1. St George's Anglican Church, Naseby. A small but charming building. Although quite simple in form, it has a feeling of peace and serenity about it. The free-standing entry porch with its pyramidal roof is especially delightful.
2. Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunedin. This is a strong and well-proportioned building using bluestone and Oamaru-stone facings to great effect. The placing of the tower and spire on the street corner gives the church a commanding presence.
3. First Presbyterian Church, Dunedin. Regarded by most as Lawson's masterpiece, this church lacks the visual strength of Knox. It is certainly elegant and imposing, as a result of its symmetrical design and its siting.
4. Martin and Watson Building (now Bacchus Wine Bar), Dunedin. A well-preserved, revival Italian Renaissance style, highly decorated building which happily survived the 1960s fashion for ''modernising'' old Victorian buildings. It is a delightful contrast to Lawson's more austere Municipal building on the opposite side of the Octagon.
5. Bank of Otago (now National Bank of New Zealand), Oamaru. By far the best of Lawson's bank buildings. Although rivalled by the neighbouring Bank of New South Wales (Forrester Gallery), it has survived with scarcely any alterations to its exterior and its use as a bank continues.
6. East Gore Presbyterian Church (the original design), Gore. A very simple timber church complete with its spire, which the session clerk had hoped would be seen ''from Riversdale to Invercargill''. The clerk's requirement for ''a bit of a steeple and to hear Clinkum bell wi' rattlin tow to call them up on Sabbath morning'' is particularly engaging.
7. Keith Ramsay residence, Dunedin. This timber-framed inner-city residence at 34 Royal Tce is probably the best of Lawson's surviving houses. It sits well on its section and has been very well maintained throughout its life. A real charmer.
8. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Port Chalmers. One of Lawson's best small churches which, apart from a change of roofing material, survives as it was originally designed and built. It is a typical early English gothic parish-style church, well-suited to its location above the port.
9. Donald Malloch Building (now Good Earth Cafe), Dunedin. This small building is one of several of its type that Lawson designed in Dunedin. Its simplicity is apparent and being sited on a corner allowed the architect to demonstrate his skills in design.
10. Dunedin Town Hall (now Municipal Chambers), Dunedin. Lawson's major design in what could be described as the Italian Renaissance style, common in civic building in the late 19th century. It demonstrates the importance of civic government in the centre and happily survived attempts in the 1960s to have it demolished.
