Browsing Architecture Conference Papers by Date Published
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Techno-material and socio-environmental model for assessing urban sustainability
(International Society Of City And Regional Planners (ISOCARP), 2020-12)The term “sustainable development” first appeared as part of discussions regarding the capacity of natural ecosystems to support the current model of economic growth, assuming a strong concern with the preservation of the ... -
Thermal performance of school building not only impact indoor thermal comfort
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11-26)Auckland has a temperate climate with comfortable warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Auckland school building thermal design not only focuses on winter indoor thermal comfort but also indoor health condition related ... -
New Zealand house indoor microclimate and allergens
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11-26)The most common indoor allergens and triggers for people with asthma and allergic rhinitis are dust-mites, moulds, pets and pollen. Allergens from dust mites and moulds are strongly associated with indoor microclimate. ... -
Rewind on imagining future cities through drama and design
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11-26)It is asserted that people in first world countries have become consumed by ‘things’ and ‘wants’, rather than ‘needs.’ This mindset has been challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic, as we have experienced a reduced existence ... -
Embedding digital technology into contemporary Māori and Pasifika architectural practice
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11-04)The research paper will review how designers and architects can utilise digital technology to produce culturally respectful Māori and Pasifika architectural outputs within a contemporary landscape. The purpose of the ... -
Preservation issues and controversies : challenges of underutilised and abandoned places
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)Research and Enterprise Office at Unitec Institute of Technology focuses on opportunities, challenges, and problems in a wide variety of subjects. In 2019, a project of heritage digitisation in New Zealand was approved. ... -
Decolonising landscape architecture education in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)Aotearoa is growing rapidly with expansive development occurring across the country as the creative and design industry responds to support the diverse needs of the growing population. This enables opportunities for emerging ... -
Te aitanga pepeke me ngā pūngāwerewere : The world of insects and spiders
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)“Insects are by far the most varied and abundant animals [on the planet] outweighing humanity by 17 times... They are essential for the functioning of all ecosytems... “so wrote journalist Damian Carrington in the Guardian ... -
Low carbon rules : an interdisciplinary approach to writing standards for earth and straw construction in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)In order to realise a future where a variety of low carbon building options is readily available, their consenting needs to be supported by relevant standards to assist their path through the regulatory process. The recently ... -
Land stewardship in the climate wrung epoch
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, 2020-11)QUESTION: How can vulnerable land be turned into adaptive land that is ‘safe’ for communities? This paper discusses a student research by design project, undertaken as the culmination of a Bachelor of Landscape ... -
Planejamento insurgente e ação coletiva frente à mercantilização do urbano: a experiência do Movimento Ocupe Estelita, Brasil = Insurgent planning and collective action against the commodification of the city: the experience of the Movimento Ocupe Estelita, Brazil
(2020-11)RESUMO: O trabalho propõe uma reflexão sobre a influência de arenas participativas autônomas enquanto expressões de grupos e movimentos contra-hegemônicos que buscam influenciar o planejamento e a produção do território. ... -
Exploring frameworks for a history of earth building in Aotearoa New Zealand
(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) c/o Leibniz University Hannover, 2020-09)Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique earth building heritage. For centuries, Māori used earth for floors and as a binder for fibrous walling materials. When settlers arrived in the nineteenth century, they brought earth ... -
The folly of suburban electrical boxes : re-assessing the suburban footpaths under Covid-19 lock-down L4 (25 March-27 April 2020) Auckland, New Zealand
(2020-06-25)[Colour photographs of examples of suburban electrical boxes] -
Urban resolutions : Auckland and Vancouver comparisons
(2020-02-20)The topic of Urban Resolutions is a research piece on Auckland’s urban plan, with the inclusion of heritage builds for reuse or repurpose. An international comparative analysis with Vancouver’s EcoDensity initiative was ... -
Being different as a personality and being design unique requires respect, bravery, and patience vs What learnings from the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team can be gleaned by tertiary Architectural Students in teambuilding and dealing with differences
(The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2020-02)The Festival of Transitional Architecture (FESTA) is a voluntary organisation that came into being after the devastating Christchurch earthquakes between September 2010 and February 2011 (the latter claiming the lives of ... -
New Zealand's unreinforced masonry buildings : facing up to the earthquake.
(IOP Publishing, 2020-01-01)The damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake has led to the introduction of compulsory seismic strengthening legislation for all unreinforced earthquake-prone masonry buildings (URM) within New Zealand. The ... -
Counting straw : the capacity of New Zealand's grain growing sector to supply straw for construction
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, 2019-12)The New Zealand Government has made a commitment to build 100,000 new dwellings over the next 10 years under its Kiwibuild programme. It has also made a commitment, under the Paris Accord, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) ... -
FROM EDGE TO CORE : Realigning sustainability in architectural education
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, 2019-12)Climate change and the built environment’s ecological impact necessitate that we embed sustainability in architectural education. However, this often takes the form of an addition (satellite) to the prevailing core programme. ... -
Back to earth : earth building in Aotearoa New Zealand 1945-65
(University of Sydney for Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ), 2019-11-10)Earth was once widely used as a building material in Aotearoa New Zealand; it was an integral part of the vernacular architecture. Māori used earth in various ways and nineteenth century European settlers brought earthen ... -
An artisan village, Surat, India : safeguarding the art & craft heritage of India
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2019-11)This paper aims to strategise a comprehensive design, establishing a link between urban and rural sectors through preservation and revitalisation of the craft sector of India. The intent is to unite the various typologies ...
