Browsing Landscape Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Title
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The new urban catchment : cleaning up Cox’s Creek
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS Main question: How can a decentralised design system protect harbour pollution by considering the urban catchment? Sub question: How to solve Cox’s Bay harbour contamination by evolving WSD ... -
Ngā kite hauora nō Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Pourewa Gardens : blending Māori tradition and contemporary design towards a healthier future for Ngā Uri o Tūperiri
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can mātauranga Māori guide the development of a contemporary multi-purpose garden for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei? ABSTRACT: Gardens were critical to Māori survival in Aotearoa New Zealand since their ... -
Open spaces in the developing city
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can open spaces in a developing city be preserved and enhanced? ABSTRACT: Open spaces in urban areas provide multiple and diverse functions such as the contribution to the preservation of ... -
Perception in the rural designing within the rural New Zealand landscape
(2010)This project explores how perception can be used to facilitate design within the rural landscape of New Zealand. From the earliest days of European settlement, the environmental history of New Zealand's rural landscapes ... -
Place: A situation of becoming
(2008)This is a masters by design project in Landscape Architecture. The research was conducted using a competition brief for an otherwise inconspicuous inner city terrain to develop a design technique that attempts to achieve ... -
Preserving a green space network for a regional Auckland
(2015-12-22)Large cities often become regional cities. This has become a global trend emerging in early 20th century. As the urbanised area grows, the connection with nature tends to weaken – therefore green space networks can play ... -
Pretty / gritty : an investigation into revealing the enjoyment of industrial landscapes around Mangere Inlet
(2013)This research project explores ways in which the interstitial spaces of industrial areas can be designed for public enjoyment, with the intention of revealing the industrial sublime. It will employ experiential analysis ... -
Pūtahi a whenua : voices flowing as one
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an enhanced tangata – whenua relationship strengthen hapū connection and identity? ABSTRACT: The connection of whānau to whenua is made through interactions of memory, story, affection and ... -
Redefining coastal erosion
(2009)This research project shows how communities and Territorial Authorities can understand and manage coastal erosion through low impact strategies that work with the dynamic conditions of beaches subject to constant natural ... -
Reframing the Given : How can design techniques drawn from the disciplines of landscape architecture, architecture and the fine arts help to identify and incorporate landscape forces within the analysis phase of landscape architectural design process?
(2005)The purpose of this research, then, is to identify, unravel, and utilise the often overlooked and unseen forces operating in landscapes. My investigation is intended to allow for the elaboration of rich and intricate ... -
Remediation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia : landscape strategies and collaboration
(2015-10)This research project investigates and proposes strategies for the remediation of a brownfield site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The overarching strategy is collaboration, phased over time, between the Government, developers ... -
Rising tides and the future of coastal communities
(2016)Climate change will have tremendous implications for the design of landscapes and urban areas before the close of the 21st Century. Current projections suggest that increasing temperatures will cause significant sea-level ... -
Safer cycling networks in Auckland
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can cycling networks become safer in Auckland? ABSTRACT: High-density cities worldwide are trying to reduce the amount of motorised transportation mode usage and use a sustainable alternative ... -
School ground greening : developing a model for comprehensive design with multiple benefits
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the value of SGG projects be increased for all stakeholders and their communities through a co-design process? It is proposed that school ground greening has the potential to enhance children’s ... -
Social interaction and the sustainable industrial landscape
(2014)In a world dominated by headlines on climate change, population expansion, economic issues and social dilemmas, it seems hardly surprising that landscape architects are now often being called upon to design landscapes that ... -
Sound landscapes : the past, the present and the possible
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can polyphonic soundscape ideals be the primary driver in the design of post-industrial environments? Sound Landscapes poses the question, how can polyphonic soundscape ideals be the main driver ... -
Space for zero: A Masters in Landscape Architecture research project
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTION How will net-zero living impact the design of urban public space? ABSTRACT This research addresses our need to shift to a net zero lifestyle. It considers how public space contributes to this and ... -
Spatial status: The homeless and urban space
(2011)This project investigates how the design of urban space might be influenced by the social phenomenon of homelessness. In central Auckland there are on average 150 homeless sleeping rough within a one kilometre radius of ... -
The sponge city in New Zealand
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • How can the effects of urban flooding in New Zealand be fixed by using sponge city techniques? • How to prevent flooding and reduce urban damage by using the sponge city strategy? • How can ... -
The sustainable landscape : brownfield site transformation
(2016)Auckland is growing rapidly and the Auckland Plan promotes a compact city model. This situation favours the redevelopment of brownfield sites in central areas of the city, to enable both the provision of housing close to ...