Beyond dark: 明暗 [Míng-Àn]
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Qi, Jiancheng (Felix)
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Master of Architecture (Professional)
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Unitec, Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Date
2024
Supervisors
Moore, Cameron
Jadresin-Milic, Renata
Bogdanović, Boris
Jadresin-Milic, Renata
Bogdanović, Boris
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Masters Thesis
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Mt. Eden Prison (Mount Eden, Auckland, N.Z.)
Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.)
Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
prisons
prison architecture
prison museums
museum architecture
adaptive reuse of buildings
heritage buildings
architecture and culture
heritage conservation
history
criminal justice system
Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.)
Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
prisons
prison architecture
prison museums
museum architecture
adaptive reuse of buildings
heritage buildings
architecture and culture
heritage conservation
history
criminal justice system
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Qi, J.F. (2024). Beyond dark: 明暗 [Míng-Àn] (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)).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/10652/6548
Abstract
RESEARCH QUESTION
How can the adaptive reuse of a heritage site inform the public about the past and drive new perceptions of the place? (a case study of Mt Eden Prison)
ABSTRACT
Throughout history, distinctive buildings become part of a cultures-built heritage, these buildings inherit values and meanings over time. These inherited meanings serve as a living anchor that influences and shapes modern values. However, not all heritage places represent positive meanings or values; some heritage buildings are associated with negative emotions and/or represent a dark episode in the history of a particular group. The Mount Eden Prison is an example of this.
Mt Eden Prison is nationally significant and listed as a “historic place category one” by Heritage New Zealand. This means the building is recognised with the highest heritage value and status. However, the building has been uninhabited since 2011. Although it has been subject to continuing maintenance, as concluded by Archifact, implementing the accepted preservation strategy has been unsuccessful so far, and has significantly deteriorated and damaged the historic fabric.
Twelve years later, there has yet to be an official update regarding the future use of this building. The building is in urgent need of a new programme. Through adaptation and reuse, this project could offer opportunities to promote understanding, tolerance, and empathy rather than the building being left with the associations of death, horror, and hate.
This project intends to reframe the narrative of Mt Eden Prison as something that can be learned from and not forgotten. Historical events associated with the heritage site will be researched and ultimately developed into narrative-based architectural interventions to reframe the difficult past. The project will ultimately offer a museum where the public can learn about the cultural memories of a collective past and offer opportunities for them to think about how it continues to inform the present.
明是什么，暗又是什么？[What is light, what is dark?]
"Freedom, it ain’t on the other side of those concrete brick walls or those cages. It’s found inside of us. It’s a choice. I’m thirty something years old and just realising now it’s a choice. I found it and the truth is I found it in jail" -- “Songs from the Inside,” March 7, 2012"
"Songs from the Inside" -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzzEie50s0Y&ab_channel=WhakaataM%C4%81ori.
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