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Projecting Youth Futures Workshop

8/16/2016

We're excited to announce the FREE workshops for youth aged 12-24 around Northland (in Kaikohe, Kaitaia and Kerikeri). The workshops will involve youth telling stories of the past and weaving them into their own dreams for their towns and futures using design and projection mapping.

What is projection mapping?! Projection mapping takes moving image (like a film or moving artwork) and projects it onto things like buildings, landscape and objects. It's cool. Check out this cool youtube clip of one example of projection mapping.

We will take work done at the workshops and work with projection mapping specialists to develop an epic installation that will be shown in each of the towns involved.

You don't need any prior knowledge of projection mapping or anything at all really! However you will need to register for the 2 day workshops, see contact details on the poster below! Or check out the ĀKAU facebook page for updates.

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ĀKAU HIKOI AKL 2016

8/11/2016

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AKAU Hikoi 2016 was a blast! We were so proud of how our students presented themselves in public, asking provoking questions to business people and architects alike, making university students and professionals question their social impact through design. By sharing their story to a group of uni students in a lecture theater, Rakky and Sky delivered a korero that was tear jerking and inspiring - we were blown away by the response people had to Rakky and Sky and their journey. Thank you again to all the people who made it possible, our funders, our students and all the incredible and inspiring places we visited in AKL. You’re awesome.
Here's a wee run down of the 3 day adventure:

PEOPLE
Ana Heremaia & Ruby Watson - ĀKAU Directors
Rakky Alexander & Sky Martin - ĀKAU Youth Designers
Sawmill Brewery - Kirsty
KPMG - Byran Thenusin
Cheshire Architects - Pip Cheshire
AUT – Art & Design Workshop, Mike G
University of Auckland, NICAI - Sam & Off-Route
Jessica Mentis – the Jellyologist

ITINERARY
Day 01
>Sawmill Brewery
See AKAU Paddle Stools in brand new fit out. Grill Kirsty about setting up a business!
>St Kevin’s Arcade
Lunch with The Jellyologist to discuss her new business
>Nathan Goldsworth
Nathan shows us around his Cross Street Studio and talks about the intricacies of industrial design. Sky gets advice on manufacturing her Taonga Wahine lamp
>KPMG
Look at different aspects of large firm like KPMG - accountancy, advisors, tax, HR etc
>Britomart
Explore Urban Design of Britomart and look at some of Cheshire Architects work before visiting them the next day
>Orleans
Dinner at awesome restaurant Orleans with our pals from KPMG - and we see AKAU Graduate from 2015, Honey! Did we mention the chicken and waffles?! mmmmmmm
Day 02
>Visit AKAU new recruit - Tui Rosemary Brenchley, in 1960’s architecturally designed home
>Cheshire Architects
Pip Cheshire introduced us to the sorts of projects he works on (very inspiring!!) and we talked about architecture careers, business and how the two collide
>AUT
After an interview with an AUT Journalist, Jess, [check out http://www.tewahanui.nz/article/disengaged-kaikohe-youth-becom] we take ourselves for a tour around the AUT design school. Visit our old pal Mike from the workshop and see some 3D printing at work.
>University of Auckland
Shown around NICAI design school, studios, workshops and labs.
>Off-Route
AKAU & Youth Designers present at Off-Route. Rakky and Sky steal the show and make a great impression on the audience. Ka pai!
Day 03
>Catalyst for Change
Sky and Rakky introduce themselves at Foundation North meeting and learn more about social enterprise and business.
>Home sweet home!

Outcomes for participants:
-Exposure to businesses, design firms and universities in the city and the contacts that goes with them
-Meeting potential employers, universities and mentors
-Experience new places and spaces that aren’t around in Northland or part of students every day lives
-Life skills development - booking accomodation, using maps, organising budget & itinery
-Sharing their own ĀKAU experience in front of a big crowd!
-Confidence boost – students realise that they CAN go to uni and they CAN get fancy jobs in fancy firms
-Students realise that Māori Cultural Advisory groups exist in the workplace and gain insight into how their existing knowledge and skills would be helpful in such an environment
-We have FUN! Design is fun! Doing things that are outside the norm is FUN!

Outcomes for People we visited in AKL:
- Connections with youth in Northland, opportunity to be mentors and share their business/design knowledge
- Recognising the benefit youth add to projects
-realising that collaboration with AKAU could bring about better outcomes for their business
-inspired by Rakky and Sky’s story about their journey and realising that their own architectural careers could make an impact on the lives of others
‘Thanks AKAU! It was wonderful to have you involved... thanks for all the work and for making our communities better places. We're looking forward to what comes next for you all!’ SANNZ
‘It was fantastic to see the ĀKAU presentation to off~route and to hear the buzz of the audience about the life changing aspect of architecture. Very keen to see how the NZIA could support your efforts.’ Teena Pennington, CEO NZIA

BIG THANKS!
A big thanks to...
Kaikohe Social Sector Trials for funding some of our hikoi
Byran from KPMG
Pip from Cheshire Architects
Nathan Goldsworth
Mike G from AUT
Jessie May the Jellyologist
Jess the journalist from AUT
The Off-Route crew at the University of Auckland
And everyone else who made our trip so epic!

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