Search results

There are 7 search results for tag: derek kawiti

Empowering futures - Annual Report 2023

Discovery Scholars were placed into summer internships, and attended the International Standards Organisation Conference.

Modified: 5 Jun 2024, 6:23 am

Created: 12 Apr 2024, 7:48 pm
/news-and-events/news/annual-reports-pages/empowering-futures-annual-report-2023/

Te Ahi Tupua

The largest 3D printed sculpture in the world, collaboratively designed by Derek Kawiti and Māori Customary Artist Stacy Gordine.

Modified: 1 Apr 2021, 11:28 am

Created: 30 Mar 2021, 6:36 pm
/news-and-events/news/annual-reports-pages/te-ahi-tupua/

Hangi stones research to continue

Research on hangi stones and to develop this into resources for schools continues.

Modified: 1 Apr 2021, 11:28 am

Created: 30 Mar 2021, 6:30 pm
/news-and-events/news/annual-reports-pages/hangi-stones-research-to-continue/

Re-aligning materials with cultural complexity

Derek Kawiti discusses his work exploring Māori artefacts using modern digital tools.

Modified: 2 Oct 2019, 4:03 pm

Created: 23 Jun 2019, 5:26 pm
/news-and-events/videos/re-aligning-materials-with-cultural-complexity/

New Principal Investigators - Annual Report 2018

An overview of the research interests of each of our eight new Principal Investigators.

Modified: 16 Mar 2022, 3:39 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:41 am
/news-and-events/news/annual-reports-pages/new-principal-investigators-annual-report-2018/

Professor Derek Kawiti

Derek is a Professor of Architecture specialising in Māori Designed Environments and the application of contemporary manufacturing technologies in architecture. An expert and teacher in advanced digital tools (generative software) and robotics, he heads SITUA (Site of Indigenous Technologies Understanding Alliance), Indigenous Material Domains (IMD) and Corporate Spheres ‐ Indigenous Workspaces, all Masters level research labs. The labs play a significant role in the ‘re‐indigenising’ of architectural knowledge through a renewed exploration of customary methods of spatial organisation (tikanga/kawa), engineered structures, Māori geometries and materials utilising
computation and digital fabrication. Derek is also a Principal Investigator for the MacDiarmid Institute and is a researcher with the Robinson Space Program.

Modified: 11 Mar 2024, 11:53 am

Created: 25 Feb 2019, 4:58 am
our-people/principal-investigators/show/derek-kawiti/

New Principal Investigators

The MacDiarmid Institute proudly welcomes eight new principal investigators.

Modified: 16 Mar 2022, 3:53 pm

Created: 27 Aug 2018, 12:00 am
/news-and-events/news/news-articles/new-principal-investigators-2018/

Search tips

  • If you enter a single word, eg nanotechnology, you'll get all pages containing the word "nanotechnology"
  • If you enter more than one word, eg nanotechnology research, you'll get all pages containing the words "nanotechnology" and/or "research"
  • If you use quote marks, eg "nanotechnology research", you'll only get pages where the exact phrase "nanotechnology research" appears

If you can't find the page you're looking for, try the following:

  • Check your spelling
  • Try different words or phrases
  • Check out the sitemap
  • Visit the homepage
  • Alternatively, please contact us for assistance