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dc.contributor.authorWasek, Rafal
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-19T01:11:41Z
dc.date.available2015-11-19T01:11:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-10-29
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/3116
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is about understanding the relationship between the built environment, people and society. The goal is to broaden the scope of architectural thinking after three decades of architecture concentrating on formalism, image and communication. It evaluates the ideas of some architects, now part of history, but also aims to ignite debate about the direction for architecture and urban planning in general by applying these ideas specifically to the New Zealand town of Takapuna in the 1960s - not as a return to an old approach, but as a way to look forward. Ideas developed by influential 20th century authors in architecture and planning will be introduced; particularly concepts from Patrick Geddes and Aldo Van Eyck, and supporting ideas from Arthur Koestler, Team 10, Ernst Plischke and Lewis Mumford. These theorists will create the core of the thesis’s theoretical approach and design. Case studies and plans are used to illustrate the applications of these theories.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectTakapuna (Auckland, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subject1960sen_NZ
dc.subjecturban planningen_NZ
dc.subjectseaside architectureen_NZ
dc.subjectlandscape architectureen_NZ
dc.titleThrough the looking glass : an alternative modern history of Takapunaen_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.marsden1205 Urban and Regional Planningen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden120107 Landscape Architectureen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationWasek, R. (2012). Through the looking glass : an alternative modern history of Takapuna. Master Thesis explanatory document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree for Master of Architecture (Professional) at Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.en_NZ
unitec.pages233en_NZ
unitec.institutionUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalAustin, Michael
unitec.advisor.associatedTurner, David
unitec.advisor.associatedHewitt, John
unitec.institution.studyareaArchitecture
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112891960


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