Read past news stories from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation's 2019 news archive.
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.
A love of technology, games, and being creative led Master of Design Innovation graduate Regan Petrie to study design at Victoria University of Wellington and has now helped him land his dream role at LEGO.
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.
Although new to the waterfront, the XXCQ (or Deloitte) building has already become a distinctive part of the Wellington skyline, its reflective surface visible for miles. Architecture graduate Thomas Seear-Budd was a key part of this project, working on the building from 2014 until its completion earlier this year—just the start of an exciting architectural career for this Victoria University of Wellington alumnus.
Throughout her PhD, Architecture student Yukiko Kuboshima has completed extensive research into housing design for the elderly. So far, her research shows a severe lack of suitable housing for New Zealand’s ageing population.
Opinion: Don’t fall for the spin that presents this latest revision of a historical hostel building type as some kind of genuinely community-based housing, argues Mark Southcombe.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts from academia and industry will describe the challenges and potential of AI in a series of free public debates organised by Victoria University of Wellington this month.
All aspects of intelligence, both artificial and human, are needed for appropriate and sustainable development of our buildings and the cities they contribute to, writes André Brown, Professor of Interdisciplinary Design and Head of the School of Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington.
Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Architecture and Design is hosting Intelligent & Informed: the 24th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) from 12 April—18 April 2019.
Three students from the Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) in Design have used a diverse range of mediums to create different works addressing sustainability and a desire for social change.
