Architecture + Women Events
Past and upcoming events on the Architecture + Women Calendar.
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Camia Young (OHU) on Development and Communities
18 January 2019Camia Young is the Founding Partner of OHU (Office for Holistic Urbanism), and will be presenting on their current Christchurch project Colette's Corner in Auckland
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NZIA in:situ Conference 2019 Breakfast 15 Feb 2019
11 January 2019A+W NZ are very proud to support the NZIA -
Meri Kirihimete from all of us at A+W NZ
11 December 2018A+W NZ held our casual Xmas celebration for all the volunteers, supporters and sponsors at The Food Truck on Saturday 1st December. This end of year celebration is our one chance to thank all those who give us so much throughout the year, as well as allowing a moment to
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RBG - Movie Night Wellington
27 October 2018A+W NZ Wellington is holding another movie night! - supported by Dulux.
The perfectly-timed release of the movie RBG on US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg will have a special screening at the
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Megastructures - The Women Behind The Pacifica
11 September 2018Women are not always associated with 'skyscrapers', but have been working on megastructures for decades - with probably the most well-known in the western world being Natalie Griffin de Blois, partner of Skidmore Owings and Merrill (1944-74).
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Early Women in NZ Architecture - Elizabeth Cox Lecture Series
11 September 2018Architectural and social historian Elizabeth Cox presents her lecture “Their Presence Could Work a Revolution”: Early Women Architects in New Zealand in a Lecture series in Christchurch,
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The A+W NZ Timeline On Tour: Hawkes Bay
11 September 2018The A+W NZ Timeline is on the move - it starts its tour of the country in Hawkes Bay, at The Blyth Performing Arts Centre in Havelock North, Hawkes Bay.
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Speed Mentoring Night at Architectus
15 August 2018Speed Mentoring Night at Architectus
Come along to chat with people working in architecture who you may never cross paths with. This event is the opposite of a formal mentor/mentee type of function - it is fast and loose, with an organic and casual
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Parlour Super Salon at RMIT's 'WORKAROUND'
21 July 2018Architecture+Women NZ have been invited by Parlour to their 'Super Salon' event, as part of the
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Public Speaking Masterclass A+W NZ ChCh
18 July 2018The Christchurch Chapter of A+W NZ present a Public Speaking Masterclass, to be held on Thursday 2nd August, from 5:30pm.
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A+W NZ AGM 13 June 2018
9 July 2018The A+W NZ AGM was held on Wednesday 13 June 2018, in the Betty Wark Room at the Ellen Melville Hall in Auckland.
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A+W NZ Dulux Innovation Tour 2018
12 June 2018Recently Dulux NZ provided the platform for a few wonderful days in Melbourne for several of our A+W.NZ 2017 Award finalists – Natasha Markham,
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A+W NZ Christchurch Meet & Greet
20 May 2018The A+W NZ Christchurch Meet & Greet was held on Thursday 14 June 2018, at Botanic. What a great turnout and lively conversation, with a survey taken to see what people in Christchurch would like from A+W NZ. We will post the
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A+W NZ Dulux Innovation Tour 2018
7 May 2018As part of the overall A+W NZ Dulux Awards programme, in May 2018 Dulux will be taking three A+W NZ members to Melbourne on the A+W NZ Dulux Innovation Tour 2018. The three lucky members have been selected from the Fifteen Finalists in the
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A+W NZ Hawkes Bay Armstrong Site Visit
15 April 2018A+W NZ Hawkes Bay are holding a site visit to a recent residential project by Architecture HDT - Armstrong Residence.
When: 26 April 2018
Starts at 5:30pm, with refreshments to follow at the Urban Winery, from
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Diversity & Inclusion: A Panel
14 February 2018Who knew that the topic of Diversity & Inclusion was so entertaining? The three invited panel members at the panel event last night -
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Motu Kaikoura - The Final Push!
2 February 2018During the last weeks of January 2018, several 'shiftwork' teams have been working on the final touches for the Motu Kaikoura Trust Research Facility, on the island. After the 4-day install by the full team of 21 in December 2017 (
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Win Tickets to the Pink World Tour 2018 with Schneider
18 January 2018Here is an exclusive offer to Architecture+Women NZ members
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Kia Ora 2018!
