Award-winning design one step closer to commercialisation
Victoria University of Wellington Master of Design student Steve Almond’s award-winning design is one step closer to a commercial reality thanks to Viclink’s Victoria Entrepreneur Bootcamp.
2019 News
Read past news stories from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation's 2019 news archive.
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Design student’s mental health app wins creativity award
Victoria University of Wellington student Vinaya Tawde is using the skills gained from her Master of Fine Arts in Design to create an app to help improve children’s mental health and in doing so has won a coveted Creativity Award at the 2019 Wellington International Student Excellence Awards.
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Public event makes the case for Wellington’s future as game development hub
Wellington already has a reputation as New Zealand’s ‘film city’, but an upcoming event at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is aiming to showcase its potential as a future video game development hub too.
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Sustainable design courses win Green Gown Award
For the third year in a row, the University has been honoured with a prestigious Australasian award for its sustainability leadership—this year for its sustainable design curriculum.
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PhD student’s waste-free building solution ‘X-frame’ gets commercialisation boost
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.
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Students honoured at ECC New Zealand Student Craft/Design Awards
Two Victoria University of Wellington students have won coveted awards at the ECC Student Craft/Design Awards held at The Dowse Art Museum last Tuesday.
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Victoria University of Wellington design students win prestigious Best Award
The Best Awards, from The Designers Institute of New Zealand, recognise the best of New Zealand design across a range of disciplines. This year’s awards were a great success for Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Architecture and Design, with our student teams managing to scoop bronze, silver, and gold wins.
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Nah Yeah Buoy success for Victoria University of Wellington Design students
School of Design students Hannah Tilsley and Chamonix Stuart have been named runners-up in the prestigious 2019 New Zealand James Dyson Award for a water safety system designed to prevent drownings due to rip currents.
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Translation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals into te reo Māori a world first
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are now available in te reo Māori, thanks to staff of Victoria University of Wellington.
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Printing film, Master of Design student’s innovative use of voxel printing
When looking at the methods used to capture and store film footage Master of Design Innovation student Joseph wanted to link the digital world with the physical. He came up with the idea of 3D printing film footage using voxel printing. Voxels are a like a pixel, but with the added dimension of depth compared to a 2D pixel.