Browsing by Study Area "Landscape Architecture"
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Affected by covid-19: Investigating how to improve the resilience of existing parks
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTION How can public parks be more resilient to epidemic crises through their design? ABSTRACT Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2019, for the whole world, life has changed. This disease is currently spread ... -
Agents of change or changed agents? Early missionary landscape translations through knowledge, culture and biota at Bay of Islands Missions, New Zealand
(SAHANZ and Unitec ePress, 2014-08)Transfer implies moving knowledge or objects through space or time – inevitably creating change in the translation process. Vectors facilitate transfer or spread – either as organisms that are agents of change or as a ... -
AGRIHOOD : a new peri-urban agriculture system for Auckland : towards a sustainable farming centered residential development
(2016)With population growth predicted for Auckland, great food production will be required to feed the city (Auckland City Council, 2015). Auckland is already the country's largest customer of food markets, but the fossil-based ... -
At the confluence : heritage, landscape and the construction of belonging
(2014)Landscape architecture has a long history of engagement with heritage. Design practice frequently hones in on the expression of narrative associated with the design site to reflect, or promote, a sense of place. However, ... -
Auckland volcanic field build resilient framework on public open space
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-11-11)Auckland is a city built on volcanoes. Although the special volcanic landscape has brought benefits such as attracting foreign tourists and providing leisure for residents, it also brings potential risks. Volcanic eruption ... -
Being (back) there : travel sketches that evoke a previous temporality
(AP2 Open Access Journals, 2020-12-30)During the recent Covid-19 lockdown I stumbled upon an sketchbook of my first trip overseas to the USA (in 1986). More particularly my month long stay in Manhattan, (where one didn’t need a car to get around). Within this ... -
Beyond separatism : how can an understanding of domesticated animal behaviour enhance current models of subdivision design to privilege conservation and biodiversity goals in human settlements?
(2013)Traditional approaches to subdivision demonstrate a tendency towards an erasure of nature in favor of human habitation and therefore a trend to separatism. New Zealand's landscape reflects the historical clearing of bush ... -
Bicycle revolution : a new bicycle network for Auckland - towards an elevated cycleway development in Auckland CBD
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: Can an independent cycle network make bicycle use a primary form of transportation, to provide sustainable mobility for Auckland? A correlation between the increasing use of fossil fuels and ... -
The bioregional park : commemorating the visit of Captain Cook
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can mapping a bioregion and its ecological connections be used as a driver for landscape architecture: conservation, and public space strategies? SUBQUESTIONS: How can tourism/recreation and ... -
Bringing schools to life through a co-design learning approach with children.
(Architectural Science Association (ASA), 2015-12)This paper proposes that incorporating professional expertise (e.g. landscape architects and architects) in school ground greening projects, with a commitment towards engaging in a democratic ... -
Building empowerment: Ways of working with children and youth to create sustainable buildings.
(World Sustainable Building Conference, 2014)This paper presents preliminary research into community empowerment via children and youth participation towards generating sustainable building outcomes within two low income, predominantly Pacifica and Māori communities ... -
Cemeteries as healing landscapes
(2016-07)Cemeteries are a key cultural element with a long history that have played a vital role in our constantly changing and evolving society. Due to globalization, multiculturalism has brought with it a mix of death customs and ... -
Child-friendly urban design aesthetics : testing a 'shared dialogue' approach.
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018-10)Andy Field is an English performance artist who develops interactive projects that often bring people together in unusual settings and/or couplings to explore relationships between people and place (Field, 2016). For ... -
Closing the generation gap : Using co-design with children to encourage sustainable practice in the built environment.
(Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2013)This paper explores the potential for children to learn about sustainability and feel empowered by involvement in the design and construction of the built environment they inhabit, especially schools. This paper concludes ... -
A collaborative design studio approach to safeguard waterfront resilience in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
(International Society Of City And Regional Planners (ISOCARP), 2020-12)This paper discusses the potential of an interdisciplinary design studio to develop innovative thinking in response to the climatic and social challenges facing contemporary waterfront redevelopments. Climate change has a ... -
Collaborative student and community design in a time of climate change : planning a flood-resilient waterfront in New Zealand
(International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), 2018)The environmental effects of climate change pose numerous issues to urban development located along coastal areas. New Zealand, an island nation surround by the Pacific Ocean, is facing great challenges caused by sea-level ... -
A commemorative landscape in the Christchurch Residential Red Zone
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a post-disaster landscape commemorate the collective loss of place felt by communities after the Christchurch earthquakes? The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) occurred between September ... -
Creating an effective public transport network while also developing attractive coastal communities via designing new water-borne transport nodes in Auckland
(2016)Transport infrastructure networks play a vital role in urban growth. Due to this reason, from the 1840s onwards, the transport network and roads have determined the urban growth of Auckland (Auckland Council, 2012). Auckland ... -
Cultural emergence : living in Aotearoa
(Unitec Institute of Technology, 2015-11-11)Treaty settlements in Aotearoa New Zealand have not only changed the economic base of Māori groups, but have also provided a catalyst for social, political, cultural and environmental change. The post-settlement period is ... -
Daylighting waste : can community-based recycling depots become part of Auckland’s everyday life?
(2014)This project explores the potential role of landscape architecture in waste minimisation, specifically around the conceptualisation, siting and design of Community Recycling Centres as part of the Auckland Council’s zero ...
