RAU HOSKINS

CHAIR

Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi, Ko Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Hao, Ngati Rāhiri, Ngāi Tawake ngā hapū.

Rau is a Director of designTribe Architects which specialises in the field of Māori architecture, particularly within cultural/marae, visitor, health, urban, educational and papakāinga environments. Rau brings skills to projects that are a unique combination of kaupapa Māori design, urban design and Māori heritage. He has a Master of Architecture (Hons), is a member of the Auckland Council Public Art Advisory Panel as well as advising on a range of other projects such as NZ exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Rau has a particular interest in connecting built space, place and Ngāpuhi, encouraging Ngāpuhi artists to see built environments as their canvasses and connecting Ngāpuhi artists with commissioned opportunities in public and privately built spaces in Te Taitokerau.