Light boxes showcase designs for a speculative future
A new set of images on display in the light boxes outside Victoria University’s Te Aro campus showcase designs for a speculative future, as imagined by students from the University’s School of Architecture.
Master's students representing diverse disciplines at the School of Architecture were invited to re-conceive a selection of their undergraduate design concepts from a postgraduate perspective.
They were specifically tasked, as representatives of the 21st century and the new generation, to represent challenges and innovative solutions to problems that are already beginning to define the 21st century.
This light box installation provides Wellington’s residents and visitors a glimpse of the world to come.
Overview of artwork
Image one portrays a new architectural concept for Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music by Nicholas O'Connell. Parts of the building are designed to act like a drum beat while other parts move through a syncopated rhythm and build to a crescendo.
Image two portrays an interior design concept for the Miss Wong fashion store by Holly Loft. The design was inspired by interpreting the body as an organic form moving within a maze of structure.
Image three portrays a speculative landscape architecture project by Emma Erasmus, centred on a design for Miramar Peninsula. It takes on the landscape as an art form, focusing on the horizontal and vertical with emphasis on horizon lines and view ports.
Image four portrays Tom Robertson's construction details, conceived explicitly to contribute to society by integrating the efficient and thoughtful use of natural materials, light, heat and ventilation.