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Designers Institute of New Zealand – Sustainability Conference

DINZ National Design Conference Day – Sustainability and Imminent Change
Friday 10th October 2008, Auckland War Memorial Museum

The conference will include outstanding design practioners, and also experts in marketing who can offer vital insights into the decision making of clients and consumers. Architects will offer parallels in spatial design such as the use of bio-mimicry in the building of eco cities in China.

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