School of Architecture

Our pathway covers Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Design. Many of our highly experienced staff are established and internationally recognised practitioners and researchers. We also welcome visiting experts to create a stimulating and inspiring learning environment for staff and students alike. 

Architecture students will develop the skills to design buildings that enhance the urban environment.  They will learn how to understand urban issues, the environment, technology and about social issues that impact upon the design of buildings and cities.

Landscape Architecture students will learn how to create designs for all sorts of different landscapes. They will be shown how landscape architecture draws on various disciplines, and how this applies to everyday spaces.

Landscape and Garden Design students will learn how to design, construct and plant beautiful, functional and ecological green spaces. The course allows students to focus on the aspect of garden making that most interests them: design, construction or management.

Interior Design students work on projects for cultural and commercial spaces. They will design everything from exhibition installations, performance sets and residential interiors. Students will move into careers where they can balance technical building knowledge with artistic ideas.

All students will have the opportunity to travel overseas either through exchanges or field trips and to work on projects in a diverse range of environments.

Industry Connections
We also run the SCALA Seminar Series, a number of public lectures covering architecture, landscape design and landscape architecture with invited guests from both academic and professional backgrounds.

Our focus on building performance and the act of construction is one of the reasons we’re endorsed by the New Zealand Institute of Architects, the New Zealand Registered Architects Board and the Commonwealth Association of Architects.

We also have close connections with the landscape and design industry. Our lecturers hold executive positions in key industry organisations, and our qualifications are accredited by industry bodies including the Garden Design Society of New Zealand and the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA).