• The city of play : reconfiguring the urban environment 

      Mecalfe, Liam (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the concept of ‘New Babylon’ be used to repair a neglected part of the city? ABSTRACT: Ever since CIAM and Le Corbusier pioneered the Functional City in 1933, city planners have been trying ...
    • In a Christchurch frame of mind 

      Reynolds, Travers John (2015)
      This project is for Christchurch. It proposes to provide useful low-cost space for the little businesses, privately owned, operating from a small capital base, that are essential to the restoration of this great city’s ...
    • Through the looking glass : an alternative modern history of Takapuna 

      Wasek, Rafal (2012-10-29)
      This thesis is about understanding the relationship between the built environment, people and society. The goal is to broaden the scope of architectural thinking after three decades of architecture concentrating on formalism, ...
    • Urban Bhishti : Infrastructure for the sacred 

      Aya, Marisha (2017)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can water infrastructure be developed to create a place of significance and progress in an Urban Indian context? ABSTRACT: The need to protect any country’s freshwater resources is becoming ...