Tag: Education | Architecture Now

Asia-Pacific’s best design school

News | Massey University’s School of Design in Wellington has recently been ranked number one in the Asia-Pacific region by Red Dot.

News | The University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning celebrated its centenary with events from 7 to 9 September.

Practice | Jane Hill and Te Ari Prendergast investigate how architects can equip today’s learners for an ongoing climate of change.

News | Designer Sarosh Mulla has just graduated with the first PhD in Architecture with Creative Practice Component from the UoA.

News | Otago Polytechnic has just begun offering the first Bachelor of Architectural Studies in Dunedin.

News | Pritzker Prize laureate Frank Gehry will teach a course in design and architecture for online education platform MasterClass.

Practice | Partner Content: A Steelcase report into how space can help improve student attention, engagement and learning outcomes.

News | Architect Peter Zellner will establish a tuition-free, “post-studio” architecture school based in Los Angeles in 2017.

Projects | A New Zealand-Japanese collaboration has resulted in a highly innovative LVL timber school in the heart of Christchurch.

News | Athfield Architects have designed the main block of Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington as a “glowing lantern”.

Review | We feature 10 imaginatively-designed kindergartens that encourage children’s creativity and need for expression.

Projects | RTA Studio Architects’ bold and innovative design has supported the transformation of a troubled school in the Bay of Plenty.

Practice | In school environments, acoustic requirements should be addressed and integrated, right from the start of the design process.

News | The UoA in collaboration with Ako Aotearoa has just launched project Te Whaihanga: Preparing students to work with Māori.

Practice | Do landscape architects have the ability to alter behaviours in the direction of sustainability?

Practice | Justin Foote investigates the role of continuing education within the building and construction industry.

Careers | Tony van Raat is heading up the newly-formed School of Architecture at AUT. Justine Harvey spoke with him about his role.

Projects | A children’s space has been built according to the needs and perspectives of the children and their minders.

Practice | Architectural graduate Thomas Denhardt asks whether architecture schools are failing to prepare students for the profession.

Projects | Jasmax has drawn inspiration from West Auckland’s Pacific heritage for one of the largest secondary schools in New Zealand.