This article documents the waypoints of the tour of Karangahape Road titled Finding the Ghosts of K Road being presented as part of the ADA Mesh Cities Symposium in Auckland in September 2014.

You don’t have to be in Auckland to experience this work. You can also use the app with the landmark building images in this blog post.

For a sneak preview of some of the historic photographs, you can check out the photo essay. To hear about this and similar projects, I will be participating in a panel at ADA Mesh Cities on Sunday 14 September – Performing the City.

There is also a printable version of the map for Finding the Ghosts of K Road.

Technical specifications

Finding the Ghosts of K Road uses augmented reality, and to view it you must have an internet enabled mobile device running iOS
or Android (tablet or smartphone)…