On 21–22 September 2024, the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject and Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand are collaborating on an edit-a-thon focusing on improving content on New Zealand women in architecture.
We’re pleased to bring back the Walking Tour and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for September 2024. The two-part event will be held on Saturday 21 September and Sunday 22 September 2024.
The walking tour on Saturday will take you to three locations around Wynyard Quarter. The aim of the tour is for attendees to take photos, and upload them to WikiCommons to contribute to the online database!
The edit-a-thon will be held at Auckland War Memorial Museum in the Learning Labs from 10:30am on Sunday. An introductory tutorial will be held at 10:30am for new editors. Please bring your own device for both events, lunch will be provided.
Walking Tour
edit- When: 10 am onwards, Saturday 21 September 2024
- Where: Meet outside Wynyard Central Residential, on the corner of Daldy St and Pakenham St West
- Description: The walking tour will be focused around the Wynyard Quarter and take you to four locations. Free licence photos and images are a challenging aspect to filling out wikipedia articles. Attendees will be asked to take photos during the walking tour and upload them to Wikimedia Commons to contribute to the online database! Meet at the Wynyard Central Residential at 10am. We will finish our tour at the Warren & Mahoney Auckland offices at 12:00pm for refreshments and meet at their main boardroom for a photo uploading session until 2:00pm.
- Book your Walking Tour ticket here
Edit-a-thon
edit- When: 10:30 am–4:00pm , Sunday 22 September 2024
- Where: Learning Labs, Level 1, Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Description: All experiences welcome. A beginners' course will be held at 10:30am after introductions, for new editors or experienced ones that need a refresher. Feel free to come by any time during the day to join the group.
- Please bring your own editing device (laptop is easiest).
- Lunch will be provided.
- Book your Edit-a-thon ticket here
Women still make up less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia, and the New Zealand Women in Architecture WikiProject aims to fill the gaps in the digital realm and increase the visibility of prolific female architects.
Originally inspired by the book Making Space (editor Elizabeth Cox), we will be continuing last year’s work to increase articles about women and non-binary people in or from Aotearoa New Zealand who work in architecture and related fields. Copies of the Making Space and other publications will be available for reference - feel free bring books or periodicals to use as references.
A+W NZ is fortunate enough to be joined by Lisa Maule, who will be our Wikipedia expert on the day on Sunday. Lisa contributes to a multitude of Wikipedia projects that aim to increase the diversity on Wikipedia, including Women in Red, Pasifika Arts Aotearoa, and Women in STEAM Aotearoa.
Edit-a-thon activities
edit- If you are new to Wikipedia please create a username in advance. (Use an anonymous name that pleases you & give your email so you can reset the password if you forget.)
- Please don't edit your own article or that of your employer or close friend. That is a clear conflict of interest. You can team up with someone else though and help each other with references.
Idea: Start with a good secondary source of information, (book, news article, academic article, website) and add a citation to articles of subjects included. Start at the front middle or back of one of the A+W award books. Pick a chapter of Making Space you love, or you always have wanted to read. Add one statement and one citation at a time. You are placing bread crumbs into the world wide web. You are not writing a grandmother source of all knowledge book, just adding to the weave.
- Ask some experienced editors to give you tips for using Wikidata for referencing - and see if the chapters are listed too (has parts).
Idea: Pick an architect you like and expand on their projects/buildings. Look through the NZIA awards for citations on their work. Try to write one or two sentences about the project.
Idea: Pick a starter article and add three citations.
- Linking to other articles is truly part of what is great about Wikipedia. In the statements you make, include the name of other women and non-binary designers, architect's, engineers, artists, managers (if they are in the references). Make a link if they have an article. Make a redlink if you feel they are notable for an article. Having people named through articles becomes a constellation of visibility shining in the sky.
| Wikipedia article (alphabetical) | User working on article (at editathon) | Article expansion suggestions | Wikidata QID | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Aimer | More about her work and why it is significant. Add infobox. | Q117846736 | ||
| Robin Allison | More about her work. Why is solar interesting? Add infobox. | |||
| Claire Athfield | More about her contribution to buildings. | Athfield book | ||
| Lillian Crystall | Add significant buildings - e.g. Yock House, Kauri Loop Road House | Q73302240 | NZIA Yock House Citation
Obituary - multiple additional sources within article | |
| Rachel de Lamber | Include her work on Cornwall Park masterplan | Making Space | ||
| Min Hall | Any evidence of others Min Hall influenced? | |||
| Dorita Hannah | More about her theatre projects especially in the international arena. Maybe there is information in languages other than English? | |||
| Elisapeta Heta | Expand / structure article with more headings. See other articles for examples. Add infobox. | |||
| Nicola Herbst | Maybe there is more about her judging work? More about her projects.
