Controlled Environment Laboratory

Demolition

In October 2019 demolition commenced on the PPD Buildings. Their removal was documented by William…

Exhibition

Through film, archival material and sculpture Melissa Laing tells the story of a unique intersection of science, technology and social history in New Zealand.

A Report on Progress.

The rise and fall of the National Climate Laboratory 1956 – 2013

The Environmental Enclosure

The Environmental Enclosure, from Greenhouses to Phytotrons to Installation Art – Eu Jin Chua. July…

NZCEL, A Research Facility

In the early 1950s Dr Ken Mitchell, a scientist at the Department of Scientific and…

Videos

There have been a number of short films that were made along the way while…

The People Involved

Controlled Environment Laboratory has been developed by Melissa Laing with the support of William Laing. Many other people and organisations have contributed to its development.