Green Growth Community

Green Growth Community

Lin Xu.  Tutors: Dr I-Ting Chuang (Course Coordinator), Prof. Diane Brand   With a focus on addressing climate change and regional stormwater challenges, the Green Growth Community Project centres on neighbourhood-level urban renewal. It proposes a sustainable...
The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

Vincent Xiao.  Tutors: Joanna Theodore.  Upon studying Uptown, plagued with a lack of open communal, walkable, and dwellable spaces, we identified 3 core values to improve the conditions of this quirky area: boosting vibrancy, preservation of ‘hidden...
Echo of the Stone Valley

Echo of the Stone Valley

Chenan Zhang.  Tutors: Alessandro Premier.  “Echo of the Stone Valley” is a captivating fusion of contemporary design and historical significance. Situated on the historic grounds of the “Three King Quarry,” once Auckland’s largest quarry, the park...
Of Other Spaces: The Undocumented Anomalies of Hashima

Of Other Spaces: The Undocumented Anomalies of Hashima

Kelly Ting.  Tutors: Holly Xie.   As a ruin, architecture is more, not less. Hashima Island, once a thriving metropolis with the world’s highest population density, is now of decaying buildings and crumbling walls. This weirdly picturesque man-made artificial...
Whakapapa: An Elemental

Whakapapa: An Elemental

Mikala Watene. Tutors: Amber Ruckes This project is a studio for Fred Graham, renowned NZ sculptor and Tainui kaumaatua. It explores how the four elements, water, earth fire and air, might influence spaces that engage the idea of whakapapa. The journey returns people...