Brick Bay Folly winner towers over competition

Brick Bay Folly 2025 winners, from left, George Culling, Henry Mabin, Andre Vachias, and Oliver Prisk.

The winning entry ‘Yellow Post’ is 11 metres tall and welcomes visitors to the Brick Bay farm and vineyard. At an imposing 11 metres tall and painted bright yellow, you could say the winning entry of 2025 Brick Bay Folly, which was unveiled on May 10, stood out among the five finalists. And it was a fitting way to mark the 10th anniversary of the competition. The ambitious creation was the work of four Victoria University of Wellington graduate architects, who are now based in Auckland – Geo...