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dc.contributor.authorJenkin, Eva
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-03T21:59:02Z
dc.date.available2020-02-03T21:59:02Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/4838
dc.description.abstractRESEARCH QUESTION: How can the natural history significant to the Waitākere Ranges be best articulated through a Source-Community approach to architecture? ABSTRACT: The Waitākere Ranges, just west of Auckland City, are identified as one of the most important ecosystems in New Zealand. However, only a fraction of the population is aware of the thousands of indigenous species of flora and fauna that have lived there for thousands of years, and continue to contribute to the scientific study and documentation of the country’s vital ecological system. These species, some found nowhere else in New Zealand nor the world, now reside largely in civic institutions such as Auckland Museum and New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington. These museums are subject to providing the public with a considerably inauthentic interpretation of where these important species originated, their habitats and their indigenous ecosystems. This is concerning, as not only are visitors educated on a materialised version of the truth; the species themselves are stripped of their own mauri, or life force, with the essence of their habitat lost. This research project aims to find an alternative to the detached civic museum experience. This is achieved through an in-depth understanding of a Source Community strategy, repatriation of specimens, culturally appropriate curation methods, as well as a thorough analysis of site and program. The investigation concludes the design of a regional Natural History Museum in the Waitākere Ranges, for the Waitākere Ranges. This museum shall offer a glimpse into the rich and often overlooked layer of this country, providing the visitor with an immersive, authentic learning experience. Visitors shall be able to move through, see, and feel the environment in ways which would otherwise not be achievable.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subject286 Piha Road (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectWaitākere (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectAuckland (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectnatural history museumsen_NZ
dc.subjectmuseum designen_NZ
dc.subjectmuseums and Māorien_NZ
dc.subjectsource-community strategiesen_NZ
dc.subjectMāori taongaen_NZ
dc.subjectrepatriation of taongaen_NZ
dc.subjectin-situ conservationen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.titleA museum of the Westen_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.subject.marsden210204 Museum Studiesen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJenkin, E. (2019). A museum of the West. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4838en
unitec.pages150en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuWhare taongaen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuWhakahoki taongaen_NZ
dc.subject.tukutukuTaiaoen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeAuckland, New Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalSchnoor, Christoph
unitec.advisor.associatedPretty, Annabel
unitec.institution.studyareaArchitecture
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112948935


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