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“I have always been more than a little fascinated with the physical world and how we engage with it,” says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Master of Architecture student Patrick Kelly. “There isn’t really a point in my life where I can remember not wanting to be an architect.
Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Ged Finch’s ‘X-Frame’ structural solution for creating waste-free buildings is one step closer to becoming a commercial reality after securing support from the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme.
Last week, second-year Furniture Design, Construction and Technologies students exhibited their finished work—three innovative, multi-function benches, created from a sequence of individually designed, multi-functional pieces.
Public space is an essential component of democratic cities. Modelled on the agora of ancient Greece, it is a marketplace for the exchange of goods and ideas, a place where public affairs are debated and disputes resolved.
Second year Building Science students recently visited a local marae to cost plan the seismic strengthening work needed to earthquake proof the building. The visit gave a valuable insight into the importance of buildings to their communities.
