Sense of place: Filipino cultural centre in Auckland
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Rodriguez, Dhanice
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Degree
Master of Architecture (Professional)
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Unitec, Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Date
2024
Supervisors
Wagner, Cesar
Jadresin-Milic, Renata
Jadresin-Milic, Renata
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Masters Thesis
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Takapuna (Auckland, N.Z.)
Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
Filipinos in New Zealand
community centre architecture
cultural centres
sense of place
Filipino architecture
place (philosophy) in architecture
architecture and community
Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
Filipinos in New Zealand
community centre architecture
cultural centres
sense of place
Filipino architecture
place (philosophy) in architecture
architecture and community
ANZSRC Field of Research Code (2020)
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Rodriguez, D. (2024) Sense of place: Filipino cultural centre in Auckland (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec, Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6822
Abstract
RESEARCH QUESTION
How might architecture enhance the sense of belonging for Filipino immigrants living in New Zealand?
ABSTRACT
The ethnic and cultural diversity of New Zealand has historically been enhanced by immigrant communities. The general idea of Filipino migrants is that they leave their families in order to work as nannies or as labourers in the building, medical, or agricultural sectors in more developed countries.
This is significant, as moving to a foreign country can result in a lack of sense of place or, as Edward Relph believes, a sense of “outsideness.” In his text, Place and Placelessness, he provides a comprehensive examination of the essence and significance of place as well as its role in human lives.
For Filipino immigrants living in New Zealand, this is an on-going difficulty. Creating cultural heritage communities that other migrant groups have successfully established is especially hard due to the difficulty of defining the homogenous national culture of the Philippines. As a result, many Filipinos have chosen to interact with the outside world rather than creating their own internal relationships. Although this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, these communal bonds are essential resources for teaching the next generation about the language, culture, and society of their parents’ homeland.
This project aims to answer the question of how architecture may enhance the feeling of belonging for Filipino immigrants residing in New Zealand. The chosen program for this project is a cultural centre, which is located in Auckland’s Takapuna suburb.
This study focusses on the meaning of place as well as lessons gathered from texts about Filipino culture, history, and identity. Characteristics of Filipino architecture are also used to inform the design of the Filipino Cultural Centre in New Zealand.
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