Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Supervisor "47716"
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Albany as a future node : improving social wellbeing in a car-centric environment
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: What would Albany’s Centre look like if an urban design paradigm promoting wellbeing and reducing social isolation was employed for future development? It is evident that Auckland is growing ... -
Appropriate vocabulary for a Hindu Temple design in Auckland
(2010)The Temple provides a deep insight into the spiritual and social aspects of the Hindu religion. With advancement in technology and communications, settlement patterns and Temple worship have undergone radical changes. So ... -
Auckland mediateque! : Creating connection. An exploration into the public architectural realm
(2021)ARCHITECTURAL QUESTION How can architecture generate social and permeable environments through a typology such as a mediatheque? ABSTRACT Auckland, New Zealand, a bustling and fast-growing modern city that is as ... -
Avondale Central : fostering urban renewal through critically regionalist driven design
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the theories of Critical Regionalism be used to assist in the designing of the urban centre of Avondale and how can that urban centre assist in prompting place-conscious urban renewal? ABSTRACT: As ... -
Ayllu – Community : a modular school design that investigates the education, extraordinary altitude levels and weather conditions of the remote areas of the Andes of Peru.
(2020)Cover title: Ayllu - Community : modular "kit" school in the Andes of Peru Principle supervisor: David Turner on title page ; Cesar Wagner on declaration RESEARCH QUESTION: How can modular schools benefit the growth ... -
Bazaar model: Engaging community identity
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION Can the concept and architectural components of a traditional bazaar be used in Tāmaki Makaurau to reinforce its local community identity? ABSTRACT Individual identity plays a significant role in ... -
A better way to live : community and collaboration
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: Can housing in Hamilton, promote community interaction and enhance individual well-being, when designed to the minimum density requirements of the Hamilton Operative District Plan? This research ... -
A cautionary tale : architecture as social commentary
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can visionary architecture be used as social commentary of the future, with respect to the challenges of global warming and the Third Industrial Revolution? ABSTRACT: This research project is ... -
Dead cities
(2012)This research project explores through architecture, the lost relationship between cities of the living and cities of the dead in urban centres. Proposing the question: How can architecture re-connect/re-engage cities of ... -
Dirty old town
(2016)This research project set out to answer the question stated on page 6: can an architectural proposition provide a connection between a city’s iconic natural assets and enhance a real and metaphorical sense of place? To ... -
An eco-community design for Mount Roskill : an architectural project based on transforming Mount Roskill to become more affordable, liveable, resilient and sustainable
(2016)This project has been done in conjunction with the Auckland Council’s proposal on Auckland’s Future Plans of increasing its population and to make Auckland “the world’s most liveable city”. The goal of a liveable city is ... -
en.er.gize : adaptive reuse of an existing building
(2013)The research project investigates the sustainable adaptive reuse strategies to re-energize existing buildings as an alternative to demolition and replacement. Giving existing buildings a new life helps keep a trace of our ... -
The extraction of the cultural identity of Korea, and its contextualization into architecture in New Zealand
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the Korean community express its cultural identity through architecture in New Zealand? There no longer exists a definitive boundary of vernacularism and a once identifiable characteristics ... -
Introducing a civic heart to Mt Roskill
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: Can a civic heart regenerate the suburb of Mt Roskill with informed design decisions based on architectural psychology? ABSTRACT: Auckland is rapidly progressing. Improvements have been made to ... -
Introducing client collective housing in a medium‐to‐high density development around the CBD of Auckland
(2011)This paper is drawn from the question of how a medium density building development combined with the introduction of a pro‐active client collective scheme can be a future role model for the New Zealand country, predominantly ... -
Lifeless to lively: The development of stadium architecture
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an existing stadium and its urban environment become more interactive through the incorporation of different programmes? ABSTRACT: The trend of stadium design is becoming increasingly ... -
Living within the boundaries
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION: In the context of a suburban environment, can innovative modular housing effectively help to alleviate housing issues in Auckland? ABSTRACT: Human housing is a matter of mass demand. Just as it no ... -
Making place : architecture reflective of Auckland city[’s diversity]
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How can architecture create and sustain a ‘sense of place,’ in a culturally diverse city, such as Auckland? How can multiculturalism be represented with architecture? ABSTRACT: Place is a ... -
Making transitional space in the contemporary city
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can traditional urban space elements be used to enhance the design of transitional space in the contemporary city? The following research is an explorative study on “Transitional spaces” as a ... -
Mass customization in mass housing : how to design a high-rise apartment through mass customization?
(2018)SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS: "[This project] explored the method of customizing the size of spaces, and how to assemble those spaces in various ways (layout), because space is essential to architecture, if the sizes of spaces ...