6 January 2018A+W NZ saw the end of 2017 out in (informal) style with a small gathering to thank all of our volunteers who have contributed throughout the year. Our Xmas celebration and reflection on the year was held at Objectspace in Ponsonby
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Installation on Motu Kaikoura
30 November 2017(Click here for a more recent update - Motu Kaikoura - The Final Push)
January 2018 Update:
A team from SGA, Crate,
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A+W NZ Wellington Movie Night: No Ordinary Sheila
17 November 2017A+W NZ Wellington and Dulux are holding a fundraiser movie night, with a wonderful NZ film on natural historian, illustrator and writer Sheila Natusch (1926- 2017).
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A+W NZ at Auckland Build Expo 2017
1 November 2017The A+W NZ / SGA Motu Kaikoura Building Workshop team presented a Workshop session at the Auckland Build Expo
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A+W NZ Southern Site Visit - The Dacha, Wanaka by Eliska Lewis
2 October 2017The Regional A+W NZ Southern group has been formally established, and their first event (since the inaugural 2013 exhibition) was held on 31
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A+W NZ Hawkes Bay: Site Visit to Martin House by John Scott
21 September 2017A new A+W NZ Group has been formed in the Hawkes Bay Region, and they have great things planned in their aim to foster a stronger architectural community.
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A+W NZ Taranaki Exhibition 11 - 22 September 2017
15 September 2017A+W NZ Taranaki are holding an exhibition of the work of several local architects, graduates and designers as part of
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100 Years of Architecture by Women
5 September 2017The University of Architecture School of Architecture and Planning are holding events to celebrate
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A+W NZ Dulux Awards 2017
3 June 2017The awards celebration held on Saturday 26 August 2017, at the City Gallery in Wellington was a warm and celebratory evening.
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A+W-NZ / Interstices Lunch 26 May 2017
24 April 2017Architecture+Women NZ, in partnership with The University of Auckland and AUT University, and with support from
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A+W-NZ Wellington Archi Tour 2017
7 April 2017The A+W•NZ Wellington Archi-Tour on Saturday 22 April was a well attended and enjoyable day - with a good variety of architecture not only in typology but also in the personality and character of the architects and their presentations. The afternoon started at 1pm with the
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SGA & A+W-NZ Building Workshop 2017 Kaikoura Trust
6 January 2017Congratulations to SGA for winning an NZIA Local (Auckland/Northland) Award 2018!
SGA and the A+W NZ Construction team celebrated at the NZIA Local Awards event on 9 May 2018, held at Motat 2 on Meola Road, Auckland.
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Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
14 December 2016A+W-NZ wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a generally festive summer break to see in the New Year.
We have had a great 2016 and look forward to our work projected for 2017 - you can
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A+W-NZ at Ak Build Expo 2016
21 November 2016On Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 November 2016, A+W-NZ were set up in one of the stalls at the Auckland Build Expo 2016, held at the ASB Showgrounds in Ellerslie, Auckland. We wanted to connect
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AW16 AKL: A+W•NZ Rā Waiata
6 September 2016A+W•NZ are honoured to be hosted by Ngāti Whātua at Ōrākei Marae for a very
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AW16 CHCH: Housing & Ideas
6 September 2016Home Magazine and the Canterbury Branch of
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AW16 AKL: A+W•NZ The Common: Housing Our Communities
6 September 2016The Common: Housing Our Communities is a panel discussion that follows on from the hugely successful
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Local Women Speak
6 September 2016A+W•NZ and Architectus
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AW16 AKL: A+W•NZ Timeline @ Silos Revisited
6 September 2016Women have been consistently present in New Zealand's architectural history, however largely absent from our documented stories. (If you need proof of this, look no further than the recent TV Series 'The New Zealand House' (2016), which featured no work by women in it at
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AW16 WGTN: A+W•NZ Express Series
5 September 2016Join Architecture+Women•NZ in a celebration of work by thesis students at
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The 3rd TOAST! Fiona Christeller
29 August 2016The third and last A+W•NZ Wellington Toast event is coming up on 13 September.
The guest for the third Toast event is Fiona Christeller,
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The 2nd TOAST!
16 August 2016The second TOAST Breakfast was held on 16 August 2016, and a smooth and positive way to start the day. Director in the practice Sills van Bohemen and NZIA President
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Toast Breakfast Series
5 July 2016A+W•NZ Wellington is hosting Toast, a Breakfast Series of three morning events, each featuring a separate guest. Enjoy a Q&A over a casual breakfast at Field & Green
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Megan Rule stands down from Co-Chair position 2016
27 May 2016At A+W•NZ's AGM, held on 26 May 2016, 7pm, at the NZIA Offices in Zurich House, Auckland, Megan Rule decided to stand down from the position of Co-Chair. Megan is a co-founder of A+W•NZ,
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Thursday Lunch Group 24 Year Anniversary
4 April 2016On 4 April 2016, a special meeting was held at the usual venue in Mt Eden to celebrate the 24th Anniversary of the 'Thursday Lunch Group'.
