“We are welcoming four internationally renowned architects to speak and present their decades of talent in design and responses to the challenges facing our cities and our planet,” says Te Kāhui Whaihanga Chief Executive Teena Hale Pennington.

“This event comes as Aotearoa is facing immense change in our towns and cities with climate change, intensification and demands on our transport systems. Their talks will inspire architects, the public, and others involved in decision-making for our cities and communities.”

Go to www.insitu.nzia.co.nz to secure a spot. For registered architects, attendance carries at least 60 CPD points. 

This year’s mini in:situ speakers are:

Mario Cucinella, Italy.

“Ultimately, there needs to be a widespread desire for change and for doing the right thing, and as designers we can also make this change more appealing. This is our job.”

Mario’s work is consistently on the cutting edge of sustainability, research and technology. Mario’s studio notably presented the first innovative model of an eco-sustainable 3D-printed home made entirely of local raw earth at the U.N.’s COP26 in Glasgow.

In addition, Mario recently presented “Design With Nature” at the 60th Salone del Mobile, Milano.

Odile Decq, France.

“You have to care about the place, and you have to care about the people of the place, and the life of the place.”

The internationally renowned French architect and urban planner is a pioneering architect – with a decorated career defined by her distinctive style, spirited personality and determined work promoting the role of women in architecture.

From designing the likes of Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome (MACRO) to founding her own school of architecture, Odile’s passionate contribution to the architectural profession and community spans almost 45 years.

Odile Decq will be visiting Dunedin on Thursday 18th August after in:situ for a free public lecture held at Glenroy Auditorium. Register at nzia.co.nz.

Michael Maltzan, USA.

“Housing has been defined as the ever-expanding carpet made up of single-family houses sprawling to the horizon. That model of development has become unsustainable. The combination of growing housing unaffordability, along with the significant deficit of housing stock, that has made the accessibility of housing increasingly so unachievable across a broad economic spectrum.”

This Los Angeles-based architect has become renowned for ground-breaking designs that champion new cultural and community connections. From a longstanding partnership with @skidroworg to create innovative residences for those experiencing homelessness, to MoMA QNS and downtown LA’s Sixth Street Viaduct, Michael’s design resume reflects his philosophy that architecture plays a fundamental role in how we experience the world.

Anne Lacaton, France.

“Buildings are beautiful when people feel good in them”

“Never demolish, always add, extend and give more.”

Together with her partner Jean Phillippe Vassal, they established their practice, Lacaton & Vassal, in Paris in 1989. For more than 30 years, their critical approach to architecture has embodied generosity of space, ideas, uses and economy of means, materials; and also of shape and form. This approach has resulted in innovative projects for residential, cultural, educational, and commercial buildings. 

Last year, both Anne and Jean Philippe were named the 49th and 50th Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2021.

For more information on the upcoming mini in:situ and other events by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects, head to their website.