About TDF Session 123
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About Jade Kake
Jade Kake was born on Bundjalung Country and received her training in architecture at the University of Queensland and UNITEC Institute of Technology in Auckland. Of Māori and Dutch descent, her tribal affiliations are Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea and Te Arawa. She leads a small team at Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism, a Whangārei-based design studio which she founded in mid-2018. Matakohe works with Māori organisations to progress their multi-residential, community and commercial projects, and with mana whenua (local tribal) groups to express their values, aspirations and narratives in the design of civic, commercial and education projects within their rohe (tribal area).
In 2018, she hosted and produced Indigenous Urbanism, a podcast about the spaces we inhabit, and the community drivers and practitioners who are shaping these environments and decolonising through design. She has written for a variety of housing and architecture magazines and contributed chapters to several books on architecture and urbanism.
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About Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism
Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism is a kaupapa Māori design studio based in Te Tai Tokerau
Its approach is design-focussed and community-led. As designers, the studio believes that their role is that of skilled facilitator and interpreter rather than an artist or author, and draws upon their technical, social and cultural expertise to empower people to take a pivotal role in the design of their own communities. The designers at the studio see themselves as instigators, facilitators and connectors.
Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism supports Māori communities and organisations to progress their marae, papakāinga, whenua development projects by combining cultural and technical expertise to co-create a design process that takes into consideration the history, culture and aspirations of the community, allowing for maximum input and engagement, and providing the expertise and assurance required to support effective decision-making.
Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism also works with mana whenua groups to contribute to culturally appropriate and environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development within their rohe, including public space, civic, commercial and education projects. Through planning, architectural design, technical assistance and research, its services help iwi, hapū, whānau and mataawaka communities (at the invitation of mana whenua) to exercise mana motuhake and realise their own aspirations for their physical environments. For more information on the Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism, visit www.matakohe.co.nz