NZi3 opens
Posted by Richard Mander April 24th, 2009. Filed under: Assistive technology, Sustainable design.
The University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand has officially opened NZi3. NZi3 is the New Zealand ICT Innovation Institute, a national ‘hothouse’ for transforming ideas from New Zealand’s university labs, across the innovation gap, into industry. I got the opportunity to work with the UC team behind the Institute and they have done a stellar job of developing the concept and bringing it to reality.
The building is also an interesting story in green design – more on that in another post.
A rendering of the New Zealand ICT Innovation Institute building at the University of Canterbury
The Institute has a really interesting value proposition combining Ideas, Interaction, and Investment focused on industry-relevant themes:
Congratulations to the Director Darin Graham and his team for getting things to this point. I’m very excited to see the building open and look forward to hearing about the projects evolving within its walls. It’s particularly gratifying to see the Assistive Technology theme moving forward.
