The
Design and Arts College of New Zealand's Architectural Design students are opening their graduating exhibition, Revitalising the City on Thrusday 17 June.
Revitalising the City
Exhibition opening, 5.30pm-7pm Thursday 17 June
D&A, 116 Worcester St, Christchurch.
It's unfortunate we don't hear enough from the South, so it's fantastic news to see this exhibition opening tomorrow, with a generous invitation to us all. The third-year graduating students -from the Diploma of Architectural Design and Technology- were given a brief to utilise one of three existing gap sites in the Christchurch City Centre. Leo Harris, Programme Coordinator explains "[t]he council's revitalisation plans aim to create diversity in the city centre and identifies mixed-use buildings as key. Students were to design a hybrid building which combined a 21st century workspace and an event space for up to 300 people."
Some promising student work is sampled at the
D&A website, so tomorrow night's opening should be a great opportunity for some architectural stimulation, a bit of schmoozing, and of course an ideal chance for employers to meet some new talent.
Some student work reproduced from the D&A student work catalogue:
Chris Keen: Youth cycle and skate centre.
Rachel Stratford: Architectural Design Stage 3
Ricky Booth: Major Project.
For more info on their Design and Arts programmes, check out
D&A online [],
or contact Emma Gray (Marketing Coordinator) ph (03) 365 1578