Engineering + Architecture Midwinter Mixer
When: 5:30–7pm 17 June
Where: Tonkin + Taylor, Level 2, 293 Durham Street North
Who: LGBTTQIA+ folk and allies across engineering, architecture, and the wider industry
A Space to Connect and Belong
Join us on Tuesday 17 June for a relaxed evening of connection, kōrero, and community. This mixer is all about creating a safe, welcoming space where our rainbow communities and allies can build strong networks, support one another, and simply be ourselves. There’ll be a short welcome at 5:45pm, then the floor is yours, whether you’re keen to mix and mingle or unwind with a board game. Doors open at 5:30pm and our people will be there to swipe you in after hours. See you there!
Construction Clients’ Group Event
When: 18 June
Where: Tonkin + Taylor Office, Christchurch
Topic: AI and Construction
Theme: Will AI help the construction sector’s efficiency, what tools can be used now, what may come? – where are the dangers and pitfalls and who should up-skill and organise. What would this mean for our sector in the longer term?
Presentations include:
- International Procurement Model
- AI in Construction 101
- A practical Case Study
- How important is data standardization and recent experiences setting up a Common Data Environment (CDE) for Transport Recovery East Coast (TREC)
- Tonkin + Taylor’s David Wyllie & Simon Matthews
- Facilitated Discussion Panel
NZ Connect Conference
When: 24 – 25 June
Where: Aotea Centre, Auckland
We’re partnering with the Infrastructure Sustainability Council this month for NZ Connect in Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand’s premier event for the advancement of resilient, connected, inclusive infrastructure. This two-day event brings together leaders from across the infrastructure value chain to advance sustainability, explore challenges, and share better practice. Tonkin + Taylor’s Ed Breese, Infrastructure Env Consultant, presenting on Day 1, contributing to the ISAP Day programme, and Josh Markham, Principal Ecologist, moderating a key panel discussion on Day 2 — helping drive important conversations about how we plan, fund and deliver infrastructure for people and planet.
