Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Supervisor "47116"
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Adapation, accretion and architecture : a proposal for the island of Funafuti
(2013)The climate is shifting and this shift brings with it a number of effects. Perhaps the most devastating of these effects is sea level rise and its impact on low-lying island nations. One of these nations: Tuvalu, may have ... -
Architecture in motion: change we can believe in
(2010)This research project addresses a triple agenda of portability, adaptability and sustainability through the design of a multipurpose public events venue for Auckland city. Proposed events range from small community based ... -
Auckland as a water-city : utilisation of the urban waterways for settlement development
(2013)Auckland’s waterways are being repressed and pushed into the background of our daily lives. The artificial land and road structure dominates the urban environment, and when it comes to accommodating urban functions, ... -
Back to front: Mixing it up in Ponsonby
(2009)What is a sensitive development and urban design strategy for a vacant corner site and heritage building in Ponsonby; a character suburb of Auckland? This research project focuses on issues of sensitive redevelopment ... -
Bamb’upyog : a bamboo ecological construction, learning and exhibition centre
(2014)The title Bamb’upyog is a combination of two Hindi words, bambu (which translates to bamboo) and upyog (which translates to application, or utility). This research project explores the possibility of applying bamboo as a ... -
Bio-inspired research centre
(2013)The building envelope is undergoing change. We still expect it to provide thermal, light and visual comfort for its occupants, but not at a huge energy and climate cost for the natural environment. Designers should look ... -
Building for resilience
(2016)As the population, infrastructure and economies around the world are growing, some global issues - like climate change and natural disasters are hindering the social and economic growth in some developing countries, like ... -
Civic spirit in suburban centres : achieving a sense of community in the intensification of Auckland’s existing centres
(2015)Auckland’s population is increasing rapidly and requires high-quality urban and architectural development to accommodate for its growth. After years of suburban sprawl, resulting in spread out communities reliant on private ... -
Coastal callback : an architectural research project exploring the fundamental relationship between New Zealand’s built and coastal environments.
(2014)The Purpose of this project is to provide a sustainable and responsive design solution which provides education and creates awareness of the importance of our coastal environment, and the potential dangers of building on ... -
Contex-ture: The active edge and asymmetrical destabilisation
(2010)Stadium designs have long presented themselves as enclosures from their settings, introverted spaces with limited opportunities for interaction. The primary focus of this architectural type has been containment: maximum ... -
Culture and travel centre : cultural and functional diversity
(2013)Expression of Cultural diversity The focus of this research is the design of a Culture and Travel Centre in Auckland, in order to explore how architecture can represent cultural diversity. The Centre will provide a permanent ... -
Design for Chinese University campus
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Design for vibrant streets : proposed framework for a small area in Newmarket
(2012)The intended programme is to at least double commercial and residential density, while maintaining diversity in use and building form, enhancing the existing low rise, fine grain built environment and aligning with the ... -
An eco-community design for Mount Roskill : an architectural project based on transforming Mount Roskill to become more affordable, liveable, resilient and sustainable
(2016)This project has been done in conjunction with the Auckland Council’s proposal on Auckland’s Future Plans of increasing its population and to make Auckland “the world’s most liveable city”. The goal of a liveable city is ... -
Empathetic kinaesthesia : sport within architecture
(2013)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: Is Auckland able to provide architectural solutions that enable the city to host the Olympic Games How can urban planning and design assist in Auckland plausibly hosting an Olympic Games? Auckland ... -
Fashion, architecture and the urban environment : the parallel relationships between fashion and architecture
(2010)How may pleating, folding and layering techniques often used in fashion design to create ‘structural’ garments, be used as an approach to both structure and façade in a large‐scale, waterfront architectural intervention ... -
Forget me not : critical intervention of Tōtara North’s decaying industrial heritage
(2016)This research project is a design-led investigation into how the people of Tōtara North could engage with their town’s forgotten industrial heritage while moving into the 21st century. Situated on the shores of the remote ... -
From efficiency to sufficiency: Towards the green high-rise building
(2010)This project challenges the usual consumption of conception of the CBD as a cluster of HRSB. Instead of individual tall building, we have single building which acts as a vertical city. This building is 60 storeys high ... -
Investigate design methods for the Chinese academic library in the future : a design of Nan Hu campus library of Wu Han University of Technology in the future
(2013)The purpose of my project is to promote the idea of a regional service platform for information communicating and searching. This will be achieved by designing a kind of academic library which serves for both the local ... -
“Ludotopia” : promoting physical activity within the built environment
(2013)Ludo – ‘To play’ Utopia - ‘An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.’ Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are increasing becoming linked as contributing factors to a range of health ...
