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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.
A Journey of Connections
Vincent Heijnen, Ties van Roij, Carmen Tan Tutors: Bhaveeka MadagammanaHaerenga Hononga (A Journey of Connections) is a one roof long whare with a separate utility unit that focuses on whanaungatanga, journey and connecting (weaving). The planning...
Silo Tower Terminal
Beomsoo Kim.Tutors: Matthew Le Grice, Tom Locke, Liam StumblesAs our world faces an unprecedented environmental crisis, the architecture discipline finds itself increasingly called upon to radically rethink the concept of a building in search for...
Borrow from Nature
Yujie Weng. Tutors: Janae Van PanahonThe harmonious connection between humanity and nature remains a continuous pursuit in architecture. By locating our residential space underground, we move away from living in concrete forests and create a shared...
The Camp Out
Xingyue (Rachel) Lin. Tutors: Craig MollerWe live in an era in need of transformative and regenerative typologies to fill in the gaps of our cities. The Camp-Out is a brief that hopes to answer the question: “Given the need of adaptation to the...
Mushrooms at Silo Park
Terry Cheng. Tutors: Matthew Le Grice, Tom Locke, Liam Stumbles A bike ferry terminal at Silo Park embraces sea level rise. Instead of resisting nature, the transport hub is designed to be radically ephemeral. The environmental strategy is to...
Spontaneous Awareness
Kyuwon Park. Tutors: Ethan Chung.Through concepts of unity, spontaneity, and appreciation, I created a community house which engages the community through various methods to create a safer community. I decided to design this as due to covid, I felt...
The Space In Between
Davis Wu. Tutors: Julie Stout, Lynda SimmonsThe Metro Centre has been part of Auckland's landscape for centuries. The research regarding this project involves the evaluation of Auckland and the surrounding environment. This includes the history of...
The Hinge of the Two Reveries
Kelly Ting. Tutors: Pip Newman.As an edge walker between the Eastern and Western cultures, The Hinge of the Two Reveries is my longing for the two role models in my life - dad and grandpa. With the recollection of the fragments of spaces,...
Ointment
Christine Tang. Tutors: Ruby Whitaker, Ross Jenner.We are conditioned to strive for perfection, we’re taught to always aim towards excellence, to achieve a life that could be considered paradise. But why are we taught that perfection is the only...
Kokoru: The Cove Haven
Paterinya Diswat. Tutor: Dorita Hannah. Kokoru: The Cove as Haven and Performing Ground A place where landscape narrates stories A space where theatre is found within nature The conventional theatre focuses on the performance designed for human...