Date: |
14 Jul 2026, 12.00PM – 1.00PM |
duration: |
1 hr |
Location: |
Online |
Cost: |
Free event |
Te Matapihi has a central role in the life of our city – it is one of Wellington’s most significant social pieces of infrastructure, our community ‘living room’.
In 2020, work began on the future of Te Matapihi. This process involved consultation with the Wellington public including mana whenua, and many other key stakeholders and partners.
The feedback was clear, Wellingtonians wanted Te Matapihi to be first and foremost a safe, resilient, and future-proofed library, a centre for public knowledge, and a multipurpose, multi-use resource for the community.
This presentation takes a mechanical engineering eye to the design process and solutions behind the creation of a library designed for our future.
Presenter Bio:
Brian Smith was the lead building services and mechanical consulting engineer on Te Matapihi from concept through completed construction. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 15 years of industry experience stretching from New Zealand to Alaska.
This presentation takes a mechanical engineering eye to the design process and solutions behind the creation of a library designed for our future.
Te Matapihi has a central role in the life of our city – it is one of Wellington’s most significant social pieces of infrastructure, our community ‘living room’.
In 2020, work began on the future of Te Matapihi. This process involved consultation with the Wellington public including mana whenua, and many other key stakeholders and partners.
The feedback was clear, Wellingtonians wanted Te Matapihi to be first and foremost a safe, resilient, and future-proofed library, a centre for public knowledge, and a multipurpose, multi-use resource for the community.
This presentation takes a mechanical engineering eye to the design process and solutions behind the creation of a library designed for our future.
Presenter Bio:
Brian Smith was the lead building services and mechanical consulting engineer on Te Matapihi from concept through completed construction. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 15 years of industry experience stretching from New Zealand to Alaska.
