After three years in the making, we welcome you to the book launch for Oceanic Architectural Routes: The Work of Mike Austin. 

Join us to raise a glass to Mike and his significant contribution to research and understandings around Oceanic and Pacific architecture, and to architecture education in Aotearoa.

We'll hear from Albert L. Refiti and Rau Hoskins – previous students of Mike's and contributors to the book – set against music from SANGUINE, which UTR describes as 'stone cold funk elevated by Pacific soul dreaminess and adept production skills'.

Find out more about the book and pre-order your copy here. 

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Jumping off from Objectspace's 2022 exhibition Oceanic Architectural Routes and the digitisation of Mike Austin’s photographic archive, this book brings together contributions from Austin’s former students and colleagues Rau Hoskins, Albert L. Refiti, Sarah Treadwell, Lynda Simmons, and Icao Tiseli.

It is edited by Albert L. Refiti, Victoria McAdam and Emily Parr, and is published in partnership between Objectspace and the AUT Vā Moana Research Centre. 

The Oceanic Architectural Routes book is designed by Shaun Naufahu and illustrated with photographs taken by Austin during his extensive travels around the Oceanic region (which were primary source materials for his popular courses at the University of Auckland School of Architecture and will be familiar to many) alongside exhibition documentation and sourced imagery. 

It has been produced with the generous support of Noel Lane Architects, The Warren Trust, and a 2024 Contestable Fund Grant from Copyright Licensing New Zealand.