The Thursday Lunch Group was established in 1992 by Denise Civil, Ellen Brinkman and Claire Chambers, as an
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Lunch with Lene Tranberg
11 March 2016Lunch with Lene Tranberg - 16 March 2016 @ Cibo, Parnell.
As a way to support the The Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust, A+W•NZ and the
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Rachel Bevan - Auckland, Wellington, Nelson
13 February 2016Rachel Bevan: Looking Back and Looking Forward: 20+ years in Architectural Practice in UK and Ireland.
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Spektrum Arkitekter 10 Feb 2016
29 January 2016Join us for an informal breakfast and refreshments, followed by an engaging presentation from Joan and Sofie about Spektrum Arkitekter, including their projects, approach and -
A+W•NZ Metalcraft Writing Award 2016
8 January 2016A+W•NZ METALCRAFT Writing Award 2016
Leadership, Diversity and Excellence
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The Fast and the Curious
2 November 2015The Fast and the Curious: Speed Mentoring.
When: Wednesday 28 October 2015, 6pm
Where: Studio Pacific Architecture, Level 2, 74 Cuba Street, Wellington.
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Fernanda Cabral A+W•NZ Breakfast
27 October 2015Architecture+Women•NZ
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Date Night Ak•02
1 October 2015Date Night Ak•02 - Speed Mentoring
NZIA Auckland Architecture Week - Saturday 26 September
Te Iringa Room, WG308, Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT.
5:00 - 6:30pm -
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He Wai: A Song? - Part 1
1 October 2015He Wai: A Song - Part 1
NZIA Auckland Architecture Week - Saturday 26 September
Te Iringa Room, WG308, Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT.
10am -12:00 noon -
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Wiki Lounge: Women, Wikipedia, Design
1 October 2015Wiki Lounge: Women, Design , Wikipedia.
NZIA Auckland Architecture Week - Saturday 26 September
Te Iringa Room, WG308, Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT.
2:00 - 4:00pm - Wiki
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A+W•NZ Book Launch 26/9/15
19 September 2015Architecture in an Expanded Field
(ed) Sarah Treadwell and Lucy Treep
Published by A+W•NZ and Balasaglou Books, Auckland, 2015.
Architecture in an Expanded Field is a collection of essays
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NZIA AAW 2015
7 September 2015A+W•NZ have participated in the NZIA Auckland Architecture Week since 2013, when it hosted the full week. In 2014, A+W•NZ held its first A+W•NZ Awards event, which will become a tri-annual award celebration. This year is no different, with A+W•NZ hosting a series of smaller
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Artspace Round Table Discussion 18 Aug 2015 Housing in Auckland
19 August 2015Artspace / A+W•NZ Round Table Discussion. Tuesday 18 August, 6pm.
The Common: Communal Housing and Public Space
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Date Night - Mentoring with Speed.
9 June 2015Auckland's first Date Night mentoring event was an excellent evening - maintaining an informal atmosphere conducive to great conversation as well as keeping to
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A+W•NZ Highly Commended in the Hays NAWIC Awards 2015
7 May 2015The A+W•NZ core team were very happy to receive a 'Highly Commended' placing in the Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards 2015, in the Helen Tippett Award category.
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Kissing Breakfast with Prof Sylvia Lavin
2 April 2015KISSING Breakfast, with Prof Sylvia Lavin, held at 7:30am Saturday 11 April 2015, at IMA Deli in Fort St,
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A+W•NZ Black Friday Breakfast!
27 January 2015The A+W•NZ Black Friday Breakfast was held on 13 February 2015 at 7am. You can view photos of the event here.
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A+W•NZ Awards 2014
11 October 2014The inaugural A+W•NZ Awards were held on 27 September 2014, in the Te Iringa Room, Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT, Auckland. It was an excellent evening which managed to be both
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Auckland Architecture Week 2014 : Awards Dinner
25 September 2014The inaugural A+W•NZ Awards are on!
Saturday 27 September 2014, in the Te Iringa Room, Sir Paul Reeves Building, AUT Auckland.
Refer to the awards page on this website
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Gentle Foundations Exhibition September 2014
18 September 2014Gentle Foundations: Extrapolations of The Whare in the Bush.
EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION.
by
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Architecture Women NZ Awards 2014
16 August 2014The Inaugural A+W•NZ Awards 2014 - 27th September 2014.
The Chrystall Excellence Award
The
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Block AAW 08-2013
9 July 2014Auckland Architecture Week (AAW) 2013 was hosted by Architecture + Women • NZ, and ran between 19 -29 September.
