A strategy for a regenerative built environment
Aotearoa’s built environment is being shaped by decisions our profession makes every day. Those decisions carry responsibility for planetary health, for the climate and the living systems we depend on, and for the generations who will inherit what we build.
Kaitiakitanga 2030 sets out how Te Kāhui Whaihanga and our members can meet that responsibility. It is grounded in Te Kawenata o Rāta and in our obligations as kaitiaki, and it asks the profession to lead: to act now, and to build the capability the coming decade demands.
Over the coming months we will be listening, and we encourage you to engage, discuss the strategy with us, and tell us what you think. We cannot wait for the strategy to be finished to begin the work. The path to 2030, and to 2050, starts with the work we do today. We are proud to invite you to be part of it.
Kaitiakitanga 2030 Feedback – Help shape the future
The responsibility we hold as kaitiaki is one we carry together. This preview of Kaitiakitanga 2030 is an invitation to help shape the strategy before it launches in 2027.
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Kaitiakitanga 2030 – A strategy for a regenerative built environment: an introduction
Kaitiakitanga 2030 is Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ strategy supporting architects to act now and lead Aotearoa’s transition to a low-carbon, resilient and regenerative built environment. It responds to the scale and pace of climate change and biodiversity loss, and to the impacts already being felt by communities across Aotearoa. The strategy equips the whole profession to make this shift through design, with approaches that strengthen the health of ecosystems and people, for current and future generations.
Kaitiakitanga 2030 – Framework for the Profession A2 poster
A2 poster for the office wall: an overview of Kaitiakitanga 2030 and how it all connects, with everyday actions to start putting into practice.
12-Month Upskilling Roadmap
Kaitiakitanga 2030 sets the direction and here is one way to start walking it: Read this practical guide outlining a suggested 12-month pathway for architects to build confidence, shared language and climate-responsive practice.
