thomas’ Chapel in St Matthew in-the-City Church by Salmond Reed Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Civic Finalist: NMIT Arts and Media Building by Irving Smith Jack Architects Limited. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Corporate Finalist: ASB Constellation Drive by BVN Architecture with CPRW Fisher. Image: Simon Devitt

Hospitality Finalist: Mexico by Cheshire Architects and Brendan Ryan. Image: Jeremy Toth

Hospitality Finalist: The Depot Eatery by C Nott Architects Limited. Image: supplied

Hospitality Finalist: Novotel Auckland Airport by Warren and Mahoney. Image: Simon Devitt

Retail Finalist: Platinum Sports Co. by Switch/Frame Architecture. Image: Jeremy Toth

Retail Finalist: Westpac Barrington Mall by Context Architects Ltd. Image: Danielle Colvin.

The first round of judging is now complete, revealing 18 finalists across six categories, including 15 projects and three emerging design practices. View slideshow of the 18 finalists above.

One Supreme award, five category winners and one Emerging Design Practice Award will be presented at an exclusive Awards and Networking evening, to be held at Imperial Lane, Auckland on 27 June, 2012. Purchase tickets here.

View more on prizes and publicity here.

The Interior Awards 2012 are sponsored by BKA, Lundia, Kada, Geon, Inzide, Resene, LG and PSP.

A full list of the Interior Awards finalists is below:

Retail

Studio Gascoigne Limited - Glassons Queen Street

Context Architects Limited - Westpac Barrington Mall

Switch/Frame Architecture - Platinum Sports Co.

Hospitality

Warren and Mahoney - Novotel Auckland Airport

C Nott Architects Limited - The Depot Eatery

Cheshire Architects/Brendan Ryan - Mexico

Corporate

Jasmax - Goodman

Stephenson & Turner NZ Limited - Stephenson & Turner Design Studio

BVN Architecture with CPRW Fisher - ASB Constellation Drive Culture

Civic

Irving Smith Jack Architects Limited - NMIT Arts and Media Building

Salmond Reed Architects - St Thomas’ Chapel in St Matthew in-the-City Church

Warren and Mahoney, in association with Studio Pacific Architecture - Wellington International Airport (The Rock)

Installation

FIT Architects Limited - Outrageous Fortune Exhibition

Kathy Waghorn, Cris De Groot and Auckland War Memorial Museum - You are Here: Mapping Auckland

Bureaux Limited - Children of Tangaroa Exhibition, Maritime Museum, Auckland

Emerging Design Practice

Material Creative Limited

Assembly Architects Limited

Jose Gutierrez Limited