Trista Bailey, Mika Chang & Nadine Gouws. Tutors: Bhaveeka Madagammana. The primary aim of this project was to establish an urban Papakāinga for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, emphasising a profound...
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Ara Hauroki
Paige Walton, Isla Turner & Jasmin Ramlov. Tutors: Michael Thomson. Ara Hauroki is a project born from paper and realized in the form of an analogue model. A Papakainga proposal for the...
LOT 4.
Sophia Yapedzieff-Watson. Tutors: Karamia Muller & Oliver Ray-Chaudhuri. Lot 4 is curated from the raw element’s material, textures and feel to create a home.Taking both of the element’s fire...
Verdant Herbarium
Shnaia Xu. Tutors: Lars Von Minden. For centuries, cultures have shared a bond with bodies of water, and despite its role as a provider, we have regrettably turned our gaze toward the ocean with...
Boggis Bunce & Bean
Terry Cheng. Tutors: Chris Barton, Richard Naish.Cox’s Bay is one of three permanently unswimmable Auckland beaches. A research centre, restaurant, wharf, and parasitic oyster reefs clean up the...
Cultural Haven
Yeyeon Kwak. Tutors: Ethan Chung.The Haven is a communal learning centre and cultural hub below the residence of an elderly Korean couple, which aims to facilitate the reintegration of immigrant...
Te Nohoanga O Te Atua – God’s Abode
Simon Jo. Tutors: Robbie Anderson.Located within a speculative plot of the Felton Mathew plan of Auckland (1841), Te Nohoanga O Te Atua: God’s Abode, explores postcolonial architectural ideas...
Destranded: An Urban Model towards Regenerating Whenua
Matthew Pritchard. Tutors: Dorita Hannah. Tāmaki Makaurau’s Strand Station, sited on land that was once a bay for waka to anchor in and a trading route for Māori, has gradually transitioned into...
Poti Whakaora
Ernest (Sehwan) Lee. Tutors: Xingyue (Rachel) Lin. Poti Whakaora is a kayak shelter that evokes feelings of “welcome” & “rest” through the transition of spaces for users visiting Rangitoto...
Tātai Tapātai
Amanda Bulman. Tutors: Dr I-Ting Chuang (Course Coordinator), Lauren White Ahuriri (Napier) is perhaps the most climate change vulnerable provincial city in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is low-lying,...
Climate Resilient Napier
Ekin Sakin. Tutors: Dr I-Ting Chuang (Course Coordinator), Lauren White The project aims to contribute to a climate resilient Hawke’s Bay, where Napier, Hastings and Havelock North complement each...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Won’t You Be My Neighbour?
Terry Cheng. Tutors: Michael MilojevicAt the heart of the Museum of the Walls and Housing tells the story of Spanish genealogy; visitors learn about the significance of multicultural identity and...
Awa and Maunga: Dialogue between Land and Water
Ties Van Roij. Tutors: Lama Tone. Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, I'm Ties This is my project called Awa and Maunga: Dialogue between Land and Water. My approach revolves around three fundamental principles...
The Uptown Projection
Jose Benjamin. Tutors: Geoff Pitts. “How do we project/present ourselves to others, and how can that relate to architecture?” “How can the architecture itself exhibit unique characteristics of a...
Permeable Sanctity: Transforming a Convent into an Architectural Epicentre
Shnaia Xu. Tutors: Robin Byron. Deep within the labyrinthine tapestry of Seville's porous cities lies the idea of community, interconnectedness and interdependence. In this intricate urban canvas,...
A Fading Memory: Living Under the Banyan Tree
Yujie Weng. Tutors: Pip Newman. Most of my childhood was spent sitting by the window and watching time passing, or playing around under the giant Banyan tree. The Banyan tree has widely spread...
CSPEIS 6
Eric Ken Shing Wong. Tutors: Pip NewmanDerived from the word Pisces, CSPEIS 6 (Space 6) began with the memories of domestic living and the lightbulb. The invention of the artificial sun allowed us...
‘Streets in the sky’
Severin Soder. Tutors: Dr I-Ting Chuang (Course Coordinator), Prof. Diane BrandThe project proposes a transformation of Dominion Road Junction in Auckland. The current situation with underpass and...