Workshop 1: 9.00am-12.00pm
Sensible Atlas for Auckland

Facilitated by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse (Barclay & Crousse)

• Walk the city with Sandra and Jean Pierre, broaden your horizons and feed your imagination. Draw and build a narrative to create an atlas for the city, acknowledging its complexities and systems.

Note: includes transport to and from the workshop* venue. Walking is a large part of this workshop (2 hours) on a route to be determined by the presenters.

12.00pm-1.00pm Lunch for all attendees from Workshop 1 and Workshop 2.

Workshop 2: 1.00pm-4.00pm
Biggie Smalls

Workshop facilitated by Kai-Uwe Bergmann (Bjarke Ingels Group - BIG) and Jeremy Smith (Irving Smith Architects)

• You will be working together to tackle some BIG infrastructure problems in Auckland and answering some BIG questions. This workshop is about looking for ideas to solve future problems and focus on something that you can have an impact on – creating a different vision for the future of the city.

* Venue for the Workshops is the Bishop Selwyn Chapel, cnr St Stephens Ave & Parnell Road, Parnell.

Attendees can only attend one workshop – this includes lunch and all materials are provided.

You will receive a QR code in the week leading up to in:situ. Registration stations are available on entry at Spark Arena – simply scan the code and your name badge will print out. Arrive early to enjoy complimentary coffee in the exhibition area. A bag check will be available for those travelling with bags.

Official opening and welcome to our international guests speakers.

We're proud to announce Oliver Wainwright as MC and an international keynote speaker.

Oliver Wainwright trained as an architect and worked in practice before pivoting to journalism. He has been The Guardian’s architecture and design critic since 2012, is a visiting critic at several architecture schools and is also a published author.⁠

Oliver is proudly sponsored by Monaco. 

Junya Ishigami established his eponymous practice in Tokyo 2004 after working for four years at Pritzker prize-winning practice SANAA. Described as a structural alchemist, Junya is regarded for his highly experimental designs and poetic vision. Significant projects include the Park Groot Vijversburg Visitor Center in The Netherlands, 2019 Serpentine Pavilion in London, and Botanical Garden Art Biotop Water Garden in Tochigi and House & Restaurant in Ube, both of which are in Japan.

Junya is proudly sponsored by Asona.

MC Oliver Wainwright will hold a Q&A session with Junya Ishigami.

Refreshments will be available in the exhibition hall.

⁠Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse have been in partnership for 30 years. They established Barclay & Crousse Architecture in Paris in 1994 and Lima, Peru, in 2006. ⁠
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The Barclay & Crousse portfolio encompasses award-winning projects across the private and public sectors and reveals their exploration of the bonds between architecture and landscape. ⁠They have both been visiting professors at Yale, Harvard and the University of Virginia, and are long-standing Associate Professors at PUCP in Lima, Peru.⁠
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Barclay & Crousse is proudly sponsored by Moddex. 

MC Oliver Wainwright will hold a Q&A session with ⁠Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse.

Lunch will be served in the atrium and the Spark Arena forecourt. There will be plenty of choice with numerous food trucks offering delicious burgers, wraps and dumplings. Enjoy this café-style lunch with your colleagues and fill up for our exciting afternoon sessions.

Jeanne Gang, FAIA, is a founding partner of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago. Her distinctive approach extends beyond architecture’s conventional boundaries, and she strives to connect people with their communities and the natural environment through design. The Studio has a diverse portfolio across the Americas and Europe and develops research, publications and exhibitions that generate change through design. A Professor in Practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Jeanne has been named one of TIME magazine’s most influential people in the world.

Jeanne is proudly sponsored by Metalcraft Roofing.

MC Oliver Wainwright will hold a Q&A session with Jeanne Gang.

Refreshments will be available in the exhibition hall.

New York-based Kai-Uwe Bergmann is a partner with BIG and oversees the company’s urban and landscape projects in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He recently contributed to BIG U, the resiliency plan to protect 16 kilometres of Manhattan coastline, which is due for completion in 2026. ⁠

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Kai-Uwe, FAIA, studied architecture at the University of Virginia and has held teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania, IE University in Madrid, and his alma mater.

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Kai-Uwe is proudly sponsored by APL.⁠

MC Oliver Wainwright will hold a Q&A session with Kai-Uwe Bergmann.

A wrap-up of the day by The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright.

Join colleagues and our industry partners for a drink and canapes to celebrate the day. Substantial bowl-style food will be available along with our sponsor's cocktail of choice, wine and beer.

The Roof Shout is proudly sponsored by Equus Soprema

8.30am-6pm Return boat charter from Auckland to Waiheke Island including bus transfers to five projects and a late lunch at The Heke.

Sold out. If you wish to be placed on a cancellation list, please email conference@nzia.co.nz with your name and the number of tickets you require.

If you have any queries about conference arrangements or your conference registration, please contact us at conference@nzia.co.nz or to speak with us:

Daryne Begbie, Event & Sponsorship Director
021 126 6968

Cathie Bolam, Events & Member Programmes Coordinator
027 617 7475

As Aotearoa New Zealand's biggest architecture conference, in:situ is a great opportunity to showcase your business to architects and those in the industry. 

For information on sponsorship and exhibition options, please contact: 

Mark Begbie, Director Engagement
mbegbie@nzia.co.nz
027 55 22 060

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NZIA Communications 
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