Browsing Landscape Architecture by Title
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Nature’s prescription : making room for green spaces in highly dense cities to combat urban stress
(2021)Continuous urban growth and sprawling city development in the outskirts of Metro Manila means less and less areas to develop and thus the city is left with few open green spaces. Despite of being the nation’s major center ... -
The New Coast : how can an environmentally sustainable model of coastal development be developed?
(2015)How can we sustainably develop the coastline as a part of urban area for the future? How can we develop the coastline with environmental tourism? This project is about developing the coastal zone for tourism in environmentally ... -
A new peri-urban agricultural system for Auckland
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-11-11)With population growth predicted for Auckland, there will be a rise in the food production required to feed the city. Auckland is already the country’s largest customer of food markets, but the fossil fuel based agricultural ... -
The new urban catchment : cleaning up Cox’s Creek
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS Main question: How can a decentralised design system protect harbour pollution by considering the urban catchment? Sub question: How to solve Cox’s Bay harbour contamination by evolving WSD ... -
Ngā kite hauora nō Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Pourewa Gardens : blending Māori tradition and contemporary design towards a healthier future for Ngā Uri o Tūperiri
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can mātauranga Māori guide the development of a contemporary multi-purpose garden for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei? ABSTRACT: Gardens were critical to Māori survival in Aotearoa New Zealand since their ... -
Onehunga waterfront and climate adaptation : a Unitec Landscape/Architecture studio
(2021-03-18)This paper discusses the potential of a landscape/architecture student joint studio to develop design strategies for a waterfront development that adapts to the environmental challenges of climate change. The authors ... -
Online Plant Databases
(2011)Landscape architects have a prominent role in designing and specifying plantscapes across a wide range of project scales, from gardens to urban streetscapes and parks to large-scale conservation revegetation. Both scientific ... -
Open spaces in the developing city
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can open spaces in a developing city be preserved and enhanced? ABSTRACT: Open spaces in urban areas provide multiple and diverse functions such as the contribution to the preservation of ... -
Parametric Models of Coastal Settlements' Growth
(International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA ), 2013)Parametric design has been widely used by architects. However within landscape architecture and urban design its use has been very limited (Steino, 2012). This paper reports on initial findings of on-going research that ... -
Perception in the rural designing within the rural New Zealand landscape
(2010)This project explores how perception can be used to facilitate design within the rural landscape of New Zealand. From the earliest days of European settlement, the environmental history of New Zealand's rural landscapes ... -
Place: A situation of becoming
(2008)This is a masters by design project in Landscape Architecture. The research was conducted using a competition brief for an otherwise inconspicuous inner city terrain to develop a design technique that attempts to achieve ... -
The Polycentric City: What does it mean for Christchurch?
(Studio Christchurch:, 2014)Almost three years after the Second Earthquake, it is becoming clearer that the CBD has a long way to go to full recovery. It may take 20 rather than 10 years before a new Central City Christchurch emerges from the present ... -
Preserving a green space network for a regional Auckland
(2015-11)As the largest urban region of New Zealand, Auckland is well known for its unique lifestyle with a clean, green environment. However, rapid urban growth and horizontal urban sprawl is threatening the very lifestyle that ... -
Preserving a green space network for a regional Auckland
(2015-12-22)Large cities often become regional cities. This has become a global trend emerging in early 20th century. As the urbanised area grows, the connection with nature tends to weaken – therefore green space networks can play ... -
Pretty / gritty : an investigation into revealing the enjoyment of industrial landscapes around Mangere Inlet
(2013)This research project explores ways in which the interstitial spaces of industrial areas can be designed for public enjoyment, with the intention of revealing the industrial sublime. It will employ experiential analysis ... -
Pūtahi a whenua : voices flowing as one
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an enhanced tangata – whenua relationship strengthen hapū connection and identity? ABSTRACT: The connection of whānau to whenua is made through interactions of memory, story, affection and ... -
Redefining coastal erosion
(2009)This research project shows how communities and Territorial Authorities can understand and manage coastal erosion through low impact strategies that work with the dynamic conditions of beaches subject to constant natural ... -
Reflections on a student research-led design project involving children, climate change and landscape architecture
(2012)This paper is centred on knowledge building within research and design as a layered and collaborative approach. It develops a small case study of the learning journey of an undergraduate landscape architecture student ... -
Reframing the Given : How can design techniques drawn from the disciplines of landscape architecture, architecture and the fine arts help to identify and incorporate landscape forces within the analysis phase of landscape architectural design process?
(2005)The purpose of this research, then, is to identify, unravel, and utilise the often overlooked and unseen forces operating in landscapes. My investigation is intended to allow for the elaboration of rich and intricate ... -
Remediation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia : landscape strategies and collaboration
(2015-10)This research project investigates and proposes strategies for the remediation of a brownfield site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The overarching strategy is collaboration, phased over time, between the Government, developers ...