Sculpt the City: Explore Risk and Resilience in clay

Get hands-on with air-dry clay as we reimagine Wellington’s CBD at scale. In this collaborative workshop, we’ll explore how we think about natural hazard risk and resilience—through shape, texture, and place.

By treating the city as a model we can mold, you’ll gain new insights into scale, design, and the ways we interpret our shared environment. No experience is needed—just bring your curiosity, your observational eye, and a willingness to work with others.

The clay city model of the Wellington CBD you help create will be a central reference point throughout the Critical Signals series.

We suggest making a koha of around $5 to cover materials used in this event. 

About the host

Mairéad de Róiste is an Associate Professor at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, specialising in geospatial science. Her work uses maps, spatial data, and hands-on crafting methods to help people understand places, make decisions, and communicate complex ideas clearly. She is passionate about creative, accessible approaches to sharing and understanding geographic information. She also shares her work and that of her collaborators and students in the SpatialThink Lab on Instagram.

SpatialThink Lab: https://www.instagram.com/spatialthinklab/