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dc.contributor.authorLising, Lemuel Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-11T00:52:52Z
dc.date.available2022-08-11T00:52:52Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/5752
dc.description.abstractRESEARCH QUESTION How can architecture assist in promoting everyday physical activity and thus contribute to the population’s general physical health? ABSTRACT As technology continuously improves to accommodate our fast-paced lifestyle, our lives become more convenient. We continuously look for the fastest and easiest way to do things to maximise productivity. Although technology has made it easier to connect with people and maximise work productivity, it has created an attitude against physical activity. Our downtime is spent watching television or on our phone, work commutes are primarily spent in our vehicles, work hours are mostly spent sitting down on our desks, choosing elevators and escalators over stairs, and ordering fast-food through drive throughs and delivery services. These behaviour habits all contribute to living sedentary lifestyles, and if not addressed or prevented, can lead to us becoming obese, which may lead to premature death. Obesity is a medical term used to define an excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. It is related to multiple health issues such as high blood pressure, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease (Atherosclerosis), joint diseases such as osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and reproductive abnormalities Through architectural design, this thesis proposes a way architects and designers can integrate and increase physical activity within a building to counteract sedentary behaviours. It intends to design a community centre that consists of facilities supporting a healthy lifestyle through education, exercise, and community support. Architects and designers have a major role on the impacts our physical environment has on our health. It is time to focus less on convenience, and more on prioritising the decrease in time people will spend sedentary. SITE: Bert Henham Reserve, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealanden_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectBert Henham Reserve (Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectŌtāhuhu (Auckland, N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectAuckland (N.Z.)en_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectobesityen_NZ
dc.subjectobesogenic environmenten_NZ
dc.subjecthealth architectureen_NZ
dc.subjectactive designen_NZ
dc.subjectcommunity healthen_NZ
dc.titleIn it to lose iten_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.marsden330102 Architectural designen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden420699 Public health not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationLising, L. J. (2021). In it to lose it. (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/10652/5752en
unitec.pages197en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeNew Zealanden_NZ
unitec.institution.studyareaArchitectureen_NZ


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