Today we met with various individuals from different universities to discuss sustainable architecture and sustainable cities. My favorite part of the day was learning about the design and building of various areas on Cuba Street. There is a lot more that goes into city planning than I thought! Everything from art, safety, accessibility, and sustainability….
Wellington City Council 5/18
We visited the Wellington School for Architecture for the first part of our day. I was amazed that they had robots that basically can do human jobs such as building architecture, being able to recycling waste, as well as monitoring human movement. I found that the Victoria School for Architecture has made some strides with…
University of Wellington and University of Otago
This morning, we walked to the University of Wellington for talks on sustainability and architecture. We heard from a professor talking about reusing plastic bags, which was interesting because we often see plastic bags as very harmful to the environment. While it is, it should not be the primary focus of concern because the groceries…
VUW School of Architecture, UOW Campus, and Cuba Street Te Ngākau Civic Square
Today was a long day visiting the VUW School of Architecture, UOW Campus, and Cuba Street Te Ngākau Civic Square. We got to experience presentations about general sustainability and the many fallacies of sustainability, from plastic bags to the food we eat, sustainable building practices, Indigenous landscape architecture, and public housing in New Zealand. We…
Day 9: Exploring Sustainability in Wellington!
Today was a mix of many different speakers from many fields including architecture, city planning, and more. I enjoyed hearing the speakers present about the cardboard seat challenge, which looked like a fun introduction to sustainable architecture. Then hearing that up to 50% of landfill waste is from construction was really shocking and I’m glad…
Day 8: Tourism Industry
Today we met with the head of the tourism industry of Aoteroa. We learned that the business is not for profit and is a trust organization that is not funded by the government. They work with transportation and hotel industries to make sure that tourism in New Zealand is as sustainable as it can be….
TIA- tourist industry Ateoroa
Today we when to visit TIA. This company focuses on the tourism aspect of sustainability. As much as they want people to travel it’s hard to find many ways to remain sustainable in this aspect. In the U.S. vs New Zealand we are allowed to walk among endangered species of plants and still respect that…
TIA
we learned a lot about sustainable tourism through tourist industry aotearoa. they taught us about the importance of tourism on new zealand and how many businesses rely on tourism to keep new zealand’s economy flowing. they talk about how they try to make tourism as sustainable as possible. we also learned that they partnered with…
TIA blog
The TIA was Greta to visit today. I thought it was interesting that they incorporate all sectors of the tourism industry into one sort of business. I liked that they incorporated the Māori culture into their business. It showed that they weren’t only striving to be environmentally sustainable but also socially sustainable. In the building…
TIA Discussion
Today we had a discussion and presentation from Tourism Industry Aotearoa. We learned a lot about how they are creating specific goals to help all of their members become more sustainable. They divided sustainability into four categories with targets in each. This is a relatively new plan and topic in this organization. That being said…