The timetable for the planned events were published in BLOCK issue
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A+W•NZ Core Team receive NZIA President Awards 2014
12 May 2014Megan Rule, Lynda Simmons and Julie Wilson received a
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Mall City, Elisapeta Heta at RAMP Gallery
24 April 2014Elisapeta Heta
Mall City
RAMP Gallery, Hamilton
3-25 April 2014
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Welcome 2014 - another great year
1 January 2014Here's to celebrating the successes of 2013 and welcoming in another year of potential and positive change.
So much has been achieved this year, from the
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Exhibition Gallery - 2013
30 December 2013ARCHITECTURE + WOMEN • NZ NATIONAL EXHIBITION 2013
In 2013, four exhibitions were held around the country to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Suffrage Year, as well as to take note of positive changes made in the 20
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Thanks for a great 2013!
20 December 2013Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to you all - thanks for the support all year which has led to so many great outcomes. The latest newsletter is out - you can read it here
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'Between Silos' Exhibition Info by Mill Space
27 November 2013The A+W•NZ: Between Silos Exhibition was held in Auckland on 20-29 September, 2013. The exhibition was one of four exhibitions held nationally - the others were in
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Small Town Girl? A+W•NZ Southern Exhibition
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A+W•NZ: Small Town Girl? 15-16 Nov
14 November 2013The 4th and final Architecture+Women NZ exhibition SMALL TOWN GIRL? was on in Queenstown 15 and 16 November 2013, to coincide with the NZIA Southern Awards.
Work from the national exhibition was
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Wellington A+W•NZ Diverse Practice Exhibition October 2013
7 November 2013Main image: Paul McCredie
From 8-11 October 2013, Victoria University of Wellington hosted the Wellington A+W•NZ: Diverse
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Tom Daniell Women in Japanese Architecture
11 October 2013Tom Daniell gave an excellent lecture at Auckland University on Monday 7 October, and those in Wellington are advised not to miss his presentation while there; Tom Daniell - Women in Japanese Architecture Friday 11 October 2013 5.30pm - Drinks in the
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Justine Clark & Debbie Ryan in Wellington
10 October 2013DIVERSE PRACTICE: Justine Clark and Debbie Ryan
Justine Clark and Debbie Ryan will deliver a public lecture as part of the series on Diverse Practice, in association with Women+Architecture NZ
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Diverse Practice: Symposium
8 October 2013DIVERSE PRACTICE: Symposium
A conversation on Diverse Practice as part of the series, in association with Architecture+Women NZ.
For the symposium five speakers were invited respond and talk to
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Christchurch's RE-THINK opening Night photos
3 October 2013The RE-THINK exhibition was held in Christchurch and enjoyed a great opening night on Friday 20 September, to co-incide with Auckland's BETWEEN SILOS opening event. RE-THINK enjoyed a good turnout and prompted many interesting conversations, which are
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Re-Think in Christchurch
30 September 2013 -
Auckland Architecture Week 19-29 September 2013
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Between Silos Opening Night 20 Sept 13
27 September 2013Between Silos opened in Auckland at
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Jasmax Panel Discussion
24 September 2013Last year an equal number of women and men graduated from New Zealand’s architecture schools. In the nineties women comprised a third of all architecture graduates. However, in 2013 the number of women at senior levels of larger architectural practices remains low.
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AAA Site Visits Sunday 22 Sept
22 September 2013Visit 3 award-winning buildings and hear a talk by the project architect. In celebration of Architecture and Women in this suffrage anniversary year, the AAA site visit focus is on NZIA award-winning
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Symposium September 21 2013
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Announcing our Guest International Speaker: Cazu Zegers
19 September 2013Guest International Speaker: Cazu Zegers, Santiago, Chile.
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Between Silos: Geneaology Project
19 September 2013The Genealogy Project brings together a series of studies which explore a heritage of creative women and the embodiment of women in architectural spaces.
