Building success
Samoan-raised and educated in the Samoan school system, Philip Penn had a lot of adjustments to make when he came to study at Victoria University of Wellington in 2010.
2018 News
Read past news stories from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation's 2018 news archive.
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Victoria University of Wellington architecture student wins NZIA Student Design Award
Master of Architecture student Emily Newmarch has won the top prize in the annual New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Student Design Awards for 2018.
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Bringing locals and land together
A group of academics from the Faculty of Architecture and Design is forging connections between locals and the land in a research partnership with eco-sanctuary Zealandia.
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Student’s wearable technology design to help with visual impairments
Victoria University of Wellington design student Alexia Swain has created a piece of wearable technology that could help the visually impaired be more aware of objects and people around them.
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New designs by Victoria University of Wellington wearable tech students
Every year the students in the MDDN351 Wearable Technology course, taught by Anne Niemetz, complete individual and group projects to demonstrate the skills they have learned. Below are some of the top individual projects from this year’s wearable technology students.
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Victoria University of Wellington landscape architecture student wins an international award
A postgraduate landscape architecture student at Victoria University of Wellington has won a major international award for her landscape architecture project to help redevelop Carterton’s Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae.
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Musings on a ‘care-full creative nation’
New Zealand has "latent potential galore" but will not fulfil it while it lacks a long-term vision, says Peter Haythornthwaite, one of the country's most influential industrial designers and an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria University of Wellington architectural project receives international award
Kāpiti Watchtower, an architectural proposal created by a group of Victoria University of Wellington students and academics, has received an international award.
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Bringing objects to life with 4D multi-material printing
Unique research by Master of Design Innovation student Nicole Hone is bringing 3D prints to life and drawing the attention of international industry and design bodies.
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Experts explore the future of design and manufacturing
A Victoria University of Wellington initiative that takes place next month aims to stimulate thought on how New Zealanders can play a part in the future of design and innovation.