News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Public art and architecture make meaning

The City Rail Link and surrounding artworks play an important role in building a sense of reenchantment and connection in Tāmaki Makaurau.

The CRL will change Aucklanders’ lives

The CRL changes Auckland’s geometry, unlocking a more connected city and wellbeing and climate benefits.

Q&A: Kāinga Matters

AUT senior lecturer and architect Jade Kake on papakāinga, finding out about your iwi’s housing plans and paths to connected community living in Aotearoa.

Staging ancient Greeks in our crisis era

For her creative practice doctorate at AUT, Dr Holly Luton looked at why the ancient Greeks are still so relevant, more than 2500 years on.

67 AUT finalists at 2026 Best Awards

This year’s Best Awards finalists include 67 projects from AUT's School of Art and Design and School of Future Environments students.

Teaching Ai to recognise possum calls

Teaching Ai models to recognise owl calls helps those models more accurately detect possums, AUT researchers find. 

Dear Auckland supports AUT designers

AUT is proud to announce a unique collaboration supporting and celebrating a cohort of the University’s Art & Design students.

AI hackathons spark innovation at AUT

More than 220 participants took part in two sold-out AI hackathons hosted at AUT's South and City campuses as part of the Aotearoa AI Hackathon Festival.

E-scooter design makes crashing easy

The unstable design of e-scooters makes them easier to crash, and with a higher chance of serious injury, says an AUT mechanical engineering researcher.

Mechanical engineers shift gears with AI

Research commercialisation from AUT is set to revolutionise the process of gear system design.