Browsing Landscape Architecture Conference Papers by Subject "120508 Urban Design"
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Identifying the barriers to building back better : a case study of Christchurch (Ōtautahi), New Zealand
(2019-07)BROAD FOCUS: how to build sustainability into the city of Christchurch following the 2010-11 earthquakes NARROW FOCUS: the place of renewable energy in this process RESEARCH METHODS: • Key-informant interviews ... -
Inconsistent coherence in post-quake Christchurch, New Zealand.
(2015-10)Many city layouts are born out nineteenth century Victorian formality : axial roads, planned open spaces, with the overarching visual coherence that would shape the character of its inhabitants. This paper uses ... -
Parametric Models of Coastal Settlements' Growth
(International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA ), 2013)Parametric design has been widely used by architects. However within landscape architecture and urban design its use has been very limited (Steino, 2012). This paper reports on initial findings of on-going research that ... -
The resilient waterfront
(2018-04-13)Changes in forest cover Grove Park detention basin Height and FAR (Floor area ratio) -
The tempered edge : waterfront development in an age of climate change
(2014-06)The development of the contemporary waterfront is an extremely successful and lucrative model of urban growth however the development process often elides serious environmental problems such as the discharge of highly ... -
The tempered edge : waterfront development in an age of climate change.
(Finland Futures Research Centre, 2014-06)Urban waterfront development has followed the Baltimore waterfront model since the 1970s. This model is characterised by the formation of a thin promenade of public space with carefully choreo- graphed event architecture, ... -
Waterfront Ecology: Two waterfront design case studies in Auckland N.Z. and Furong New Town, P.R. China.
(Grafima Publ, 2013)The contemporary waterfront, a real estate invention of 1970s rust belt Baltimore has proved to be a peculiarly resilient urban trope. The transformation of an industrial waterfront into a consumerist landscape follows a ...