Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Supervisor "47742"
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Finding the forgotten : a project that invigorates the cultural identity of Macedonia through architecture
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural intervention help the city of Skopje to re-establish its identity? Cultural identity is an issue within architecture which has been discussed by architectural theorists for ... -
Functional heritage : reconnecting with the iron web
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION : How could an historic building be adapted to facilitate reconnection with its community and to make it functionally relevant in the 21st century? Historic buildings are becoming redundant in the ... -
A home today, designed for tomorrow : a home which can be added onto, subtracted from, and adapted as our lives change over time
(2015)This project asks the question: ‘How can the home be redefined, in the New Zealand context, to integrate a high level of adaptability into the design scheme once the initial construction of the home has been completed?’ This ... -
House for all: How can visual art act as a catalyst to inform and enrich the design of a sacred space?
(2021)Art is a way of expression, and our senses help us to experience it. In a similar way, sacred architecture allows for a space that creates a sense of wonder, reflection, and a glimpse of clarity. However, according to ... -
Korea Korea : architectural choreography of collateral collisions at the DMZ
(2014)The two Koreas have now been separated for the last six decades. In between these two nations lies the Demilitarised Zone. This boundary not only acts as a geophysical barrier, but also as a psychological barrier. ... -
Le malofie : a research project invested in the exploration of Pacific art's influence on New Zealand's architecture
(2015)“E sui faiga, ae tumau fa’avae” “The form changes, but the underlying principles remain” - Samoan proverb The 1950s saw New Zealand open their doors to migrants as jobs became more abundant. Auckland, often regarded ... -
Measina o Samoa : preserving the treasures of Samoa
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can contemporary architecture preserve and celebrate Samoan cultural identity? ABSTRACT: The arrival of the first settlers in the late 1760s ignited the influx of foreign cultures to Samoa, ... -
A museum of the West
(2019)RESEARCH 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, ... -
Not a monastery : transposing and interpreting the ancient typology
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the typology of the European monastery be used as a vehicle to re-assimilate the practice and preservation of authentic Florentine art and crafts into the city of Florence? Monasticism was ... -
On New Urbanism in Auckland: A study in the integration of New Urbanist principles within the context Auckland's outer suburbs
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can design principles of New Urbanism be used to create a mixed-use urban development in Auckland’s growing suburbs? ABSTRACT: The city of Auckland has seen rapid growth in recent years. This ... -
The oneness of Eastern heart & Western mind in future workspace
(2015)Throughout the history of the workplace, with the aim of increasing the competitive advantage, organizations have focused on many innovative strategies to improve human performance at work. Human performance such as ... -
Piranesi : [th]reading the repository
(2014)Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is remembered as a visionary architect whose creation of the Carceri d’Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons) surpassed the limits of human imagination and which contains a power to constantly ... -
Pit stop : stitching together medical facility and transport infrastructure
(2015-10)Hospitals are a legacy of humanity’s deepest compassion. They embody society values and culture. Recognized as icons of health and wellness within our society, there is no greater irony in architecture that these civic ... -
Powerful landmark : re-energizing Huntly
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How might the soon to be defunct parts of Huntly Power Station be repurposed to provide for positive growth in the community of Huntly? ABSTRACT: The town of Huntly needs a new direction. Historically ... -
Programme : Morphosis. How can spatial adaptability in architecture be improved using kinetic design strategies?
(2011)Architecture is commonly designed with the aim of providing a fixed, ideal solution based upon the assumption of future situations being certain, invariable and at a particular moment in time.(1) Traditionally, architecture ... -
A “pulpitumic” school: The place to project architecture into the consciousness of the public
(2011)Architectural pedagogy is distinctive from the traditional classroom learning due to its studio-based system. The majority of student time is spent in studios on tasks of developing and refining their designs. It is a ... -
Relational connections
(2012)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a tectonic investigation of social connections enrich a building's design and building? This project is an exploration of tectonic detailing. It aims to get an understanding of how tectonic ... -
Rethinking the Apia waterfront : a masterplan and educational facility for the waterfront in Apia, Samoa.
(2014)Many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) often rely heavily on tourism for their economies to prosper, and Samoa is no exception. The challenge is to balance the needs and desires of tourists against those of the residents ... -
The river archive
(2017)AIM: The aim of this research project was to investigate how architecture can store, evoke and recall memories and histories within its structure. OBJECTIVES: 1. Investigate previous ways in which memorialisation has ... -
"Sewing the seed" : an urban farming education centre in Orakei
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can we use selected architectural typologies to reconnect people with the educational value of natural food production? New Zealand’s population has been and is continuing to grow at an ...
