Te Ara AuahaFaculty of Design and Creative Technologies

AUT’s Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha recognises that design as a discipline is central to advancing transdisciplinary learning and research at university level. The faculty houses five very distinct discipline areas: architecture and built environment, art and design, creative technologies, communication studies, and engineering, computer and mathematical sciences.

Research within our schools

At AUT's Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, we believe in high-quality research that has impact, and have world-class researchers and research strengths across the following areas:

Latest news

Q&A: Infrastructure Matters

Architecture and built environment
AUT Professor John Tookey answers questions on housing, transport, infrastructure, flood risk, project costs and household energy in Aotearoa.
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Curved buildings are strong, elegant and intriguing

Architecture and built environment
Architecture PhD student Surendar Jayachandran from AUT’s school of future environments has developed a new design for curved, reusable buildings.
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Public art and architecture make meaning

Art and design
The City Rail Link and surrounding artworks play an important role in building a sense of reenchantment and connection in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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The CRL will change Aucklanders’ lives

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

Postgraduate awards

Our faculty is home to some exceptional postgraduate talent – and these graduates are among the best of the best this year. Whether they're advancing new knowledge or redefining what's possible in their practice, these graduates have demonstrated what it really means to go beyond.

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS

Contact details

Find contact details and location information for the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies on the link below.

Faculty contacts

Courses offered

AUT's Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies offers a wide range of world-class creative, engineering and technology programmes at all study levels, from certificate to doctoral degree.

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Celebrating Māori & Pacific success

Our Mana tangata, Mana whenua, Mana moana website celebrates Māori and Pacific success in our faculty. It showcases both academic and professional staff, and our connection to the communities we come from and serve.

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Residency programme for creative practitioners from France

The Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies hosts a French art or design professional each year under the Te Ataata Residency programme. Learn more about the faculty's residency programme and its aims on the link below.

Te Ataata Residency programme