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Studio-based design projects introduce the issues, concepts, vocabularies and strategies of architectural design. Exploration and representation of architectural ideas in a range of media.

Studio-based projects explore people-environment relationships, integrating knowledge gained in the Human Environmental Science course. Architecture is examined as a means for modifying human environments in ways that affect comfort, efficiency, mood...

Introduction to the basic structural principles and material properties that underpin the fabric of constructed environments. The course presents the basic requirements for structural systems; structural form and proportion; properties of constructio...

Introduction to the development of architectural theory and its application to the recent history of built form.

Studio-based contemporary design issues related to the professional specialisations and research interests of academic staff. Introduction to design as a research-led activity and as a research methodology.

Studio-based design projects explore the relationship between architectural concepts, structural systems, materials and construction techniques, integrating knowledge gained in the construction course. Design is presented as an integrated problem-sol...

Studio-based advanced design project requiring students to pursue an area of disciplinary specialisation through a research question. Project options will include a range of types including domestic, institutional and urban scales, with an emphasis o...

Studio-based capstone project in which students demonstrate through applied design, knowledge gained in the integrated technologies course. Emphasis is placed on developing environmental and technological factors and their relationship with critical ...

Advanced construction theory, practice and technology integration. Integrated modules incorporate advanced instruction in servicing, construction and structures, documentation practices and detailing.

This course examines contemporary architectural theories with a particular emphasis on emergent critical frameworks of cultural, material and aesthetic production.

This is a studio-based independent research by design project. With the approval of academic staff, and under supervision, students undertake a major research-based investigation that makes an original contribution to the theory and practice of archi...

The historical, social and economic development of construction methods, materials and systems. The impact, relevance and importance of the scientific, industrial and information technology revolutions. Trends in the international development of buil...

This course examines concepts of building cost planning and its theory and application in New Zealand. An overview of the principles of estimation, the standard method of measurement, schedules of quantities, elemental analysis, IT cost estimation an...

The theory, practice and current technologies of project management from implementation through to delivery, including project constraints, cost planning and control, critical path, consultation, administration and quality control.

Means of compliance with the New Zealand Building Code, building on technical knowledge gained in other courses. Means of compliance are: Acceptable Solutions, Verification Methods and Certification, and Performance Based Design.

An investigation of a range of topics relevant to contemporary project management, including digital tools for project delivery, data sharing, design integration and performance monitoring. Traditional and emergent approaches to these topics will be ...

This course examines best practice for project management, including the influences of legal, economic, environmental and social contexts around construction, and awareness of how tikanga Māori influence legal, social and environmental contexts that ...

This course advances students' knowledge of the principles and practices of project management from conception through to completion including constraints, cost planning and control, planning and managing tasks, administration and quality control, in...

This course explores the transformative role of innovation and technology in modern project management. Students will examine cutting-edge tools, methodologies, and trends that enhance project delivery, efficiency, and outcomes. Topics include agile ...

Systematic research techniques and how they combine to create architectural science research methodologies are presented. A research proposal or identification of a professional project, with each focussing on a methodological approach, is developed ...

This course enables students to gain professional work experience in an area of architectural science. Each student is supervised by an academic staff member and a host organisation involved in architectural science research or applications in the pu...

This course enables students to gain knowledge about architectural science industry issues through supervised research. Students will analyse an aspect of the design, production, use or maintenance of the built environment in practice and prepare a p...

This course explores the principles and concepts of urban design and their application in urban planning practice by focusing on the social, cultural, environmental and economic processes that affect the natural and built environment.

This advanced design-based planning studio focuses on the research investigation of complexities resulting from the interaction between people and their environment and the associated economic and land development processes at a regional level. Stude...

This course examines planning theories and approaches and contemporary debates and trends that guide the profession of urban and regional planning.

This course will expose students to the practice of planning, focusing on New Zealand: including the philosophy of planning, plan making, plan implementation and planning in a bicultural context.

This course enables students to collect, analyse, synthesise, data and propose planning solutions for an established urban or regional area through supervised research. This course is first offered in 2024.

Research thesis. This course is first offered in 2024.

PhD in Urban and Regional Planning.

Studio-based projects introduce concepts and processes used in human environments. These concepts and processes are examined in relation to the physical, social and cultural contexts in which designers operate.

Studio-based projects explore how abstract concepts of formal and spatial composition can be used to create habitable places. Discipline-specific modules introduce concepts and processes which are particular to architecture, interior architecture and...

An introduction to fundamental structural and constructional principles for designed environments, with particular emphasis on establishing an understanding of the mutual dependencies between design intentions, structural performance and construction...

An introduction to the fundamental principles of environmentally-sensitive design, with respect to both interior and exterior designed environments (and their interactions).

The definitions and macro contexts of sustainability, emphasising the roles, responsibilities and opportunities for professionals in the designed and built environment. The course covers climate and microclimate, resources, materials production, envi...

Introduction to the major historical and theoretical influences shaping the contemporary built environment.

Studio-based projects introduce principles, media and techniques used in the representation of three-dimensional design concepts. The studio component emphasises conventions for describing formal and spatial subjects in scaled drawings, physical mode...

Studio-based projects explore principles, media and techniques used in the representation of two and three-dimensional design concepts. Students are introduced to the communication conventions of architecture, building science, interior architecture ...

