City Talks: Ka mate, Ka ora, Whiti te rā! 

Monday 1 September
6-8pm
Michael Fowler Centre, Renouf Foyer

Ngāti Toa’s Vision for Building in Aotearoa. An evening of insight, aspiration, and architecture grounded in mana whenua leadership. Sponsored by Dulux. Free / no booking required.

 

NZILA Panel: Ngā Tohunga Wai Āwhā

Tuesday 2 September
Time: 5pm nibbles, 6pm start
VUW School of Architecture (Vivian Street Campus)  

Engaging Māori stormwater experts in waterway design & planning. Join us for an evening panel discussion around how to improve mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori understanding for students and staff in education around waterway design and planning. Sponsored by NZILA. 

Zoom link here.

 

Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture 2025

Wednesday 3 September
5-7pm
Michael Fowler Center, Renouf Foyer

Joining us from Australia, the principal of award-winning practice Ian Moore Architects will share insights into adaptive reuse with 'The Past Needs a Future', an inspiring free lecture series. ⁠⁠These lectures are free thanks to the support of Resene, GIB® and Colorsteel.

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Pukeahu: The Place, Past and Present

Thursday 4 September 
1-2pm
The Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre, Pukeahu Park

Tour Pukeahu with Ricky Prebble (Senior Historian, Manatū Taonga) as he guides you through Pukeahu, a place filled with symbols and objects that share many histories, as well as a place filled with loud silences. Sponsored by MHC.

 

Pride in Place: Creating a Community Walk Tour

Saturday 6 September 
1-2:30pm
The Queen Elizabeth II Pukeahu Education Centre, Pukeahu Park

Join the team from Walk Tours NZ for a free and inspiring presentation on how to create and run your own non-profit community walk tour. Sponsored by Pride NZ.

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Tour: Ngā Mokopuna 

Monday 8 September
5-6pm
Ngā Mokopuna (VUW Kelburn campus)

A guided tour of Ngā Mokopuna, an ambitious new building for Victoria University of Wellington with a focus on Mātauranga Māori and sustainability, and aspiring to Living Building Certification. Free but booking is essential.

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Students & the City

Friday 12 September
6-8pm
John Mills Office, 21 Garrett Street

A casual space for discourse and discussion on what it’s like to inhabit the City as a student, how it molds emerging world views, and how students change our shared experience of the City. Sponsored by John Mills. Free

 

Models & the City : Exhibition Opening

Monday 15 September
Opening: 6pm-8pm
Exhibition runs: 16-26 September
John Mills Office, 21 Garrett Street

An exhibition of architectural models and drawings, showcasing projects in our city - from the past, the present, and ideas for the future. This is a chance to celebrate the creativity shaping Wellington's built environment. Sponsored by Connectus. Free

  

Futuna Lecture Series: Francis Kéré

Tuesday 16 September
6.30pm
Old St. Pauls Cathedral

The Futuna Lecture Series is back for 2025, with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré confirmed as this year's speaker.

One of the world's most distinguished contemporary architects, Kéré is recognised for creating works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. His award-winning practice Kéré Architecture has a communal approach to design, with a commitment to sustainable and locally available resources.

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Emerge Sketch Along I

Wednesday 17 September
12-1.30pm
21 Garrett Street, Te Aro

Join the Emerge team for an inspiring sketch session led by architect Hugh Tennent, of the award winning firm Tennent Brown Architects. This hands-on event invites participants to explore the art of observational drawing and engage with the spatial qualities of architecture through sketching. Free but booking is essential.

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Sarah Allan, UK Government Architect Lecture

Monday 22 September
6pm 
LT1, VUW School of Architecture (139 Vivian Street, Te Aro)

Sarah reflects on socio-economic drivers, the impact of geography and the broader influences that shape places... In short, why some places succeed, and others don’t and how you might possibly change that. Free.

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Tour: Te Matapihi

Tuesday 23 September
5-6pm 
Location: Te Matapihi, Wellington Civic Square

A behind-the-scenes tour of Wellington’s revitalised and reimagined Central Library led by Athfield Architects before it reopens to the public. Free / Booking Essential.

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Futuna Chapel Open Weekend

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September
11am-4pm
Tour: 11:30am

Futuna Chapel, one of the jewels of Wellington's built heritage by architect John Scott of Haumoana. Tour Futuna Chapels beautiful interior for the first time since its roof and exterior restoration. Sponsored by Rieger’s Print and Copy and the Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust.

 

Three Joyful Homes by Sir Ian Athfield

Sunday 28 September
2pm

Three joyful houses, three families and three client stories about the commissioning, designing, building and living in homes designed by Sir Ian Athfield. 15 CPD.

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Stay tuned for more programme updates. ⁠