Add all her buildings that have been nominated for awards. |
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| Muriel Lamb | Add in project Auckland Electric Power Board Building (photo available in wikicommons) | Making Space book | ||
| June Pallot | Anything abut why she stopped being an architect? | |||
| Jane Rooney | More about her projects and work in Christchurch. Link back to Architectus page. | A+W NZ 2023 Dulux Awards publication | ||
| Raukura Turei | Expand about her style of art, mediums, and methods. | Homestyle article | ||
| Christina Van Bohemen | Add about her work in creating the Diversity Agenda while President of NZIA | NZIA news | ||
| Kathy Waghorn | People or projects Waghorn has influenced. Add in more about her contributions to Venice Biennale Exhibition Future Islands (including publication) | UoA Architecture Hub Link | ||
| Megan Wraight | More about her projects (e.g. Lambton Harbour Master Plan, Waitangi Park, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park). Add she was posthumously awarded NZIA President's Award 2020 | Presidents Award Citation
Making Space (p. 350-352) | ||
| Wikipedia article (alphabetical) | User(s) working on article (at editathon) | Article expansion suggestions | Wikidata QID | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture of New Zealand | Add some more sections eg: Villa, and write a summarising paragraph with references. Expand by linking to notable people, buildings or other movements. Expand by adding images. Discuss an approach with Lisa - it would be wonderful if this article could be more comprehensive. | |||
| Architectus | Add photos from key projects (there will at least be some from the walking tours). Expand on NZ projects such as Wynyard Central, St Andrews College Chapel restoration. | Walking tour photos May 2023 | ||
| NZIA | Expand on Awards section to include John Sutherland Practice Award and Writing awards | Practice Award | ||
| Parnell Baths | Add alterations contributions by Jane Matthews. | Making Space book (p.303) | ||
| Warren and Mahoney | Expand on their work (not a lot of post 2000s work listed). Include photos from the walking tour. Could mention recent documentary Maurice and I.
Add photos from walking tour. |
Maurice and I doco | ||
| Wellington Zoo | Add in Wellington Zoo Hub extension by Louise Wright (Assembly Architects). | NZIA Awards Citation | ||
| Wynyard Quarter | Expand on recent construction developments (e.g. Silo Park, Madden St developments, Jellicoe St, Events Centre etc). Include photos from walking tour | |||
Redlinks
editSuggested new articles more experienced Wikipedians to start.
- Megan Edwards (Q118500723)
- Briar Green (Q117846661)
- Amanda Reynolds (architect)
- Rachael Rush
- Sarah Scott (Q117846759)
- Judith Taylor (Q117846744)
- Carinnya Feaunati (Q125962903)
- Justine Goode (Q125963639)
- Yvette Overdyck (Q125963845)
Images
edit Idea:Add images from the walking tour or your personal collection to relevant Wikipedia articles eg: suburb articles, New Zealand architecture, materials and construction methods articles. Think laterally. Images to be found here: (Link to come)
Dashboard
edit(Link to come)
A dashboard records activity made by people who sign up with their Wikipedia username. Please click on the link and add yourself to have your contributions added. The timeframe for measuring is 9.30am to 9.30pm on Sunday 22 September 2024.
Meetup code of conduct
editAll attendees are expected to understand and abide by the Draft Universal Code of Conduct for the Wikimedia Movement. No food is to be taken through the galleries or into the Library, only water in bottles may be consumed in the space. A light lunch will be provided in a separate room. Please bring your own device with you, there are power outlets in the library if you would also like to bring your charger.
People
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editUnable to come or participating remotely
editOutcomes
editImages
editNew articles
editExpanded pages
editWikidata items
editNext steps
editDouble check the Wikipedia:Auckland Meetup page to confirm when the next meetup is happening.
Join the Wikimedia User Group of Aotearoa New Zealand to be kept informed.
Also see Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board for discussion relevant to New Zealand Wikipedians.
Next meeting and meetup timetables
edit- Next Auckland meet-up on 5 October 2024 at Auckland Central City Library