Read past news stories from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation's 2021 news archive.
Master of Architecture (professional) student Alice Reade was highly commended in the 2021 Te Kāhui Whaihanga Student Design Awards for her project ‘Go Public’, which is about creating community connection and addressing the urgent problem of our national housing crisis, especially in Pōneke Wellington.
As an urban designer, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Sepideh Afsari understands that creative industries can inspire designers of built environments to incorporate local creative works into buildings and places.
Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most pressing issues facing our urban environments today. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Kamiya Varshney is working to help address these challenges through her research into how buildings can both capture and store carbon and act as a habitat for urban biodiversity.
Changing inhumane conditions in our prison escort vehicles—described as 'sweat boxes' and 'coffins'—is going to take more than good will from Corrections, writes Christine McCarthy.
"I want my research to be at the forefront of delivering healthy homes in New Zealand,” says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Griffin Cherrill.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Swarnali Dihingia’s research is at the crux of New Zealand’s intensification debate.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Rachel Paschoalin’s research looks at how renovation guidelines can help create warmer and drier historic buildings.
Maritime–trace–exposure, an exhibition by the artists group An Architecture of the Sea, will be on at the Forrester Gallery in Oamaru from 30 October 2021 to 7 February 2022. The Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation’s Mizuho Nishioka and Tane Moleta are members of the group, alongside Wayne Barrar and Kerry Hines.
Dr Robin Skinner from the Wellington School of Architecture is looking forward to leading a walk through the Kelburn campus on Sunday 31 October during Wellington Heritage Week.
“The recent legalisation to create warm and dry homes, coupled with the increase in new housing designs and different communities, requires us to rethink how we quantify and deliver comfort,” says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduand Germán Molina.