Tuesday

Insiders Symposium Monday 21 July Room 2144

Dear students, on Monday 21 July we are all meeting in Room 2144 at 9.30am sharp. We have an excellent list of guest speakers lined up for the morning, including the interior designer Alasdair Hood from Jasmax and Graeme Cunningham (architect). We will also be hearing from Summer Fitzgerald, a Unitec graduate currently working on a live project in K'Road and Kylie Giblin a recent graduate of our program who is currently enrolled in her Masters by project. In the afternoon we have a real treat in store. We will be visiting an exquisite house designed by Marshall Cook in Freemans Bay (we will be car pooling to get there) This is an absolutely extraordinary opportunity for all students so please ensure you are able to attend (and bring your sketch books with you!). Marshall has kindly agreed to speak about the project to us. After the site visit we will head back to Unitec and have drinks at Carrington's to celebrate the beginning of semester 2. I look forward to seeing you all then and hope that you have had an enjoyable break,
with best wishes,
Rachel.

Friday

Congratulations to our Scholarship Winners




I would like to congratulate our Interior Design Guild Scholarship Winners on their excellent presentations to the Nanette Cameron Interior Design Guild members at Te Tuhi Gallery on Friday 20th June. Sue Hedges also gave an excellent lecture on her Masters research on Eileen Gray's E1027 and Oskar Schlemmer's Triadic Ballet which was very well received.
with best wishes,
Rachel.

Monday

Celebration drinks at Bellota this Wednesday 18 June at 7.30


Dear students and staff,
you are all very warmly invited to mark the end of the semester with a celebration at the beautiful Bellota Bar at 91 Federal Street in the city this Wednesday at 7.30pm.

This bar was designed by Andrew Lister and is absolutely exquisite. It seemed apposite to have a little soiree in such an atmospheric interior. You can take a peek at

http://www.bellota.co.nz/

We look forward to seeing you there,
with best wishes,
Rachel.

Wednesday

Final Crit Dates and Guest Critics

Dear students,
your final crit dates are as follows. We look forward to seeing all of your beautiful work next week,
best wishes,
Rachel.

First and Second Year Design Studio:Threshole

Monday 9 June all day (Room 2144)

Guest critics: Jeremy Treadwell and Sarah Treadwell

Third and Fourth Year Design Studio:Film in Space/Space in Film

Wednesday 11 June 9-12.30 (Room 2144)

Thursday 12 June 9-12.30 (Room 2144)

Guest Critic: Robin Byron

Monday

Psycho Buildings Exhibition

Dear Students, check out this link to a wonderful exhibition called Psycho Buildings currently on at The Hayward Gallery in London.

http://www.haywardgallery.org.uk/

Friday

Attention all Final Year Students:Meeting on Wednesday June 4 about Self-Directed Design Studio, Semester 2

Dear fourth year students,
next Wednesday 4 June please meet at 9.30am sharp in Room 2144. We will be giving you some tips on how to approach your self-directed studio project. This is a very important session for all of you and will enable you to begin writing your draft proposal, ready for submission during the break,
with best wishes,
Rachel.

Guest Lecture on Layout Techniques Wednesday 28 May

Dear students,
Adam Sheffield from the Graphic Design Department will be giving a lecture on Layout Principles and Presentation Techniques on Wednesday 28 May at 9.30am sharp in Room 2144. Please ensure you attend this talk as I am sure it will be very valuable for your final studio pin up,
with best wishes,
Rachel.

Wednesday

5026 Digital Modelling

Please download this exercise note for week 10 class.

Our black board is currently off-line for maintenance. Hopefully, it will be available for us shortly.

Ingrid

Wednesday

IMPORTANT MEETING ABOUT DESIGN STUDIO ON MONDAY MAY 5

Dear students,
please ensure you are available at 9.30am sharp for an important meeting about design studio in Room 2144. ALL students are required to attend this meeting-we will be discussing performance in studio, showing you some extraordinary work and introducing two new exciting design projects!
see you Monday,
best wishes,
Rachel.

Tuesday

Let's celebrate your success with drinks at Clooney!

Dear students,
you are all warmly invited to join us for a drink this Thursday 17 April at 5pm at Clooney to celebrate the end of the first half of the semester. Clooney is at 33 Sale Street in the City (see website www.clooney.co.nz for map)It's rather posh so we all need to dress up a bit. I have heard the interior is rather fabulous.
with best regards,
Rachel.

Thursday

Important information about crit week

Dear students,
here are the times and dates of your crits next week. We have a range of exciting critics who we have invited in to look at your projects. You are strongly encouraged to attend all of the crits that you can. All crits will be in Room 2144. Please pin up your work early ready to start the crit. on time.
good luck with studio!
Rachel.

First and Second Year Crits: Fashion or Fetish: Stitiching Bodies

All day Monday 14 April

Guest critics: Dr Sarah Treadwell (Auckland University School of Architecture) and Robin Byron (Architectural consultant, New Zealand Historic Places Trust).

Third and Fourth Year Crits: Wynard Point Studio

Wednesday 16 April 9.30-12.30

Guest critic: Bill McKay, Auckland University School of Architecture.

Thursday 17 April 9.30-12.30

Guest critic: Bill McKay, Auckland University School of Architecture.

Third and Fourth Year Crits: Curtain Call Studio

Wednesday 16 April 1-4pm

Guest critic: Robin Rawstorne, Set Designer




Tuesday

Security Concerns in Design Studio

Dear students,
recently items have gone missing from our design studios. In addition to this some students have advised me that their personal effects (visual diaries, books etc...) have been rifled through and their desks disturbed. Please be very vigilant about keeping valuables in your lockers and please do not hesitate to advise me if you see anyone in studio who shouldn't be there or who is being disrespectful of your work space and belongings,
with best regards,
Rachel.

Friday

Invitation to the Nanette Cameron Interior Design Scholarship Exhibition


Dear students,
you are warmly invited to help us celebrate the success of our Interior Architecture students by attending the Nanette Cameron Interior Design Scholarship Exhibition 2008 on Wednesday April 2 at 5.30pm in the Student Gallery (behind Long Black Cafe)
Each year Nanette Cameron and her Interior Design Guild award three prizes to the value of $5000 to interiors students at Unitec for the best work produced in their third year of study. We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!
with best wishes,
Rachel.