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dc.contributor.authorLaidlaw, Reagan
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-27T00:13:45Z
dc.date.available2016-07-27T00:13:45Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/3496
dc.description.abstractPrisons have always been a sensitive subject, particularly in terms of legislation and prison design. There has always been a struggle over what should be done with those who commit crime, punishment or rehabilitation. This issue has never been a more pertinent topic in New Zealand than now with our current prison population at an all-time high and projected to rise even further, new strategies and proposals are required. Empathy, a notion usually only referred to in architecture as functionalism or pragmatism, where the needs and wants of the eventual users of the space are considered, provides a solution. This project takes empathy’s definition in terms of architecture further. It looks at the theories of Roman Krznaric and Simon Baron-Cohen of what empathy is, how it is developed, and how it could explain why some people commit crime. An investigation into how architecture can instil, or at the very least facilitate, the development of empathy in individuals and society as a whole. A new facility is presented, designed to encourage this development and also change society’s views of what constitutes a prison. Project site: Located just south of the Henderson town centre and surrounded by View Road, Railside Avenue and the Oratia Stream.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectprisonsen_NZ
dc.subjectcorrectional facilitiesen_NZ
dc.subjectrehabilitation centre designen_NZ
dc.subjectprisonersen_NZ
dc.subjectrehabilitationen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectMentoring Centre (Henderson, Auckland, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectView Road (Henderson, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectRailside Avenue (Henderson, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectOratia Stream (Henderson, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectHenderson (Auckland, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.titleBreaking throughen_NZ
dc.title.alternativeResearch question : how can instilling the notion of empathy into the architecture of a prison encourage prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration?en_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.bibliographicCitationLaidlaw, R. (2016). Breaking through. Explanatory Document. An unpublished research project submitted in partial fulfillment for Master of Architecture (Professional). Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.en_NZ
unitec.pages173en_NZ
unitec.institutionUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuWhare hereheremi_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalSchnoor, Christoph
unitec.advisor.associatedAustin, Michael
unitec.institution.studyareaArchitecture
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112925750


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