Fill in some gaps on the calendar this month with this bunch of quality stuff happening around the country.
5th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference.
30 June: Submissions.
17-19 November: Conference.
First off, an invitation to submit papers to the 5th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference has been sent out, they're due June 30th though, so take a closer look at the conference details if you're interested in developing or publishing some work towards this, with only a couple weeks to get it in. Not sure if you're "researching housing"? If in doubt, submit something anyway I'd say.
The conference will be hosted in Auckland, November 17-19, 2010.
For more details and contacts,
link here.
Auckland Architecture Association: Westmere Site Visit
27 June.
The next in the popular series of Site Visits organised by the AAA will drop into Westmere, with a great line-up of buildings on the itinerary. This from the AAA:
"
There are more award winning houses in close proximity in Westmere than any other suburb in NZ. View award winning houses by Fearon Hay, Pete Bossley, Malcolm Walker and Felicity Wallace, and fabulous designs by Patterson Associates, Noel Lane Architects, Susan Firth & Grant Copeland and a house under constuction by David Ponting. Each house is located within easy walking distance to Cox’s Bay Park."
The tour will cost $55, with proceeds going to Westmere Primary School. Places are limited, so check out the
full programme here (pdf file), and/or contact Kristen George on 021 388 374.
Wellington: 'Children’s changing worlds: Do our cities work for children?' Seminar
16 June, 12-1.30pm.
Organised by the
New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities, this presentation from Professor Claire Freeman (Director of the Post Graduate Planning Programme at the Department of Geography, University of Otago), Barbary Lambourn (National Advocacy Manager for
UNICEF NZ), and Dr. Adrian Field (director of
Synergia) looks fantastic, and is a great opportunity for these experts to engage in more dialogue from urbanists and the design community.
The seminar will be held next Wednesday 16 June, 12-1.30pm, in the Nordmeyer Lecture Theatre, Wellington School of Medicine, 23a Mien St, Newtown, Wellington. Also check out a huge list of their events planned around the country, a group worth watching and participating with!
Pecha Kucha Nights!
How could any events update not include the prolific momentum of Pecha Kucha. This month sees a nationwide boom of nights, so check out
PechaKucha.co.nz for details and updates of presenters (they're usually published a couple nights before each event), as well as some great recordings from previous PKN's.
Here's the summaries:
PKN_Dunedin_06
13 june 2010, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 7pm. This will be a special event celebrating Puaka/ Matariki. $8 or $5 conc. Entry via Moray Place (no eftpos available!)
PKN_AKL_19
(as part of the
Auckland Festival of Photography). Wednesday 16 june 2010, Galatos, 17 Galatos St, off K-Road. Doors open 7.30pm, start 8.20pm, $9 cash doorsales only, as usual come early as seats are limited.
PKN_Gisborne_03
18 june 2010 Tawera Studio Gallery, 293 Gladstone Rd. 5.30pm, a bargain $3+bring a cushion.
PKN_Hamilton_06
Thursday 1 July 2010, Doors open 6.30pm, event starts 7.00pm. Gallagher Hub, Wintec, Angelsea Street, Hamilton. $7 door sales (cash only) | Cash bar available.
Keep busy.