Aotearoa Festival of Architecture events happening in the Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau regions this September.
Model Citizens
Thursday 19 September, 5pm - 8.30pm
Teams of architects and designers compete in a friendly object-making competition that puts their creativity and design skills to the test.
Click here for more information and to register.
International Park(ing) Day
Friday 20 September, 9am–3pm / rain date Saturday 21 September, 9am–3pm
A day where people across the world temporarily repurpose street parking spaces and convert them to tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism. Download the map (PDF) to see locations.
If you’re keen to join Park(ing) Day, get in touch at aucklandbranchevents@nzia.co.nz
Super Models: A Collection
Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 September
An exhibition of work by Unitec Te Pūkenga architecture students, featuring a series of 3D-printed architectural models that are beautiful visual expressions of scale and space.
21 September: Opening 4-6pm
22 September: 10-4pm with pastries
ASC Architects, 17 Maidstone Street, Grey Lynn
Register here.
A+W.NZ Unserhaus Pecha Kucha
Friday 20 September, 5.30pm – 8.30pm
Architecture Women NZ invites you to a Pecha Kucha presentation event to celebrate the incredible contributions of female architects with us through the theme: "Architecture and Art in New Zealand: The Interaction of Architecture and Visual Arts." Experience engaging presentations, network with peers, and enjoy delicious offerings from an in-house chef at the Unserhaus Showroom in Parnel, Auckland.
Open Studios
Saturday 21 September, 10am – 2pm
Ever wanted to go behind the scenes of an architecture studio to find out what architects do and how they do it? Open Studios are great for anyone thinking of commissioning an architect, students considering a career in architecture, and all those interested in understanding the creative process of architecture and getting a building built.
Registrations not required.
Tamaki Makaurau Auckland studios. Click here to download a map (PDF).
| Moller Architects | 10am-2pm | 601/150 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD |
| Lloyd Hartley Architects | 10am-2pm | 56B Brown Street, Ponsonby |
| Warren and Mahoney Architects | 10am-2pm | 139 Pakenham Street West, Auckland CBD |
| Isthmus | 10am-2pm | Floor 6/246 Queen Street, Auckland CBD |
| Architectus |
11am-1pm |
Old South British Building, Level 2/3, Shortland Street, Auckland CBD |
| SGA - Strachan Group Architects | 10am-2pm | 26 Rossmay Terrace, Kingsland |
| Peddlethorp | 11am-1.30pm | Level 2 / 122 Quay Street, Auckland CBD |
| Monk Mackenzie | 10am-2pm | Level 1, 106-108 Quay Street, Auckland CBD |
| ASC Architects | 10am-2pm | 17 Maidstone Street, Grey Lynn |
| WSP Auckland | 10am-2pm | 3/100 Beaumont Street, Auckland CBD |
| RTA Studio | 10am-1pm | 7 McDonald Street, Morningside |
| ARCLAB: MAU Studio, Strata Architects, Matakohe Architecture & Urbanism | 10am-2pm | 478 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD |
Te Tai Tokerau Northland Studios. Click here to download a map (PDF).
| designgroup architects h + k | 10am-2pm | 196a Bank Street, Regent, Whangārei |
A+W.NZ Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Walking Tour
We‘re please to welcome the Wikipedia Walking Tour and Edit-a-thon for 2024. The two-part event will be running over two days, the walking tour on Saturday and the edit-a-thon on Sunday. Women still make up less than 20% of biographies on wikipedia, and the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject aims to fill the gaps in the digital realm and increase visibility of prolific female Architects. Originally inspired by Making Space, we will be continuing last year’s work to increase articles about women and non-binary people who work in architecture and related fields in or from Aotearoa New Zealand, A+W.NZ is fortunate enough to be joined by Lisa Laule, who will be our Wikipedia expert on the edit-a-thon day! Lisa contributes to a multitude of Wikipedia projects that's aim to increase the diversity on Wikipedia, including Women in Red, Pasifika Arts Aotearoa, and Women in STEAM Aotearoa.
Walking Tour
Saturday 21 September, 10am – 2pm
The walking tour will be focused around Wynyard Quarter and take you to 4 locations. Free license photos and images are a challenging aspect to filling out wikipedia articles. Attendees will be asked to take photos during the walking tour and upload them to WikiComms to contribute to the online database! Meet at the Wynyard Central Residential at 10am, we will finish our our at the WAM Auckland Offices at 12:00pm for refreshments and meet at the main boardroom for the photo uploading session until 14:00pm. Register here.
