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dc.contributor.authorWeavers, William
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-03T00:14:00Z
dc.date.available2012-05-03T00:14:00Z
dc.date.issued2011en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/1847
dc.description.abstractRESEARCH QUESTION: How can a single piece of architecture be designed to encourage people to expend calories through physical activity on a daily basis and promote healthier eating, with the aim of shifting them away from lifestyles that lead to obesity? This thesis project is an architectural response to the global obesity epidemic. Obesity prevalence rates are increasing around the world at such an alarming rate, that a problem which was not a pressing issue two generations ago, is now threatening to be a health issue on a scale the world has never seen before. The consequences of the obesity epidemic are far reaching and devastating. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and premature loss of life are but a few of the possible consequences. The question for the architectural profession is: Does architecture have a role to play in helping to reduce the prevalence of obesity? Although easy to say that architecture is not responsible for peoples’ increasingly sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating, research around the world is beginning to suggest differently. This project is an exploration, based on literature reviews and precedent studies, on how one piece of architecture can be designed to encourage the expenditure of calories through physical activity on a daily basis and promote healthier eating, with the aim of shifting people away from lifestyles that lead to obesity.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectobesityen_NZ
dc.subjectphysical activityen_NZ
dc.subjectactive designen_NZ
dc.titleActive living architectureen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture (Professional)en_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden120101 Architectural Designen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationWeavers, W. (2011). Active living architecture. Master Thesis explanatory document. An unpublished research project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional), Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
unitec.pages87en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalMurphy, Chris
unitec.institution.studyareaArchitecture
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112888300


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