• Climate change and the multidisciplinary studio 

      Wang, Xinxin; Melchiors, Lucia; Bradbury, Matthew (2021-12-07)
      Problem Response Studio model (Architecture + Landscape architecture) Design outcomes Understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and urban development Identify appropriate climate adaptation ...
    • Drawing straws: The power of collaboration 

      Hall, Min; Garbarczyk, Magdalena (2022-12-08)
      Straw-bale houses in Aotearoa Pātūtū Factory design, Ciaran O’Neill, MARCP student 2021 INTBAU, Architectural challenge: advancing local traditions for global sustainability Stawlines: research & design project for ...
    • Playing "Architecture Jenga": An interactive tool for teaching architecture and developing social resilience 

      Shamout, Sameh (2022-12-08)
      All of us are aware with the popular "Jenga" game, by Leslie Scott, in which players take turns removing one wooden block from a tower of 54 blocks. The structure becomes increasingly unstable as each discarded block is ...
    • Project Pātūtū : pre-fabricated timber and straw panels 

      Hall, Min (2020-10-09)
      “Pātūtū draws on the idea of shelter, of walls, the process of creating a screen (against the elements) and the process of stacking some thing on top of the other..." A short history of straw bale construction Why use ...
    • Thermal performance and indoor air quality in new, medium density houses 

      Birchmore, Roger; Berry, Terri-Ann; Wallis, Shannon; Hernandez, G.; Tsai, Steve (2021-12-06)
      Medium density house Lounge kitchen dining comparisons Bedroom comparisons Average hourly temperatures -bedrooms Particulate matter PM 2.5 VOC results Conclusions