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This curated platform exhibits outstanding student work from the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Our archive features the best design projects from the Bachelor of Architecture Studies and the first year of Master of Architecture (Professional) programmes produced each semester in each year group since 2020.
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We’ve also recently added a new extension to the website: TAITUARĀ
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T I E – T W O – A H – R A H
Meaning ‘backbone’, as well as a metaphor for the tide against your back navigating you forward.
In alignment with the aspirations of Taumata Teitei, TAITUARĀ aspires to be a design tool kit for students and staff who are wanting to explore the possibilities of Te Ao Māori within Architecture. TAITUARĀ presents five Māori uara/values for the purpose of exploration.
These values are: Āhuatanga, Whakapapa, Whenua, Kaitiakitanga, and Tikanga. These uara/values will then be used to study six architectural projects.
Koishigure (恋時雨)
Sufyaan Chuttur. Tutor: Mohammed Al-Ali. Koishigure (恋時雨) from my perspective is the temporary moment of a young love promise waiting to be realised in a light drizzling rainfall. A moment in which both individuals feel the suspense of their...
Interwoven
Davis Wu. Tutor: Emma Morris. “Interwoven” is the result of understanding the role of Kāinga Ora and social housing design. The main idea drives of the eel trap (Hīnaki) from the site of Onehunga, which had a history of catching fish and that...
Ethos
Jack Wu, Wenting Xie. Tutor: Gregor Hoheisel. Architecture on enthusiasm and balance. Ethos is a dual Skyscraper and urban redevelopment project that offers a sense of orientation and belonging, creating harmony between people and spaces. A rich...
Final Developing Project – Over / Away
Xinger Huang. Tutor: Farah Saad. This project will site at the east of the Waitakere Bay, at the corner between the Bethells Road and the Erangi Place. My main purpose of this design is to attract people to stay away from social media and to enjoy...
Hiapo House – Home and Studio for John Pule
Billy Wallis. Tutor: Matt Liggins. Hiapo House, is the dwelling and home studio of John Pule. He is renowned for his interpolation of the Niuean art of hiapo; an ancient way of communication through narratives inked onto barkcloth. The composition...
Poppy House
Tracy Liu. Tutor: Tane Pamatatau-Marques. The red scaffolding that imitates the colour of poppies, which then leads to an interior that contrasts the sombre atmosphere of a memorial (lower/underground floor) to that of the atmosphere of everyday...
Te Angaanga Tahataha (The Shell Bank)
Matthew Connolly. Tutor: Jimmi O'Toole. Te Angaanga Tahataha - The Shell Bank : A migratory journey though a unique ecological experience at the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre Te Angaanga Tahataha, a regenerative intervention creating a rich...
A Theatrical Ecology of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Victoria Gancheva. Tutor: Jeremy Treadwell. This project seeks to create a Theatrical Ecology of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is a drawing-based exploration across knowledge systems, creating a new reading of the play by...
The Reconnection
Ferrari Huang. Tutor: Naomi Vallis.The “Reconnection” is a public lookout, located in Eastern Beach. My primary purpose for this architecture is to design a communal space for friends and family, to socialize and connect. Furthermore, reflection on...
The Way of Flowers: Ikebana Shophouse Tower in Parnell
Ami Ishibashi. Tutor: Michael Milojevic. Situated at the heart of Parnell, this project aims to design a shophouse tower in which private life and making is vertically linked to the ground level La Cigale Market. I chose Ikebana (traditional...