Venues for activities are in and around the Auckland CBD - including Britomart.

The following events are taking place in Britomart

Discourse and Dialogue

Lecture - Rachel De Lambert on City Form: how understanding the heritage urban landscapes can inform change.  
Location: Union Fish Building, 116 Quay Street
Monday 12th October, 5.45pm
 
Exhibitions

Holcim Global Awards for Sustainable Construction 2009 Exhibition
Location: Union Fish Building, 116 Quay Street.
Hours: Exhibition Opening Event and Auckland Architecture Week 2009
Sunday 12th –Saturday 17th 10am - 6pm daily, Sunday 18th 11am-4pm
Open to professionals from architecture, landscape and urban design, civil and mechanical engineering and related disciplines, the competition celebrates innovative, future orientated and tangible sustainable construction projects and visions from around the globe. The exhibition includes the top sustainable construction projects that have been chosen from nearly 5000 submissions from all continents of the world.

Architecture For Humanity – Auckland Chapter:  Architecture Challenge Classrooms Exhibition
Location: Union Fish Building, 116 Quay Street.
Hours: Opening S 3pm-6pm,Sunday 11th–Saturday 17th 10am - 6pm daily , Sunday 18th 11am-4pm Architecture for Humanity website

An exhibition of shortlisted works from the Open Architecture Challenge, an international design competition hosted by Architecture for Humanity. It reaches beyond the traditional bounds of architecture by challenging architects and designers to partner with the broader public to address architectural inequalities affecting the health, prosperity and well being of under-served communities.

Architecture for Humanity Design Workshop
Location: Union Fish Building, 116 Quay Street.
Hours: Monday-Friday 10am - 2pm
Architecture for Humanity website

Children between ages 8 - 12 from schools in the Auckland area will participate in this one hour design charette to learn about design and architecture in their learning environment. This free workshop is hosted by the members of the Auckland Chapter of AfH and is an extension of the Open Architecture Challenge.

Queens Wharf Finalists' Stage 1 Entries
Location: Union Fish Building, 116 Quay Street.
Hours: Monday 12th –Saturday 17th 11am - 6pm daily,
Sunday 18 th October 11.00am -3pm

 
Presentations

The Cupcake Pavilion
Behind Britomart Transport Centre, Commerce Street.
Hours: Noon to Midnight, Friday 16th October.

Come support the Starship Children’s Hospital by purchasing a delicious artisan cupcake from the custom designed OH.NO.SUMO pavilion...
The pavilion is designed using innovative digital fabrication techniques and is constructed from regular corrugated cardboard. A fun and tasty piece of public architecture for a good cause. All money collected goes to the Starship Foundation.
www.ohnosumo.com