Performance and technologies
Research that shifts spatial design technologies to new innovative paradigms and performance levels.
Enhancing building performance and simulation
Designing, understanding, and predicting how buildings function and researching and testing how to manipulate performance for maximum effectiveness.
Innovative construction materials and technologies
Investigating innovative techniques and methods of construction for architecture using advanced tools of design, robotic fabrication, and manufacturing.
Digital design and virtual and augmented space
Exploring the leading edge of digital spatial realms and methods, and virtual spaces, with a focus on computational and parametric design techniques.
Research centres
The Wellington School of Architecture takes pride in being a leader in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Building Science research within Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. To support this research, the School has established two specialised research units: