• “Choreo-tecture”: Architectural choreography 

      Machado, Suellen (2020)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can choreographed movement inform architecture and urban revitalization? ABSTRACT: The project explores the role of choreographed body movement in architecture. The relationships between body, ...
    • Inside outside 

      Shum, Kenneth (2019)
      With Auckland now the 4th most diverse city in the world, there is a need for architecture to better address cultural diversity in New Zealand’s communities and homes. Designing homes with sensitivity to this variety of ...
    • More than meets the eye : a foray into designing architecture for the multiple senses 

      Doiphode, Kedar (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How can architecture provide an increasingly multisensory experience for the betterment of the human psyche? How can this experience be a catalyst in the overall development of the deaf and the ...
    • Plasti-city : reframing the perceived value of plastic waste 

      Bowden, Jacob (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a transformational urban journey reframe the perceived value of plastic waste? ABSTRACT: It would be hard to imagine modern life without plastics. In the last half-century, we have seen them ...
    • A regenerative manifesto 

      Murray, Taine (2020)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a regenerative methodology be applied to the design of an architectural school to influence a positive environmental change in the wider industry? SCOPE & LIMITATIONS: This project is an ...
    • The tipping point : how does the architect leverage informal and formal space to better support music cultural production in Auckland? 

      Goddard, Shaun (2016)
      This project will propose bottom-up testing grounds for creative exchange and opportunity starting by empowering individuals at local level. As architects we have a responsibility to support the diverse spectrum of ...
    • Total fluidity 

      Singh, Reema B. (2020)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Zaha Hadid’s techniques and key learning theories inform the design of flexible, dynamic and transformational learning environments? ABSTRACT: In New Zealand, education facilities are typically ...
    • Translating the transcendent : drawing on Hindu spiritual traditions in the making of a therapeutic healing place 

      Arora, Serena (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the conceptions of Hindu spirituality be applied in the formation of holistic architectural spaces? ABSTRACT: Mental health is a serious issue among university students. Recent studies provide ...