Read past news stories from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation's 2020 news archive.
We might all be physically distancing and spread out at the moment, but the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation is still meeting virtually to share ideas and research with the wider design and built environment community.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Design Innovation has been using its design expertise and state-of-the-art facilities to help create face shields to meet demand from medical centres under COVID-19.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s newest building, Maru, has been shortlisted for two awards by the Wellington branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA).
Dylan Horrocks, Senior Lecturer in the School of Design Innovation, is using his downtime in lockdown to conduct a series of video interviews with cartoonists and illustrators to see how they’re being impacted by the lockdown.
Master of Architecture (Professional) student Adam Clark has won the student category in the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards with his entry, Te Whare Wānanga o Nga Mahi Auaha.
Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation senior lecturer Guy Marriage’s award-winning new textbook aims to be the go-to reference for any architect or architecture student involved in tall building projects.
Join students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Architecture for an exhibit focusing on making our cities pedestrian-friendly and sustainable.
“I have always been more than a little fascinated with the physical world and how we engage with it,” says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Master of Architecture student Patrick Kelly. “There isn’t really a point in my life where I can remember not wanting to be an architect.”
Wellington School of Architecture PhD student Germán Molina was awarded the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Postgraduate Research Scholarship for his paper “How can we make indoor environmental quality relevant in the housing market?” at their recent conference in Canberra.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is partnering with the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) to help make digital public services in New Zealand accessible to everyone through a new course.