News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha
Professor John Tookey on Rebuilding Gaza
Architecture and built environment
22 Oct, 2025
With 83% of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild, the AUT Professor of Construction Management writes.
Art and design
15 Oct, 2025
Professor Suzanne Wilkinson has been appointed to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies.
Emotional landscape of language revival
Communication studies
15 Oct, 2025
Receptive bilingualism was at the heart of Te Ipukarea researchers Dr Nogiata Tukimata & Dr Toiroa Williams presentation at PULiiMA 2025.
Virtual Production Studio Showreel
Art and design
15 Oct, 2025
AUT’s Virtual Production Studio is open for business – as showcased in this promotional video crafted by the Studio team.
53 AUT winners at 2025 DINZ Best Awards
Art and design
13 Oct, 2025
Yet another record has been set by AUT staff and students, who have taken home 53 pins at the 2025 Best Awards.
Barriers for women in construction in NZ
Architecture and built environment
09 Oct, 2025
Women in Aotearoa’s construction industry can face significant challenges, from subtle biases to outright discrimination, an AUT study finds. 
AUT experts on new earthquake rules
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
02 Oct, 2025
Engineering experts from AUT have their say about the NZ Government’s new earthquake-prone building system. 
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
22 Sep, 2025
The next generation of humanoid robots has arrived at AUT
GDI 2025 Conference in December
Architecture and built environment
18 Sep, 2025
The Green+ Digital+ Intelligent Built Environment Conference taking place at AUT from 1 – 3 December brings together academia, industry and policy makers
Art and design
08 Sep, 2025
Six fashion graduates from AUT’s Art & Design school featured in an impressive runway show at this year’s New Zealand Fashion Week.