TRANS-FORM-ERS teasers II

More teasers . . . some of the Unitec architecture students work in development

TRANS-FORM-ERS Registration form

click here for registration form (pdf)
click here for registration form (MS word doc)
Once you have the registration form on your screen print for manual completion or download to complete on your computer. It is two A4 pages.

Please return by 9:00am Monday 28 September, 2009 to:
Kathy Waghorn, School of Architecture and Planning, The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142. Or by email attachment to k.waghorn(at)auckland.ac.nz

TRANS-FORM-ERS teasers

some images from U of A work in production . .

Convoy Route

Click on map to see it larger. The meeting point is the TAPAC carpark, Motions Road, Western Springs.

Holmes Consulting Group prize winner

Space-book, from Unitec, have won the Holmes Consulting Group engineering award. Hamish and Chris from HCG will meet the team (Haosu Zheng, Erxin Shang, Yuan He, Stephanie Wade and Nicole Yalevich) for a project briefing. They will then assist them in designing the structural components of their project. In looking through the final four projects Hamish and Chris were excited about the potential this project offered in terms of finding workable solutions to the folding components. Many thanks to HCG for this prize and their support of the TRANS-FORM-ers competition.

Space-book statement:
Our focus is on the transformative aspect of the project. We are trying to
transform simple flat surfaces into unexpected, complex and interesting 3D
spaces, while at the same time giving the space within a unique architectural quality. The transformation involves movement of horizontal and vertical planks of laminated cardboard to create an illusion of curves, the key to success is a well designed joint that allows for smooth movement. The end result that we are aiming for is finely detailed craftsmanship and a well built project to showcase the spatial experience of our transformative architecture.

Stage 1 IDEAS Jury Winner Announced

The winner of stage 1 is Jessica Mentis, from AUT. The jury saw Jessica's scheme as one that spans time, offering a medieval image of the tower and the contemporary image of the city as being threaded through with "tweets". The tower changes from acting as a kind of aerial in the convoy, receiving the tweeting signals, to a stage in Shed 12, allowing the audience to climb it and send their own messages out into the tweet-o--sphere. (Click on images to view them at a larger scale).

The jury also awarded a runner up prize to the group Inflatable Lego, (Esther Mecredy, Dylan Kane and Rui Peng) from UofA. This project engages the audience in building their own architecture from a balloon module. The balloon module has 3 states, a floating state, an air state, and a weighty water state. The balloon modules can also be rotated to activate different lighting effects.

PRIZES

The prize package for stage 1, The IDEAS Jury is now confirmed.
The winning project at stage one will:

• Lead Auckland's first ever architecture convoy on October 16
• Choose their location in Shed 12
• Receive $250 of store credit from Gordon Harris Art and Graphics supplies
• Receive $350 of store credit from Placemakers Cook Street
• Have an afternoon tea with award winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban

Also, a special Holmes Consultancy Group prize will be awarded to support one of the four finalist projects with engineering design.

A big thank you to all of our supporters who have made these prizes possible.