MGM #8

Congrats to Andy who won third place in the [un]restricted access
competition and who will be flying to the Venice Biennale to see
the exhibition.

Dear Humanitarians,
Please join us for our monthly general meeting on Wednesday 3rd October - feel free to bring along friends and colleagues who wish to see what we do.
What:            AFH MGM #8
When:           Wednesday 3rd October, 6.00pm - 7.00pm
Where:         Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Parnell, Auckland.
Or join us on Skype - connect to username pieterubels.
Any queries and to enter the building contact Piet on 021 0483846 or pieter@afh-auckland.org.

A G E N D A
1. General Updates
1.1 AfH-AKL Update
Congratulations to Piet who has been accepted to do a 6 month internship in Nepal with the UN! He will be gone from the end of the year and AfH AKL management is considering ways to fill the gap in his absence.

Andy K will be going/has already gone to the Venice Biennale and will report back to our chapter about how it was, in particular, AfH’s exhibition on the UNrestricted Access competition in which Andy was a finalist.

1.2 Update from CHCH
There is a call out for volunteers to help out with the FESTA event for Festival of Transitional Architecture. This is to set up for the LUXcity exhibition in which all the design and architecture schools of NZ are participating. Those who help out for 4 hours will get a complimentary ticket to The Concert organised by the Student Volunteer Army http://www.festa.org.nz/ Please liaise with Irene irene.boles@gmail.com for more details, possibly will be on the 20th October?

We have been contacted by Habitat Christchurch about collaborating if we have any ideas. Please contact Piet pieter@afh-auckland.org if you have any ideas.

Songs of Christchurch are about to launch their new album! Great line up of supporting artists. Please make a pledge to the cause at https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/Crowd/Details/429

2. Projects
2.1 Auckland Sexual Abuse Help Project (Piet + Bobby)
Designing is well underway, the measure up CADing is close to completion. We will be preparing sketch designs to show the client. We are waiting on the Earthquake report and an inventory of current storage uses. We will prepare the project for an internal peer review when ready.

2.2 Mangere East Community Centre (Bobby)
Piet, Bobby and Megan helped Mangere East with a feedback document for the Mangere-Otahuhu 30 year draft plan.

3. Initiatives
3.1 Space Invaders
27th October we shall be contributing to Space Invader’s Parking Space Project. More details to follow.

4. Miscellaneous
4.1 Auckland Architecture Week 2012 design charette
As a part of Auckland Architecture Week 2012, we will have a team participating in the one-day design charette on 28th October 2012.

4.2 Designed to Move
AfH, Nike and co have launched a new campaign:
This year, 5.3 million deaths will be attributed to physical inactivity. No one can fix this alone. We must align strategies & combine resources. The science is clear. The debate is over. Urgent priority must be given to dramatically increase the world’s commitment to physical activity. “Designed to Move” offers consensus on the path forward–a single vision: Future generations running, jumping, and kicking to reach their greatest potential. A new normal.
http://www.designedtomove.org/ 
Warmest regards,
Bobby Shen and Piet Ubels
on behalf of the Auckland Chapter - Architecture for Humanity

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