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dc.contributor.authorAmanaki, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-04T19:54:54Z
dc.date.available2020-02-04T19:54:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/4841
dc.description.abstractRESEARCH QUESTION: How can ni-Vanuatu resistance against kastom loss be architecturalised through their inherent connection to the land? ABSTRACT: Vanuatu is a nation with relatively newfound independence from British and French colonisation. The unremitting loss of identity and culture in Vanuatu has sparked a strong desire for the protection of kastom; traditional culture. In Vanuatu’s main urban centres, there has been a steady influx of internal migration from regional rural and remote areas resulting in a steady growth in infrastructure and urban development. This urban shift has led to the formation of informal settlements throughout Vanuatu’s urban centres, primarily in Port Vila and Santo. Not dissimilar to urban areas in other countries, these informal settlements have developed and continue to grow. Within Vanuatu’s informal settlements, loss of culture has become more prominent as urban restrictions tend to hinder cultural practices. Ongoing urban development in Port Vila and the introduction of western building technologies and materials suppresses local, traditional building methods and the passing of inter-generational construction knowledge. As a result, there is a fundamental loss of vernacular architecture in its physical form, and in terms of its legacy. This research project builds upon the need and the local desire for a cultural renaissance in Vanuatu and aims to explore acts of cultural resistance through architectural intervention. A secondary aim of this research is to investigate the intrinsic relationship that ni-Vanuatu have with the land, and the ways in which the land has played a key role in shaping ni-Vanuatu identity. The research focuses on kava as a highly significant part of ni-Vanuatu culture that strongly connects people to the land and to cultural traditions. Research methodology involves comprehensive literature review, field research in Vanuatu and an investigation into kava culture and the vernacular architecture of Vanuatu.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectSeaside settlement (Port Vila, Vanuatu)en_NZ
dc.subjectPort Vila, Vanuatuen_NZ
dc.subjectVanuatuen_NZ
dc.subjectni-Vanuatuen_NZ
dc.subjectMelanesiansen_NZ
dc.subjectnakamal (Vanuatu meeting place)en_NZ
dc.subjectarchitecture and cultureen_NZ
dc.subjectcommunity centresen_NZ
dc.subjectcultural identityen_NZ
dc.subjectarchitecture and spaceen_NZ
dc.subjectPasifikaen_NZ
dc.subjectMolisa, Grace Mera (1946-2002)en_NZ
dc.subjectcolonisationen_NZ
dc.subjectdecolonisationen_NZ
dc.titleBlack Stone : constructing a ni-Vanuatu resistance against kastom lossen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture (Professional)en_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden120101 Architectural Designen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationAmanaki, D. (2019). Black Stone : constructing a ni-Vanuatu resistance against kastom loss. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4841en
unitec.pages146en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeAuckland, New Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalKaza, Krystina
unitec.advisor.associatedFrancis, Kerry
unitec.institution.studyareaArchitecture
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112947624


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