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    Fiji Vale Ni Yaya Maroroi

    Karan, George

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    2020
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    Karan, G. (2020). Fiji Vale Ni Yaya Maroroi. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand. https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5233
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    RESEARCH QUESTION: How can indigenous design principles drive the design of a Fijian museum that allows the younger generation to reconnect to their cultural heritage? Breaking down the research question into sub-categories: - Researching into Fijian material culture. - An exploration of Fijian design principles, architecture and Fijian built environments. - Practical design application ABSTRACT: As time progresses and globalisation takes hold, cultural heritage knowledge slowly fades away from memory. The memory of where we came from, our stories, arts and crafts, religious beliefs, traditions, and the way we built our architecture. Those elements of traditions that created our identity are slowly fading. The deeper purpose for this research project is to reconnect us and future generations with our culture on a metaphorical, physical and spiritual existence. For this research project, a museum as an architectural typology can be used as a platform to recreate that lost connection with our cultural heritage. As a worldwide solution, a museum’s role is to collect and preserve culturally significant objects, ranging from religious artefacts, historical artefacts and tools to clothes, and in particular antiquities. This project seeks to go beyond the traditional role of a museum to be a place where visitors get to immerse themselves in Fiji’s living culture. Site: Thurston Gardens (Suva, Fiji)
    Keywords:
    Thurston Gardens (Suva, Fiji), Suva (Fiji), Fiji, museums, museum design, Fijian architecture, indigenous architecture, architecture and culture, indigenous architecture, indigenous methodologies, Pasifika
    ANZSRC Field of Research:
    120101 Architectural Design, 210204 Museum Studies
    Degree:
    Master of Architecture (Professional), Unitec Institute of Technology
    Supervisors:
    Budgett, Jeanette; Potauaine, Semisi
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