Sociology and Sustainability Seminar: Architecture for Humanity

This post-graduate seminar is open for audit by fellow AFH members. Standing room only as it’s a full class!

Generally held on Wednesdays from 10am – 11am in room 307, School of Architecture, The University of Auckland

Here is the schedule of seminars.

Wk	Date	Seminar Topic	Guest Speaker*
1	3.3	Architecture for Humanity: Overview	Nathaniel Corum“The Plastiki and AfH”
2	3.10	Politics of Space: Bodies and Grassroots	Dr. Rosangela Tenorio“Slum Upgrading”
3	3.171pm	Spatial Fetishism: From a Spectator to a Participant	Dr. Regan Potangaroa“Building Back Better”
4	3.24	(no class)
5	3.31	Identity Crisis: Make-shift Community and Diaspora	Naoe Hashimoto“Working with UNHCR”
	4.7	Mid-semester BreakSustain-ability: Utopia or Oblivion	Dory Reeves (on 4.7)“Planning for Diversity”
6	4.21	(no class)
7	4.28	Governance, Power and Security	Dr. Yvonne Underhill-Sem“Development and Gender”
8	5.5	Mission in the City: Equal Access to Shelter	Gary Lawson“Mission in the City”
9	5.12	NIMBYism in the shrinking world	Dr. Ward Friesen“Disaster Tourism”
10	5.19	Figure of the Architect in the Built Environment	(in class films – Lagos/Koolhaas and Lagos wide and close)
11	5.26	Design Activism	(in class film – the Rural Studio)