Monthly Archive: February 2013

P L U R A F O R M_V5 + HITLAB Derek Kawiti & others “The man-horse assemblage…which causes the lengthening of the dagger and pike, and made the first infantry weapons, the morning...

FUTURE CHRISTCHURCH V2 Camia Young Christchurch is at a very unique crossroads where, in the wake of the recent earthquakes, it will rebuild large parts of the city. This year Christchurch will transition from...

Aggregate -casting ideas on matter Steven Lloyd This research orientated and experimentally based project explores and critically discerns how the ideas generated by “site” might be conceptualized through a design process, And explores how...

In-Habitation / Dis-Continuity Mark Cannata Mankind’s search for shelter is the absolute essence and basis of architecture. For early humans shelter involved making use of what was readily available in their natural environment to...

MAU: Community Performance Centre Lynda Simmons and Raukura Turei This studio project is to design a Dance Workshop and ‘Performance’ Centre facility, within the context of a community setting, at a site in Mangere,...

SKYLINE Judy Cockeram and Mike Hartley Taking the Aesthetic Gamble. This paper looks to engage in a game of skill which in reality may simply be a guise for chance. The boutique Casino is a...

DISPLAY: ARCHITECTURE + GENDER Emma Morris This project looks at exhibition design and its many possibilities and variations, culminating in an installation or built component, to indicate display theory and construction approach. The end...

Ideal Home(land) Sarosh Mulla and Melanie Pau Housing is currently a fraught issue in New Zealand. Prices are increasing and affordability is decreasing. Many pundits (often with vested interests in urban expansion) claim the...

MUDDY URBANISM: Mapping the Whau Kathy Waghorn, Esther Mecredy and special guest Teddy Cruz   Teddy, Kathy and Esther share the view that architects “can be designers not just of form but of political...

MAU: Community Performance Center: Design for Conservation The outcome of this studio will be the design a dance workshop and performance center for the internationally renowned company, MAU, within the context of a community setting, at a...