This project, curated by Lynda Simmons, was installed in room 3 in the Silo Gallery, and included 4 separate and
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Cazu Zegers - International Guest Speaker
19 September 2013We are proud to announce that the Chilean Architect Cazu Zegers is our international speaker for the launch of the Architecture + Women exhibition in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Cazu Zegers is a prominent South American architect and the director of Estudio Cazu
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Between Silos: Archive of Atmosphere - Emma Morris
19 September 2013There were many installations and exhibits presented at the Between Silos exhibition, held at the Silo 6 Gallery in Wynyard Park, Auckland, Sept 20-29 2013. This series of articles summarises each room in the exhibition. For the information of the overall
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Pavilion For Architecture - Unitec
19 September 2013There were many installations and exhibits presented at the Between Silos exhibition, held at the Silo 6 Gallery in Wynyard Park, Auckland, Sept 20-29 2013. This series of articles summarises each room in the exhibition. For the information of the overall
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Survey for the Wellington DIVERSE PRACTICES Exhibition
31 August 2013Lower North Island* Architectural Practice SurveyThank you in advance for your participation in this survey about architects and architectural graduates and their practice in the lower North Island.
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Architecture in an Expanded Field - Symposium 21 Sept 13
16 August 2013Refer to our Symposium Information page for details on keynote speakers, times, venue and where to purchase tickets. Full programme will be released soon - keep an eye out.
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HOW TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS FOR THE EXHIBITION:
16 August 2013SIGN UP TO THE WEBSITE DATABASE IN ORDER TO SUBMIT TO THE SEPTEMBER 2013 EXHIBITION.
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Sign Up To Help!
15 August 2013If you would like to be involved - check out the tasks listed below and get in touch with us to sign up as a volunteer... more tasks will be added as the workload builds towards the main event. There are big jobs and small, so just select the task that best fits your
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There are 3 ways to submit work:
15 August 2013Remember that submissions can be of any aspect of your architectural life - we are not ONLY looking for images of finished projects, but you can include the story of the office / project team / individual behind them. This exhibition is a collection of stories as
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R02 Submission Form
15 August 2013Click here for the R02 Submission Form for Individual / Practice submissions of work to the 2013 A+W•NZ Exhibition;
Auckland: Between Silos
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update your database profile!
15 August 2013There will be a catalogue printed to accompany the September 2013 Exhibition - this catalogue will be available from each of the exhibitions in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
If you have a profile page, you will have
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Christchurch Polaroid Party!
15 August 2013Christchurch RE-THINK is holding a Polaroid Party on 2nd August at 6pm, come along to help with the launch of the Christchurch A+W•NZ event!
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THEMES for the Exhibition
22 July 2013The exhibitions will be organised around the following themes;
NEW LANDSCAPES
MEGASTRUCTURES
THE INTERIOR
IN SUSPENSION
SUSTAINABLE?
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Be Part of the September Exhibition!
4 July 2013This exhibition is a collection of stories as well as objects. - Submissions can be of any aspect of your architectural life - we are not ONLY looking for images of finished projects, but you can include the story of the office / project team /
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Mega Meeting 04 Friday 28 June 12:30pm
26 June 2013Come along to the MM04 to find out more about how to submit work to the September exhibition!
Remember,
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Mega Meeting 03 Friday 17 May 2013
16 May 2013Catch up on what is happening and join in on the organising for the September Exhibition.
Friday 17 May
12:30-1:30pm
NZIA Offices, Zurich House
Queen St, Auckland. (above Westfield Downtown)
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Invitation to Mega-Meeting 02: 5 April 2013
6 April 2013All are invited to the 2nd Mega-Meeting for the Exhibition planning.
Sub-groups are asked to present 5 slides in 5 minutes, showing ideas or visions for the display of work in
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SIGN THE PETITION
30 March 2013Visibility for architects who are women is important yet difficult. Recognition for equal work is vital to help provide role models for following generations.
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Invitation to the 1st Mega-Meeting
22 February 2013All are invited to the first Mega-Meeting - come along and see how to be involved.
The meeting will be held at the new NZIA offices, Level 5 Zurich House, 21 Queen St, on 22 Feb, 2013 at 12:30 - 1:30pm.
Be informed of what is planned, and see if you would like
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A+W•NZ Becomes an Incorporated Society
31 December 2012 -
A+W•NZ is formed and the website is launched!
11 November 2011The A+W•NZ website was launched during the Auckland Architecture Week 2011, held in November that year. The website was designed by Tim Dawson of Ghost Street Interactive Design Studio, and its mainfunction is an
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Exhibition Gallery - 1993
10 November 2011'CONSTRUCTIVE AGENDA' 1993 Exhibitions - Wellington & Auckland
In June 1993, to celebrate the centenary of New Zealand's suffrage movement, the exhibition "Constructive Agenda — 60 Years of Women in Architecture in New Zealand" in New Zealand women
