Architecture For Humanity – Auckland Chapter

Update: The Auckland Chapter of AfH, in partnership with PechaKucha Auckland, is now hosting a mini-PechaKucha before the movie. Doors open at 6:30pm and We will finish around 9pm. Limited door sales – please be on time for this enormously popular event or purchase yours online now to secure your seat.

Don’t forget if you buy 3 tickets, you get the 4th one for free.

“Right and wrong is not that hard. It’s just what you choose to do.” — Willie Nelson, One Peace at a Time

One Peace at a Time is an inspiring feature documentary following director Turk Pipkin’s search for solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. The film includes the insights of Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Physicist Steven Chu, (Barack Obama’s Secretary of Energy), Dr. Helene Gayle (CEO of CARE, International), American legend Willie Nelson and many others.

Architecture for Humanity – Auckland Chapter is hosting a special screening of ‘One Peace at a Time’ to help raise funds and support the communities in Haiti. So please show your support and help spread the word!

WHERE: Fisher & Paykel Auditorium Building, University of Auckland

WHEN: 6:30pm – Thursday 25th February 2010

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: http://www.iticketexpress.co.nz/events/2010/feb/one-peace-at-a-time-haiti-fundraiser/

Tickets are $10 each. Limited seating.

We’ve had some 104 kids aged between 8 – 12 years and teachers participate in the creative workshop in the Union Fish & Co building last week. For the first 30 minutes of the workshop we talked a bit about the organisation’s background and the traveling exhibition, eventually moving on to ultra short lessons on architecture adapted from Curriki. We then got the group into groups of 3-4 students and got them to either replicate or extend their favourite finalist project from the traveling exhibition. If time constraint weren’t enough, each group was given one piece of bubbly cardboard, one A2 sheet of cardboard and an unlimited supply of ex-Jasmax business cards. Oh and a pair of scissors – that’s right, no tape, glue, knife, ruler or any other usual model making tools. We were blown away by the energy and enthusiasm the future architects brought on the day, not to mention the range of ideas they were able to show via a model in just 30 minutes:  a transformer, a classroom on stilts (for flood prone regions), a classroom on base isolators (for EQ prone regions), a double-height classroom which has ladder for access from one side but a rock-climbing wall on the other side… Do check out these beauties by clicking on the photo below.

Schools represented: Kristin School, St Mary’s, Northcross and Mulberry Grove (who flew in on the day from Great Barrier Island to attend this workshop! Many thanks to GBI community board for sponsoring their trip).

Models on display after the creative workshop

We’re having an awesome time this week educating Auckland kids about thinking more about their own classrooms and the environment. The responses have been phenomenal so far and we’ll have pictures up by the end of the week – so watch this space!

Tsunami Appeal Box

Look out for the appeal boxes at various venues across Auckland during and beyond Auckland Architecture Week. Show your support by wearing the green ribbon today for your Pacific neighbours!