Preserving history through virtual reality
A group of Victoria University of Wellington Architecture students have brought historical architecture and social history to life with a virtual reality project to explore Wellington’s Gordon Wilson Flats.
2018 News
Read past news stories from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation's 2018 news archive.
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Drones help develop the world’s largest refugee camp
Drone research by Victoria University of Wellington is being used to improve living conditions and save lives in the Kutupalong refugee mega-camp.
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Design Technology student film selected for NZIFF Animation NOW! 2018
Master of Design Technology student short film, Tom, has been selected to screen in the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in Wellington.
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Innovation and collaboration wins 2018 ArchEngBuild
Architecture student Georgia Peacocke was part of the winning team in this year’s Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) ArchEngBuild challenge, with an innovative housing complex design.
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Struggling Cities – a travelling exhibition
From 9 July to 17 August, the Faculty of Architecture and Design will host the influential travelling exhibition Struggling Cities: from Japanese Urban Projects in the 1960s, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan.
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Lighting up Wellington’s Waterfront
In this year’s annual LUX Light Festival, Te Ao Mārama, Victoria University is represented by two works of light – Edge of the Universe and Ngā Tautiaki o te Waonui a Tāne.
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Victoria University partners with internationally renowned 3D printing company
Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Design has formally partnered with internationally renowned 3D printing company Shapeways, joining twelve other institutions including MIT in the United States and the United Kingdom-based Royal College of Art as a Shapeways Education Partner.
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SAHANZ conference: Historiographies of Technology and Architecture
On 4 July the Faculty of Architecture and Design is hosting the international SAHANZ conference, exploring themes in architectural history and theory.
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Award-winning work on display at Victoria University’s Architecture and Design campus
Work from top Master of Architecture students in New Zealand is on display outside Victoria University of Wellington’s Architecture and Design campus in central Wellington.
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Victoria architecture student creates unique, zero-waste building solution
Master of Architecture (Professional) student Ged Finch has created a new prefab building system to help combat the huge amounts of waste produced by the building industry.