Studio-based survey of concepts, processes and materials used in the furniture industry and their creative application in the design of furniture and furnished environments.

This course examines architectural photography as a medium of communication within architectural discourse. Emphasising formal literacy in photographic analysis and image-making, students will explore photography as both a means of 'seeing' and as a ...

Studio-based design projects focused on mātauranga Māori, including kaupapa, histories and Māori design strategies. This course will connect into the three design-focussed disciplines in Architecture – Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture an...

Buildings are studied as assemblages of distinct yet interrelated systems. Students explore basic materials and methods of construction, gaining insight to structural and other performance outcomes. Construction is discussed as a dimension in the ove...

The course covers methods of achieving building environmental conditions that relate to the requirements of building users. The course covers climatic analysis and specifications of the environmental performance of buildings, together with the therma...

The philosophical, conceptual and contextual basis of sustainable and regenerative design. Content includes material on the ecological and environmental challenges to society in the present and future; resource stewardship and the effective utilisati...

Studio-based course introduces and develops the representation of design concepts of projects, with a focus on drawing and modelling by means of analogue and digital media. Emphasis is placed on developing effective graphic communication techniques f...

This course examines built and non-built aspects of prisons including architectural history (e.g., planning and interior environmental qualities), policy, and cultural images of prisons. International examples will be drawn on. Particular attention w...

Studio-based studies of advanced concepts, processes and materials used in the furniture industry.

Studio-based contemporary design issues focused on mātauranga Māori. Introduction to design as a research-led activity and as a research methodology. This course will connect the three disciplines of Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture and ...

Medium-scale building construction with relevant building materials, key elements, construction technologies, construction sequences and building processes.

Study of colour, pattern and lighting concepts and technologies and their meaning, role and creative applications.

This course explores sustainable and regenerative design principles and applications across a range of designed and built environments. Emphasis is on operation at the leading edge of theoretical and philosophical thinking in the field and to explore...

Introduction to the history, theory and practice of urban design. Conceptual tools and practices for analyzing, designing and implementing change in the built environment of cities.

Introduction to issues relating to designed and built environments of the Pacific region. Examination of contemporary conditions within a wider spatial and historical framework. In addition to a central focus on the settlement of Aotearoa/New Zealand...

This course introduces the why, what and how of heritage conservation. Historic and contemporary approaches to heritage conservation are discussed with recent case studies (including building visits) used as vehicles for the discussion. The purpose a...

Management and procurement/development, examining the theories and ideas that underpin planning, organising, directing and controlling the use of resources over time. Topics include the principles of management, organisational development, basic fina...

Computer applications as aids to visualisation and information management.

Studio-based course covering creative and interpretive aspects of drawing with an emphasis on developing analytical and critical interrogation through manual graphic processes and across a range of subjects, media types and applied subjects. Discusse...

A cross-cultural design exploration of designed spaces and sites with special emphasis on understanding why and how they are uniquely formed by the historical and cultural contexts they are part of and the design inspiration that can be derived from ...

This course examines ways that business contributes to architecture and design enterprises. It also reviews a range of ways that creative strategic design-thinking contributes to various business enterprises. The course will look at how this is appli...

This course is a supervised programme of research and study on selected themes. Independent Study Projects are available under exceptional circumstances and must be approved by the Head of School.

Application of psychological theory, principles and research to the study of human interaction with the built environment across a range of settings. This course focuses on how to improve usability, health, well-being and work performance in relation...

This course examines built and non-built aspects of prisons including architectural history (e.g., planning and interior environmental qualities), policy, and cultural images of prisons. International examples will be drawn on. Particular attention w...

Studio-based and independent study of advanced concepts, processes, and materials used in the furniture industry. Students extend their knowledge of theory, development, prototyping and production methods, and business models available to professiona...

This course introduces the why, what and how of heritage conservation. Historic and contemporary approaches to heritage conservation are discussed with recent case studies (including building visits) used as vehicles for the discussion. The purpose a...

Ideas and issues surrounding house and home will be presented across a broad range of disciplines ranging from technical aspects to theoretical, with the idea that the accommodation of intra-related disciplines reaches most complexity in the design o...

Professional and legal parameters involved in planning processes and project implementation and delivery. The business of practice, including strategic market management, policy development and implementation, financial planning and insurance, and pr...

Computer applications as aids to visualisation and information management.

Means of compliance with the New Zealand Building Code, building on technical knowledge gained in other courses. Means of compliance are: Acceptable Solutions, Verification Methods and Certification, and Performance Based Design.

An analytical cross-cultural design exploration of designed spaces and sites with special emphasis on critical understanding of why and how they are uniquely formed by the historical and cultural contexts they are part of and the design inspiration t...

This course examines what makes materials sustainable, how to effectively interrogate their impacts, which existing tools can assist evaluations, and how the evaluations relate to the current sustainability schemes. Attention is also paid to conceptu...

This course critically examines ways that business contributes to architecture and design enterprises. It also evaluates a range of ways that creative strategic design-thinking contributes to various business enterprises. The course will look at how ...

Independent study work undertaken on an approved course of study.

Application of advanced psychological theory, principles and research to the study of human interaction with the built environment across a range of settings. This course focuses on how to improve usability, health, well-being and work performance in...

Advanced research techniques, including research by design, historical and theoretical approaches, and qualitative and quantitative method. The course discusses applied research strategies relevant to design based research and planning. A research pr...

PhD course