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The agent of change : architectural development scheme for the rural communities in Punjab, India
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architectural and infrastructural interventions in a rural village in the state of Punjab, India, be designed to assist economic growth, environmental sustainability and utilise local skills and ... -
Architectural strategies in the education of the sciences
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How can architecture be designed to be more engaging in educating the fields of science and technology? How can this be done through architecture expression avoiding a repository response? ABST ... -
Evolving the Quarter Acre
(2017)Like egg whites to a pavlova, New Zealand would not be the same without the quarter acre. The phenomenon of the quarter acre represents the iconic Kiwi housing pattern, although its extinction in our largest city is ... -
The flexible housing : a variation responds to higher density planning
(2017)ARCHITECTURAL QUESTION: How can prefabricated flexible housing adapt to the changing needs and increasing density of Auckland? ABSTRACT: Auckland currently has a rapidly increasing population and changing household ... -
From village to “Village”
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the existing houses in the urban villages be upgraded in order to improve the living conditions and upward social movement of migrant workers in Chinese cities? This project investigates ... -
The Kahoa Village : how can architects and architecture respond to New Zealand’s most pressing issue - homelessness?
(2019)This project investigates how architecture responds to New Zealand’s most pressing issue: homelessness. This project targets the underlying issues that those that are homeless are dealing with on a daily basis. It also ... -
Long live the state house : an investigation into the possibilities of retrofit solutions to existing problems with post-war state houses
(2016)With the built environment contributing to a large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions, there is great potential to reduce its environmental impact by addressing the ways in which we construct and use buildings. The ... -
The move out
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: Using Christchurch’s Southern Corridor, how can a transport oriented, multi-use interchange, positively respond to transport issues present in Christchurch’s greater urban growth, whilst refocusing ... -
The Panmure Project : a programme for integrated co-working space within social housing
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How to design a social housing development with individuality, uniqueness and a strong sense of community? How can mixed-use development help social housing? How can architecture bring changes in the ... -
Plasti-city : reframing the perceived value of plastic waste
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a transformational urban journey reframe the perceived value of plastic waste? ABSTRACT: It would be hard to imagine modern life without plastics. In the last half-century, we have seen them ... -
Ruins for remembrance
(2017)There is no other building that signifies what it means to be from Christchurch more than the Christchurch Cathedral. It is the symbol of the city, a unique part of the ambitions and aspirations of the founding fathers and ... -
Shaping density : how can high density form yield good urban places?
(2018)PROJECT OUTLINE: Recently, the Government has purchased 29.3 hectares of Unitec Land within the Wairaka precinct. The proposed number of houses aimed to be built on this land has been described to be between 3000-4000 ... -
Urban | Suburban :an investigation into the effects of transport and planning on Auckland’s built form
(2017)Research question: How can Auckland intensify its local centres yet retain the characteristics that define it? The History of Auckland’s urban form has been defined by trends in planning and the way that we move around ... -
Vertical schools ready for take off?
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: As Auckland city gets dense, are vertical schools a more viable option? ABSTRACT: This research project concerns the investigation into and design of a ‘vertical school’ in Auckland. As a relatively ... -
Vertical sublime architecture
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the notion of the sublime be evoked within architecture to experience the vertical realm following the Christchurch earthquakes? ABSTRACT: The sublime was a philosophical movement that ... -
Whanake : Move onwards, move upwards
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTION How can architecture provide a suitable solution for long-term emergency housing in New Zealand? ABSTRACT A housing affordability study done by ANZ in 2020 found that New Zealand has the highest rate ...