Edit-a-Thon
Sunday 22 September, 10am – 4pm
The edit-a-thon will run from 10:00am – 16:00pm at the Learning Labs at the Auckland Museum.
Location: Learning Labs, Level 1, Auckland Museum next to Te Whiwhinga the Imaginarium. Copies of the Making Space and other publications will be available for reference. All experiences welcome! A beginners’ course will be held at 10:00am after introductions, for new editors or experienced ones that need a refresher.
Feel free to come by any time during the day to join the group. Please bring your own editing device. Lunch will be provided at 13:00pm. Please register here.
Ornamenting the Body talk by Gina Hochstein
Sunday 22 September, 6pm
This talk by Gina Hochstein explores the languages and practices of modernist architecture and jewellery and challenges current notions of architectural image-making.
Click here to register
Auckland Sketching Series with Grant Coupland
Monday 23 September, 5.30pm – 7pm
Hosted by Grant Coupland, this sketching presentation explains the step-by-step process of recreational drawing, from structuring your drawing with the use of perspectives and proportions, to using different lines weights, markings, shading and watercolour.
Click here to register
Movie Screening - The Temptation of Rossano Fan
Tuesday 24 September, 7.30pm
Join us for a screening of Richard Riddiford’s documentary, which investigates the ambitions and disappointments of the painter, erstwhile architect and voluble non-conformist, Rossano Fan.
Tickets from $10, register here.
Tim Ross Presents: Architecture is Ace
Wednesday 25 September. The 6.30pm show is SOLD OUT. A second and final show at 8pm is on sale now.
Australian broadcaster and architecture nerd Tim Ross presents his new show, which is part slideshow, part stand-up comedy, and part architecture talk.
To receive a 10% membership discount book here or use the code 10NZMEMBER
You can watch an encore screening of Tim’s 3-part documentary Designing a Legacy. On air Tuesday's at 9pm, starting 24 Sept on Sky Arts (Sky Channel 20) and then available on SkyGo, Sky Box or Pod to Sky Arts subscribers.
Weaving Connections: Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects X A+W.NZ x Women in Urbanism
Wednesday 25 September, 5.30pm – 8pm
Women in Urbanism and Architecture and Women will be joining together to connect people who are passionate about making cities that care for people and the planet. Whether you are an architect, city planner, urban designer, mobility enthusiast or just someone who cares deeply about your community, you're invited to join. All genders are welcome.
Resene Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture 2024: Sebastián Irarrázaval
Thursday 26 September, 5.30pm, Auckland Town Hall
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects is thrilled to welcome Sebastián Irarrázaval — architect, educator and founder of his eponymous practice in Santiago, Chile. Sebastián presents his talk as part of the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture.
Click here to register.
The Great Debate
Friday 27 September, 6pm
Architects, engineers and social commentators face off in two teams to argue for and against the motion: Queen Street must evolve! The debate will be followed by a Festival Party with drinks and nibbles provided.
Tickets available here.
Auckland Archi-Tours
Friday 27 – Saturday 28 September
Discover your city through behind the scenes tours of some of the most significant works of architecture in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland.
The Hayman Kronfeld Building - Tour 1
Auckland Art Gallery – Tour 1 | Tour 2
The Hotel Britomart - Tour 1 | Tour 2
B201 – University of Auckland - Tour 1 | Tour 2
HomeGround, Auckland City Mission - Tour 1 | Tour 2
The Greenhouse – Tour 1
How should we live in Aotearoa?
Saturday 28 September, 3.30pm, HomeGround, Auckland City Mission
Hear people’s thoughts on this question from all across Aotearoa New Zealand with The Urban Advisory sharing the preliminary results from their “New Zealand’s Housing Survey” which has been running through 2024. The Urban Advisory is a team of urban transformation professionals on a mission to create healthier and more equitable homes, neighbourhoods, towns and cities. They have produced the survey to better understand how New Zealanders make their housing choices, what kind of housing would suit their needs and what housing they would like to see available, and where, in the future.
Come along to join in the conversation reflecting on the survey results and what they might mean for new ways of thinking about future housing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Click here to register.
Auckland Branch events are kindly sponsored by Architectural Surfaces by the Tile Warehouse and Thermosash.